These days all of my WordPress sites are running the Genesis Framework. Each time I build a new site I find myself back on the StudioPress Support Forums trying to remember how I did something.
Today I was trying to remember how to change the text “Speak Your Mind” that is found just above the comments section. I wanted to customize it to something a little more friendly.
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Syntax errors within the functions file could cause your site to explode! If this happens you can take your backup file and FTP it to your site to get things working again.
Follow along to see how it’s done.
- Log into your WordPress site
- Click on “Editor” within the “Appearance” menu.
- Look to the right side of your screen and click on “Theme Functions” (functions.php)
- Go to the bottom of the file and paste in the code below.
- In my example below I changed “Speak Your Mind” to “Leave a Comment.”
/**
* Modify speak your mind text in comments
*
* @author Rick R. Duncan
* @link http://www.buildbrandbelieve.com
*/
add_filter('genesis_comment_form_args', 'custom_comment_form_args');
function custom_comment_form_args($args) {
$args['title_reply'] = 'Leave a Comment';
return $args;
}
Thanks so much. This was very handy. I looked at a number of different sites that offered info on how to change the comments box but they all looked too complicated. Your instructions were very clear and easy to follow.