{"id":11890,"date":"2025-04-22T22:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=11890"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:12:33","password":"","slug":"customize-kadence-comment-form","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/customize-kadence-comment-form\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize the Kadence Comment Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This guide will help you customize the WordPress comment form while using the Kadence theme.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:842px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce{max-width:842px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce img{width:100%;}.kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image11890_9e4a63-ce size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM-1024x690.png\" alt=\"Kadence comment form\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-11892\" title=\"Kadence comment form\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM-1024x690.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM-1536x1035.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM-360x243.png 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-1.53.04\u202fPM.png 1662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id11890_befba0-f0 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id11890_befba0-f0 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id11890_befba0-f0 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id11890_befba0-f0 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"changing-the-comment-form-leave-a-reply-title\" class=\"kt-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ff11b5-f5\">Changing the Comment Form &#8220;Leave a Reply&#8221; Title<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the comment form &#8220;Leave a Reply&#8221; title, you can add a PHP code snippet. Use the following snippet and replace &#8220;<strong>Your Comment Reply Title<\/strong>&#8221; with your own text:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre title=\"\" class=\"wp-block-code\"><code lang=\"php\" class=\"language-php\">\/**\n * Change the comment form reply title text.\n *\n * @param array $defaults the default comment form args.\n *\/\nadd_filter( 'comment_form_defaults', function($defaults){\n\t$defaults['title_reply'] = __( 'Your Comment Reply Title' );\n\treturn $defaults;\n});<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to our guide here on how to add the PHP Code Snippet: <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/how-to-add-a-custom-filter-or-function-with-code-snippets\/\">How to add a custom filter or function with Code Snippets<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"moving-the-comment-form-above-or-below-the-comment-list\" class=\"kt-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_3dab2b-34\">Moving the Comment Form Above or Below the Comment List<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image11890_ccc06f-73 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image11890_ccc06f-73\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-2.21.49\u202fPM-300x300.png\" alt=\"Kadence Customizer comment form settings\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-11891\" title=\"Kadence Customizer comment form settings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-2.21.49\u202fPM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-2.21.49\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-2.21.49\u202fPM-360x361.png 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-22-at-2.21.49\u202fPM.png 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To move the comment form above or below the comment list, go to Appearance &gt; Customize and click on General and then Comments. Here you&#8217;ll see an option labeled &#8220;<strong>Move Comments input above comment list.<\/strong>&#8221; When enabled, the comment form will appear above the comment list. When disabled it will appear below.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"removing-the-website-comment-form-field\" class=\"kt-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading11890_ee37fc-1e\">Removing the &#8220;Website&#8221; Comment Form Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Removing the website field prevents spammers from leaving irrelevant or malicious links. It can also help simplify the comment section and prevent cluttering up your content with unnecessary or broken links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To remove the field, go to Appearance &gt; Customize and click on General and then Comments. Here you&#8217;ll see an option labeled &#8220;<strong>Remove Comments Website field.<\/strong>&#8221; Enable this and save your changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will help you customize the WordPress comment form while using the Kadence theme. Changing the Comment Form &#8220;Leave a Reply&#8221; Title To change the comment form &#8220;Leave a Reply&#8221; title, you can add a PHP code snippet. 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