In your theme need to find wp_list_comments it accepts some arguments.
One of these arguments is the format.
The default format is html5, but there is one more in /wp-includes/class-walker-comment.php called xhtml.
Here are all the arguments for the wp_list_comments:
* @param string|array $args {
* Optional. Formatting options.
*
* @type object $walker Instance of a Walker class to list comments. Default null.
* @type int $max_depth The maximum comments depth. Default empty.
* @type string $style The style of list ordering. Default 'ul'. Accepts 'ul', 'ol'.
* @type string $callback Callback function to use. Default null.
* @type string $end-callback Callback function to use at the end. Default null.
* @type string $type Type of comments to list.
* Default 'all'. Accepts 'all', 'comment', 'pingback', 'trackback', 'pings'.
* @type int $page Page ID to list comments for. Default empty.
* @type int $per_page Number of comments to list per page. Default empty.
* @type int $avatar_size Height and width dimensions of the avatar size. Default 32.
* @type string $reverse_top_level Ordering of the listed comments. Default null. Accepts 'desc', 'asc'.
* @type bool $reverse_children Whether to reverse child comments in the list. Default null.
* @type string $format How to format the comments list.
* Default 'html5' if the theme supports it. Accepts 'html5', 'xhtml'.
* @type bool $short_ping Whether to output short pings. Default false.
* @type bool $echo Whether to echo the output or return it. Default true.
* }
* @param array $comments Optional. Array of WP_Comment objects.
*/
function wp_list_comments( $args = array(), $comments = null ) {
You define your format.
wp_list_comments( ... , 'myformat', ...);
// create a callback
if( function_exists( 'myformat_comment' ) )
{
$args['format'] = 'myformat';
$args['callback'] = 'myformat_comment';
}
Within a new function.
function myformat_comment( $comment, $depth, $args ){}
based on:
protected function html5_comment( $comment, $depth, $args ) {
$tag = ( 'div' === $args['style'] ) ? 'div' : 'li';
?>
<<?php echo $tag; ?> id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" <?php comment_class( $this->has_children ? 'parent' : '', $comment ); ?>>
<article id="div-comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" class="comment-body">
<footer class="comment-meta">
<div class="comment-author vcard">
<?php if ( 0 != $args['avatar_size'] ) echo get_avatar( $comment, $args['avatar_size'] ); ?>
<?php printf( __( '%s <span class="says">says:</span>' ), sprintf( '<b class="fn">%s</b>', get_comment_author_link( $comment ) ) ); ?>
</div><!-- .comment-author -->
<div class="comment-metadata">
<a href="https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/248559/<?php echo esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment, $args ) ); ?>">
<time datetime="<?php comment_time( 'c' ); ?>">
<?php
/* translators: 1: comment date, 2: comment time */
printf( __( '%1$s at %2$s' ), get_comment_date( '', $comment ), get_comment_time() );
?>
</time>
</a>
<?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
<?php if ( '0' == $comment->comment_approved ) : ?>
<p class="comment-awaiting-moderation"><?php _e( 'Your comment is awaiting moderation.' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
</footer><!-- .comment-meta -->
<div class="comment-content">
<?php comment_text(); ?>
</div><!-- .comment-content -->
<?php
comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array(
'add_below' => 'div-comment',
'depth' => $depth,
'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'],
'before' => '<div class="reply">',
'after' => '</div>'
) ) );
?>
</article><!-- .comment-body -->
<?php
}