The comment_form()
isn’t quite correct with your arguments being loaded in.
You need to pass in 'fields' => apply_filters( 'comment_form_default_fields', $fields ),
into a new argument. Attached is an example of what you would need to update.
Fields you want to have filled out
$fields = array(
'author' =>
'<div class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">' . __( 'Name', 'domainreference' ) . '</label> ' .
( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
'<input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author'] ) .
'" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' /></div>',
'email' =>
'<div class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">' . __( 'Email', 'domainreference' ) . '</label> ' .
( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
'<input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) .
'" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' /></div>',
'url' =>
'<div class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">' . __( 'Website', 'domainreference' ) . '</label>' .
'<input id="url" name="url" type="text" value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author_url'] ) .
'" size="30" /></div>',
);
Comment Form Arguments
$comments_args = array(
// change the title of send button
'label_submit'=>'Send',
// change the title of the reply section
'title_reply'=>'Write a Reply or Comment',
// remove "Text or HTML to be displayed after the set of comment fields"
'comment_notes_after' => '',
// redefine your own textarea (the comment body)
'comment_field' => '<div class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">' . _x( 'Comment', 'noun' ) . '</label><br /><textarea id="comment" name="comment" aria-required="true"></textarea></div>',
'fields' => apply_filters( 'comment_form_default_fields', $fields ),
);
comment_form($comments_args);
The only item of note is the 'fields' => apply_filters( 'comment_form_default_fields', $fields
in the last line of the $comment_args
. This will allow you to pass in update form fields.