Howdy @shortcircuit001,
Here’s something you can try:
1. Backup
2. Copy the posts_loop_template.php file from the plugin’s /template/ folder into your theme’s root directory
3. Open up the posts_loop_template.php you copied to your theme folder and look for the comments pop up section (currently line 66, I believe):
<span class="comments-link">
<?php
comments_popup_link(
esc_html__( 'Leave a comment', 'posts-in-page' ),
esc_html__( '1 Comment', 'posts-in-page' ),
esc_html__( '% Comments', 'posts-in-page' )
);
?>
</span>
and replace with something like this:
<span class="comments-link">
<?php
global $withcomments;
// If comments are open or we have at least one comment, load up the comment template.
if ( comments_open() || get_comments_number($post->ID) ) {
$withcomments = true;
comments_template();
}
?>
</span>
This will be a bit theme-dependent so your mileage may vary. In testing with Twenty Nineteen, my only complaint is that I think it looks awkward having the comment forms as well as the comments. Of course, there’s no styling care to make it look better yet.
When you put the template tag/function comments_template(); in a theme file, it calls a file called comments.php by default. In the case of this theme, that file contains the call to the form.
I’m sure there are multiple ways to handle that but let’s see if how suggestion works for you.
I hope that helps!
