change comment form labels twenty eleven

Hi Jeff,

Try this:

<?php
$comment_args = array(
	'fields' => apply_filters(
		'comment_form_default_fields', array(
			'author' => '<p class="comment-form-author">' .
				'<label for="author">' . __( 'Your Name' ) . '</label> ' .
				( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
				'<input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="' .
				esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author'] ) . '" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />' .
				'</p><!-- #form-section-author .form-section -->',
			'email'  => '<p class="comment-form-email">' .
				'<label for="email">' . __( 'Your Email' ) . '</label> ' .
				( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
				'<input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="' . esc_attr(  $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) .
				'" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />' .
				'</p><!-- #form-section-email .form-section -->',
			'url'    => ''
		)
	),
	'comment_field' => '<p class="comment-form-comment">' .
		'<label for="comment">' . __( 'Let us know what you have to say:' ) . '</label>' .
		'<textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" aria-required="true"></textarea>' .
		'</p><!-- #form-section-comment .form-section -->',
    'comment_notes_after' => '',
    'title_reply' => 'Please Post Your Comments & Reviews'
);
comment_form( $comment_args );
?>

It works perfect, Thanks!

Hi Carbis

I’ve had the same issue as Jeff, and your code helped a lot
but there’s some more bits to the form that I need to change:

I’m missing the phrases “Your email address will not be published or shared.” and “Required fields are marked*” and the “Post comment” button

I’ve found this code:

<?php $required_text = sprintf( ' ' . __('Required fields are marked %s'), '<span class="required">*</span>' ); comment_form(array('title_reply'=>'Leave a note...','comment_notes_before'=>'<p class="comment-notes">' . __( 'Your email address will not be published or shared.' ) . ( $req ? $required_text : '' ) . '</p>'')); ?>

but not the code for the post comment button yet, how would I add that to

<?php
$comment_args = array(
	'fields' => apply_filters(
		'comment_form_default_fields', array(
			'author' => '<p class="comment-form-author">' .
				'<label for="author">' . __( 'Your Name' ) . '</label> ' .
				( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
				'<input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="' .
				esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author'] ) . '" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />' .
				'</p><!-- #form-section-author .form-section -->',
			'email'  => '<p class="comment-form-email">' .
				'<label for="email">' . __( 'Your Email' ) . '</label> ' .
				( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
				'<input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="' . esc_attr(  $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) .
				'" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />' .
				'</p><!-- #form-section-email .form-section -->',
			'url'    => ''
		)
	),
	'comment_field' => '<p class="comment-form-comment">' .
		'<label for="comment">' . __( 'Let us know what you have to say:' ) . '</label>' .
		'<textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" aria-required="true"></textarea>' .
		'</p><!-- #form-section-comment .form-section -->',
    'comment_notes_after' => '',
    'title_reply' => 'Please Post Your Comments & Reviews'
);
comment_form( $comment_args );
?>

Hi alistairwilson,

I’ve adjuted the code above (which changes the title label, field labels, and website field) to include your changes. I’ve added the ‘comment_notes_before’ argument to include the email address and required fields info, and the ‘label_submit’ arg for changing the text of the submit button. I haven’t tested the code, but it should work fine.

<?php
$commenter = wp_get_current_commenter();
$req = get_option( 'require_name_email' );
$aria_req = ( $req ? " aria-required='true'" : '' );

$required_text = sprintf( ' ' . __('Required fields are marked %s'), '<span class="required">*</span>' );
$comment_form_fields = apply_filters(
	'comment_form_default_fields',
	array(
		'author' => '<p class="comment-form-author">' .
                    '<label for="author">' . __( 'Your Name' ) . '</label> ' .
                    ( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
                    '<input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="' .
                    esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author'] ) . '" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />' .
                    '</p><!-- #form-section-author .form-section -->',
		'email'  => '<p class="comment-form-email">' .
                    '<label for="email">' . __( 'Your Email' ) . '</label> ' .
                    ( $req ? '<span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) .
                    '<input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="' .
                    esc_attr(  $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) .
                    '" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />' .
                    '</p><!-- #form-section-email .form-section -->',
		'url'    => ''
	)
);

$comment_args = array(
	'fields'               => $comment_form_fields,
	'comment_field'        => '<p class="comment-form-comment">' .
                              '<label for="comment">' . __( 'Let us know what you have to say:' ) . '</label>' .
                              '<textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" aria-required="true"></textarea>' .
                              '</p><!-- #form-section-comment .form-section -->',
	'comment_notes_before' => '<p class="comment-notes">' .
                              __( 'Your email address will not be published or shared.' ) .
                              ( $req ? $required_text : '' ) .
                              '</p>',
	'comment_notes_after'  => '',
	'label_submit'         => 'Submit your comment',
	'title_reply'          => 'Please Post Your Comments & Reviews'
);

comment_form( $comment_args );
?>

Great, thanks much for the code carbis.