how can i put my modified bp_dtheme_blog_comments function (themes/bp-default/functions.php) in my child theme ‘s function file ?
i want to modify the comment output.

[@boonebgorges Keymaster 13 years, 9 months ago]

bp_dtheme_blog_comments() is a callback for wp_list_comments in comments.php. So the best way is to give your new version a different name (eg chouf_blog_comments() ) and then change comments.php in your new theme to call that function instead of the bp_dtheme version, eg
` ‘chouf_blog_comments’ ) ); ?>`

[@chouf1 Participant 13 years, 9 months ago]

@Boone Gorges : great, thank you !
This should be documented somewhere in the BP doc

i only found this:
bp_dtheme_blog_comments( $comment, $args, $depth ) X-Ref
Template for comments and pingbacks.
To override this walker in a child theme without modifying the comments template
simply create your own bp_dtheme_blog_comments(), and that function will be used instead.
Used as a callback by wp_list_comments() for displaying the comments.

param: mixed $comment Comment record from database
param: array $args Arguments from wp_list_comments() call
param: int $depth Comment nesting level

This tells we can do something not how we can do that. You give the right answer

[@boonebgorges Keymaster 13 years, 9 months ago]

You’re right it could be better commented, but in BP’s defense, this is a core WP functionality, and part of just about every modern theme https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_comments

[@boonebgorges Keymaster 13 years, 9 months ago]

Actually, I just looked at the code, and the comment there is correct. The entire function is wrapped in a function_exists check, which means that you could simply put your own version of bp_dtheme_blog_comments() in your child theme’s functions.php, and it would override the one in bp-default (no changes to comments.php necessary). The way that you’ve done it will continue to work just fine, of course.

[@chouf1 Participant 13 years, 9 months ago]

@Boone Gorges That is what i done first ! But helas, it doesn’t work: i had a blank page.
And that is why i asked here…. but if you can give me the command syntax for that function_exists for bp_dtheme_blog_comments (i didn’t find it in WP or BP), i would appreciate !