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Hello,

I’m trying to create custom commenting on a buddypress install. I basically would like to have 2 levels of nested comments, and infinite replies without the indentation causing comments to be unreadable. I found this code, but I think it’s specific to WordPress comments, not buddypress:

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How to Have Infinite Replies with WordPress Threaded Comments
WordPress doesn’t allow to have infinite replies beyond the maximum nested comment depth. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a “Reply” link for all threaded comments, regardless of the depth.

Table of Contents

Code for Infinite WordPress Replies
No Need to Modify Core WordPress Files
Why Increasing the Max Depth via Code Doesn’t Work
Allow Flat Inline Replies Like on Facebook
Related to WordPress Comments:

How to Disable Links in WordPress Comments
How to Remove “Comments are Closed” from WordPress
How to Block WordPress Comment Spam Using Cloudflare
How to Display Error Messages in the WordPress Admin
In this screenshot, I’ve set the nested comments level to three:

WordPress Nested Comments Three Levels Deep
WordPress Nested Comments Three Levels Deep
WordPress will nest comment replies to this depth and then stop showing the “Reply” link at the bottom of every comment, as shown here:

WordPress Comment Reply Missing on Maximum Depth
WordPress Comment Reply Missing on Maximum Depth
Because of this limitation, visitors can’t have an ongoing conversation on your site, thereby stifling debate. The code below fixes this problem.

Code for Infinite WordPress Replies
To solve the above problem, paste the following code into your theme’s functions.php file, or better yet, use a custom plugin for code insertion. Whichever way you choose, here’s the code you need:

// Add a custom reply link for infinite comments

function add_a_reply_link($comment) {
$temp = get_comment_id();
$comment_handle = get_comment($temp);
// $comment_handle = get_comment(get_comment_id());
$comment_link = get_comment_link($comment_handle);
$comment_id = get_comment_id();
$post_id = get_the_id();
$author = get_comment_author();

$comment= $comment . ‘<p>Reply</p>’;

return $comment;
}

add_filter(‘get_comment_text’, ‘add_a_reply_link’);

// Remove the default reply link

function remove_reply_link() {
return ”;
}
add_filter(‘comment_reply_link’, ‘remove_reply_link’)

I found it here:

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1. Which version of WordPress are you running?
6.5.4

2. Did you install WordPress as a directory or subdomain install?
Dir

3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory?
Root

6. Which version of BP are you running?
12.5.1

8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated? If so, which ones?
Ad Inserter
Advanced Editor Tools
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
BP Classic
Classic Widgets
Elementor
Envato Market
Happyforms
Playerx Core
Playerx Instagram Feed
Playerx Twitter Feed
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
Sidebar Login
Site Kit by Google
TablePress
Ultimate Category Excluder
VFB Pro
VFB Pro – Form Designer
VFB Pro – Notifications
Webhook for Discord
Wordfence Security
WoW Progress
WP Discord Invite
WP-Optimize – Clean, Compress, Cache
WPBakery Page Builder
Yoast SEO

10. Which theme do you use ?
Playerx

11. Have you modified the core files in any way?
No

12. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?
No

15. Which company provides your hosting?
Top.Host

16. Is your server running Windows, or if Linux; Apache, nginx or something else?
Linux

17. Which BP Theme are you using?
Tried both legacy and new.

18. Have you overloaded any BuddyPress template files.
No

Ok thanks – just out of interest and to avoid such impressions in future – what was it that made you think it might be spam?