Change author and translate comments

[lobbybros]

Hello

I have two questions relating to comments:
1) I would like to change for the comment author to show a First Name and not the Username of registered users;
2) I cannot seem to translate “Your comment is awaiting moderation”, even through the po file.

Any ideas?
Thks!
Claudia

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,

1-Please insert given below code at functions.php of child theme at end of file.

add_filter('get_comment_author_link', 'sf_comment_first_name');
function sf_comment_first_name($author) {
    global $comment;
    if (!empty($comment->user_id)){
        $user=get_userdata($comment->user_id);
        $author=$user->display_name;    
    }

    return '<a>comment_author_url.'" >'.$author.'</a>';
}

2- I have this string in po file at latest version 1.80 of theme.

Thanks 🙂
With Best Regards
Swift Ideas

[lobbybros]

Hi Mohammed!
Thks for yr reply.

I tried yr code, but it gives me a syntax error in the “return” line; also, when I eliminated the url and just used return $author, it still was showing the username and not first name.
However, I tweaked the code a bit and came up with this:

add_filter('get_comment_author_link', 'sf_comment_first_name');
function sf_comment_first_name($author) {
    global $comment;
    if (!empty($comment->user_id)){
        $user=get_userdata($comment->user_id);
        $author=$user->user_firstname;    
    }

    return $author;
}

which works just fine! So thanks for your help!

Just one more question…can I get this to do the same thing for my product reviews?

Thks again,
Claudia

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please try to use this code only-:
add_filter('comment_author', 'sf_comment_first_name');
Thanks

[lobbybros]

Unfortunately this works on review but not on the regular comments..

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Why did you remove last action ? Please insert this code also.
add_filter('get_comment_author_link', 'sf_comment_first_name');
Thanks

[lobbybros]

Sorry, didn’t understand that it needed to be used in addition to the other filter!
All works now, thks!

As regards the translation of “Your comment is awaiting moderation”, I have found and modified the .po file in the new version of neighborhood. However, it still is showing in English instead of in Italian (while the other strings I translated all work fine). Any suggestions?

Kind regards
Claudia

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
You can change these string directly at functions.php.
Thanks

[lobbybros]

Great! Thanks 🙂

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

No problem 🙂 Glad Mohammad could help you

– Kyle