Comments API

by Justin Bodeutsch | Last edited: 9/19/2013

Many modules have preformatted comments forms available to them. See each module's API documentation for more details.

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TagDescription
__loginlink linktext='Click Here To Login'__ Links to the login lightbox iframe
__commentNumber__ Formatted "Comments(3)"
__commentNumberonly__ Just the number of comments
show_thanks

There are no tags for show_thanks. This text will be displayed after a comment is submitted to remind users that comments must be approved before being shown, if auto approval has not been enabled.

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TagDescription
__commentName__ The name of the user
__nameisverified__ If the comment was anonymous and thus we can't verify that the user is who he/she claims to be, this tag will return 'name-is-not-verified'.
__commentusername__ The username of the user
__commentThumb__ Thumbnail image of the user
__commentDate__ formattable date/time. Use __commentDate format='j/m/Y'__ a complete list of tags is available
__commentText__ The full text of the comment
__preview__ A shortened version of the text. HTML is stripped. Defaults to be no more than 250 characters. Can be specified with __perview limit='120'__ Uses the description if no summary is available

Parameters

type

Required.

  • 'S' or 'sermon' for sermons
  • 'E' or 'event' for events
  • 'A' or 'article' for articles
  • 'P' or 'page' for pages
  • 'R' or 'book' for books

Example:

"type:S",find

The slug of the content. Either find_id or find must be used.

Example:

"find:article-slug",find_id

The id of the content. Either find_id or find must be used.

Example:

"find_id:1234",