Using WordPress ‘post_comment_meta_box_thead()’ PHP function

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The post_comment_meta_box_thead() WordPress PHP function displays the table header rows for the comments section of a post.

Usage

post_comment_meta_box_thead($result);

Input:

  • $result: An array of table header rows.

Output:

  • Displays the comments table header rows.

Parameters

  • $result (array): Required. The array of table header rows.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: post_comment_meta_box_thead()

Examples

Display Comments Table Header Rows

This example shows how to display the comments table header rows with custom columns.

Explanation:

  • Create an array with custom column names
  • Call the post_comment_meta_box_thead() function with the custom column names array as an argument
// Custom columns array
$custom_columns = array(
'author' => 'Author',
'comment' => 'Comment',
'date' => 'Date'
);

// Call the function with custom columns
post_comment_meta_box_thead($custom_columns);

Add a Custom Column to the Comments Table Header

This example shows how to add a custom column to the comments table header.

Explanation:

  • Create an array with default column names
  • Add a custom column to the array
  • Call the post_comment_meta_box_thead() function with the updated columns array as an argument
// Default columns array
$columns = array(
'author' => 'Author',
'comment' => 'Comment',
'date' => 'Date'
);

// Add a custom column
$columns['custom'] = 'Custom Column';

// Call the function with updated columns
post_comment_meta_box_thead($columns);

Remove a Column from the Comments Table Header

This example shows how to remove a column from the comments table header.

Explanation:

  • Create an array with default column names
  • Remove a column from the array
  • Call the post_comment_meta_box_thead() function with the updated columns array as an argument
// Default columns array
$columns = array(
'author' => 'Author',
'comment' => 'Comment',
'date' => 'Date'
);

// Remove a column
unset($columns['date']);

// Call the function with updated columns
post_comment_meta_box_thead($columns);

Change Column Order in the Comments Table Header

This example shows how to change the column order in the comments table header.

Explanation:

  • Create an array with default column names
  • Rearrange the columns in the array
  • Call the post_comment_meta_box_thead() function with the rearranged columns array as an argument
// Default columns array
$columns = array(
'author' => 'Author',
'comment' => 'Comment',
'date' => 'Date'
);

// Rearrange columns
$reordered_columns = array(
'comment' => 'Comment',
'author' => 'Author',
'date' => 'Date'
);

// Call the function with rearranged columns
post_comment_meta_box_thead($reordered_columns);