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Syntax

<txp:comment_message_input />

The comment_message_input tag is a single tag which is used to display a text entry field to accept the commenter’s message text. Used in the comment input form template.

Attributes

Tag will accept the following attributes (case-sensitive) as well as the global attributes :

aria_label="text" v4.7.2+
HTML aria-label attribute to be applied to HTML form textarea field.
Default: unset.
cols="integer" v4.6.0+
HTML cols attribute to be applied to HTML form textarea field.
Default: 25.
placeholder="text" v4.7.2+
HTML placeholder attribute to be applied to HTML form textarea field.
Default: unset.
rows="integer" v4.6.0+
HTML rows attribute to be applied to HTML form textarea field.
Default: 5.

Examples

Example 1: Comment form

<p>
    Name (required)<br>
    <txp:comment_name_input />
</p>
<p>
    Email (required)<br>
    <txp:comment_email_input />
</p>
<p>
    Website<br>
    <txp:comment_web_input />
</p>
<p>
    <txp:comment_remember />
</p>
<p>
    Message (required)<br>
    <txp:comment_message_input /><br>
    <txp:comments_help />
</p>
<p>
    <txp:comment_preview />
    <txp:comment_submit />
</p>

Other tags used: comment_email_input, comments_help, comment_name_input, comment_preview, comment_remember, comment_submit, comment_web_input.

Example 2: Text area changes in preview

Using some conditional tags, the size of the comment form textarea can be changed in the preview.

<txp:if_comments_preview>
    <p>
        This is just a preview of your comment!<br>
        <txp:comment_message_input cols="55" rows="5" /><br>
        <txp:comments_help />
    </p>
<txp:else />
    <p>
        Message (required)<br>
        <txp:comment_message_input cols="55" rows="15" /><br>
        <txp:comments_help />
    </p>
</txp:if_comments_preview>

Other tags used: comments_preview, if_comments_preview, else.

Example 3: Minimal comment form without labels (but still accessible)

<p>
    <txp:comment_name_input aria_label="Your name" placeholder="Name"/>
</p>
<p>
    <txp:comment_email_input aria_label="Your email address" placeholder="Email"/>
</p>
<p>
    <txp:comment_web_input aria_label="Your website URL" placeholder="Website (http(s)://)"/>
</p>
<p>
    <txp:comment_message_input aria_label="Your message" placeholder="Your message"/>
</p>
<p>
    <txp:comment_preview />
    <txp:comment_submit />
</p>

Other tags used: comment_email_input, comment_name_input, comment_preview, comment_submit, comment_web_input.

Genealogy

Version 4.7.2

aria_label and placeholder attributes added.

Version 4.6.0

cols and rows attributes added (replaces functionality of deprecated msgcols and msgrows attributes in comments_form tag).

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