Title: Modify Comment Parent Author: Sal Ferrarello Published: 14 Masg 2017 Last modified: 13 Sginer 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/modify-comment-parent/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1656849) ![](https://ps.w.org/modify-comment-parent/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1656849) # Modify Comment Parent By [Sal Ferrarello](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salcode/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/modify-comment-parent.zip) * [Details](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/modify-comment-parent/#description) * [Reviews](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/modify-comment-parent/#reviews) * [Installation](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/modify-comment-parent/#installation) * [Development](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/modify-comment-parent/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/) ## Description Sometimes when replying to a comment, I fail to reply and instead create a new comment. This prevents the comment thread from displaying properly. In the past, I’ve fixed this directly in the database. This plugin, allows me to fix it from the backend comment edit screen. There are other plugins with similar functionality, however they either worked differently than I prefer or included additional functionality. One of these other plugins may meet your needs better. * [Change Comment Parent](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-comment-parent/) allows you to modify the parent comment by clicking on the comments on the front- end. * [Yoast Comment Hacks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/yoast-comment-hacks/) includes many different pieces of comment related functionality, this is one of them. #### Image Credit [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/en/speech-bubbles-dialog-comments-talk-305824/) #### Author Built by [Sal Ferrarello](http://salferrarello.com/) / [@salcode](http://twitter.com/salcode) ## Screenshots * [[ * The backend comment edit page. * [[ * The new Comment Parent field. ## Installation 1. Install plugin from WordPress plugin repository https://wordpress.org/plugins/ 2. Activate Stop Emails through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. #### Manual Installation 1. Upload the entire `stop-emails` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate Stop Emails through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. #### mu-plugin Installation 1. If the directory `wp-content/mu-plugins/` does not exist, create it. 2. Upload the single file `modify-comment-parent.php` to the `wp-content/mu-plugins/` directory ## FAQ ### What if I assign a parent ID that does not exist? The comment will not appear. ### What if I assign a parent ID for a comment on another post? The comment will not appear. ### How do I remove the parent ID? You can either delete the parent ID entirely or set it to zero. ### Where can I report a bug? Please report bugs at https://github.com/salcode/modify-comment-parent/issues ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a93e92ac024cb0f2b659dc8fd82d168193e82f0fd94ba830f79ae69f3bbc96e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[work as expected, finally!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/work-as-expected-finally/)󠁿 [Salvatore Noschese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salvatorenoschese/) 23 November 2023 about comments parent issue, I wrote a topic here: wordpress.org/support/topic/any- way-to-move-comments/#post-17222049 finally, fixed with this plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6b6828d80a4b959f8584a331032769c86ceb4f3b40267c4573569b1caaca6c69? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple, light and very effective!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-light-and-very-effective/)󠁿 [Annonnimmo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annonnimmo/) 15 Setember 2021 All my compliments to the coder of this little handy plugin. You avoid to me to argue with WordPress database, thank you. I hope you’ll keep this plugin simple ( and updated, only when will be necessary). UPDATE: Also with Wordpress 5.8.x it works perfectly! [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Modify Comment Parent” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sal Ferrarello ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salcode/) [Translate “Modify Comment Parent” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/modify-comment-parent) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modify-comment-parent/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/modify-comment-parent/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/modify-comment-parent/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/modify-comment-parent/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * Remove extraneous `return $post_id;` to prevent PHP Warning `Undefined variable $post_id` ([#6](https://github.com/salcode/modify-comment-parent/issues/6)) #### 1.0.2 * Replace `FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING` with `FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW` ([#2](https://github.com/salcode/modify-comment-parent/issues/2)) #### 1.0.1 * Increase text input box width. Previously, it was too narrow for large numbers. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/modify-comment-parent/) * Tag * [comment](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comment/) * [Advanced View](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/modify-comment-parent/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/modify-comment-parent/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sal Ferrarello ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salcode/) ## Support Got something to say? 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