apply_filters( ‘comments_template’, string $theme_template )

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   Steven Lin 5 years ago

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   Code example migrated from Codex:

   A plugin can register as a content filter with the code:

   <?php add_filter( "comments_template", "my_plugin_comment_template" ); ?>

   Where my_plugin_comment_template is the function WordPress should call when the comment_template() function is called on the theme. Note that the filter function the plugin defines must return the a full path to a template file or the resulting page will be blank.

   This is an example of loading a different comments template for a custom post type:

   <?php
   function my_plugin_comment_template( $comment_template ) {
        global $post;
        if ( !( is_singular() && ( have_comments() || 'open' == $post->comment_status ) ) ) {
           return;
        }
        if($post->post_type == 'business'){ // assuming there is a post type called business
           return dirname(__FILE__) . '/reviews.php';
        }
   }
   
   add_filter( "comments_template", "my_plugin_comment_template" );
   ?>

   The example code will load the template file reviews.php located in your plugins folder for CPT called business; otherwise, the code uses default template.
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   justin_k 3 years ago

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   This filter is broken/unworking on newer block themes, such as Twenty Twenty-Three.

   A replacement to i.e. disable the comments “template” (aka block) would now be:

   function wpdocs_remove_comment_template_part( $pre_render, $parsed_block ) {
       if ( 'core/comments' === $parsed_block['blockName'] ) {
           return '';
       }
   }
   add_filter('pre_render_block', 'wpdocs_remove_comment_template_part', 10, 2 );