Post Comments Without Reloading the Page
Submits the comment form in the background and shows the new comment (or the "awaiting moderation" note) right away, instead of reloading the page.
Opens WPIDE on
Code
add_action( 'wp_ajax_wpide_comment', 'wpide_ajax_comment' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_wpide_comment', 'wpide_ajax_comment' );
function wpide_ajax_comment() {
$comment = wp_handle_comment_submission( wp_unslash( $_POST ) );
if ( is_wp_error( $comment ) ) {
wp_send_json_error( array( 'message' => wp_strip_all_tags( $comment->get_error_message() ) ), 400 );
}
$user = wp_get_current_user();
do_action( 'set_comment_cookies', $comment, $user, ! empty( $_POST['wp-comment-cookies-consent'] ) );
$approved = '1' === (string) $comment->comment_approved;
$html = sprintf(
'<li id="comment-%1$d" class="comment"><article class="comment-body"><footer class="comment-meta"><b class="fn">%2$s</b></footer><div class="comment-content">%3$s</div>%4$s</article></li>',
(int) $comment->comment_ID,
esc_html( get_comment_author( $comment ) ),
wp_kses_post( wpautop( $comment->comment_content ) ),
$approved ? '' : '<p class="comment-awaiting-moderation"><em>Your comment is awaiting moderation.</em></p>'
);
wp_send_json_success( array( 'html' => $html, 'approved' => $approved ) );
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', function () {
if ( ! is_singular() || ! comments_open() ) {
return;
}
?>
<script>
( function () {
var form = document.getElementById( 'commentform' );
if ( ! form || ! window.fetch || ! window.FormData ) { return; }
form.addEventListener( 'submit', function ( event ) {
event.preventDefault();
var button = form.querySelector( '[type="submit"]' );
var data = new FormData( form );
data.append( 'action', 'wpide_comment' );
if ( button ) { button.disabled = true; }
var status = form.querySelector( '.wpide-comment-status' );
if ( ! status ) { status = document.createElement( 'p' ); status.className = 'wpide-comment-status'; status.setAttribute( 'role', 'status' ); form.appendChild( status ); }
fetch( <?php echo wp_json_encode( admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ) ); ?>, { method: 'POST', body: data, credentials: 'same-origin' } )
.then( function ( r ) { return r.json(); } )
.then( function ( res ) {
if ( ! res.success ) { status.textContent = res.data && res.data.message ? res.data.message : 'Your comment could not be posted.'; return; }
var list = document.querySelector( '.comment-list, .commentlist, .wp-block-comment-template' );
if ( list ) { list.insertAdjacentHTML( 'beforeend', res.data.html ); }
form.reset();
status.textContent = res.data.approved ? 'Thanks, your comment has been posted.' : 'Thanks, your comment is awaiting moderation.';
} )
.catch( function () { form.submit(); } )
.finally( function () { if ( button ) { button.disabled = false; } } );
} );
} )();
</script>
<?php
} );
Notes
Uses WordPress's own comment handling, so spam checks and moderation rules still apply; falls back to the normal form if JavaScript fails.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.