Title: get_post_reply_link Published: April 25, 2014 Last modified: May 20, 2026 --- # get_post_reply_link( array $args = array(), int|WP_Post $post = null ): string|false ## In this article * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#parameters) * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#return) * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#source) * [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#hooks) * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#related) * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#changelog) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) Retrieves HTML content for reply to post link. ## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿 `$args`arrayoptional Override default arguments. * `add_below` string * The first part of the selector used to identify the comment to respond below. The resulting value is passed as the first parameter to addComment.moveForm(), concatenated as $add_below-$comment->comment_ID. Default is `'post'`. * `respond_id` string * The selector identifying the responding comment. Passed as the third parameter to addComment.moveForm(), and appended to the link URL as a hash value. Default`' respond'`. * `reply_text` string * Text of the Reply link. Default is ‘Leave a Comment’. * `login_text` string * Text of the link to reply if logged out. Default is ‘Log in to leave a Comment’. * `before` string * Text or HTML to add before the reply link. * `after` string * Text or HTML to add after the reply link. Default:`array()` `$post`int|[WP_Post](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_post/) optional Post ID or [WP_Post](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_post/) object the comment is going to be displayed on. Default current post. Default:`null` ## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#return)󠁿 string|false Link to show comment form on success. False if comments are closed. ## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#source)󠁿 ```php function get_post_reply_link( $args = array(), $post = null ) { $defaults = array( 'add_below' => 'post', 'respond_id' => 'respond', 'reply_text' => __( 'Leave a Comment' ), 'login_text' => __( 'Log in to leave a Comment' ), 'before' => '', 'after' => '', ); $args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults ); $post = get_post( $post ); if ( ! comments_open( $post->ID ) ) { return false; } if ( get_option( 'comment_registration' ) && ! is_user_logged_in() ) { $link = sprintf( '%s', wp_login_url( get_permalink() ), $args['login_text'] ); } else { $onclick = sprintf( 'return addComment.moveForm( "%1$s-%2$s", "0", "%3$s", "%2$s" )', $args['add_below'], $post->ID, $args['respond_id'] ); $link = sprintf( "%s", get_permalink( $post->ID ) . '#' . $args['respond_id'], $onclick, $args['reply_text'] ); } $post_reply_link = $args['before'] . $link . $args['after']; /** * Filters the formatted post comments link HTML. * * @since 2.7.0 * * @param string $post_reply_link The HTML-formatted post comments link. * @param int|WP_Post $post The post ID or WP_Post object. */ return apply_filters( 'post_comments_link', $post_reply_link, $post ); } ``` [View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/comment-template.php/) [View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php#L1915) [View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php#L1915-L1966) ## 󠀁[Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#hooks)󠁿 [apply_filters( ‘post_comments_link’, string $post_reply_link, int|WP_Post $post )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post_comments_link/) Filters the formatted post comments link HTML. ## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#related)󠁿 | Uses | Description | | [wp_login_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_login_url/)`wp-includes/general-template.php` | Retrieves the login URL. | | [comments_open()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/comments_open/)`wp-includes/comment-template.php` | Determines whether the current post is open for comments. | | [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` | Retrieves the translation of $text. | | [is_user_logged_in()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_user_logged_in/)`wp-includes/pluggable.php` | Determines whether the current visitor is a logged in user. | | [wp_parse_args()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_parse_args/)`wp-includes/functions.php` | Merges user defined arguments into defaults array. | | [get_permalink()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_permalink/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` | Retrieves the full permalink for the current post or post ID. | | [apply_filters()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/apply_filters/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` | Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook. | | [get_option()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_option/)`wp-includes/option.php` | Retrieves an option value based on an option name. | | [get_post()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post/)`wp-includes/post.php` | Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object. | [Show 7 more](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#) [Show less](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#) | Used by | Description | | [post_reply_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/post_reply_link/)`wp-includes/comment-template.php` | Displays the HTML content for reply to post link. | ## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_reply_link/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿 | Version | Description | | [2.7.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.7.0/) | Introduced. | ## User Contributed Notes You must [log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fblue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Ffunctions%2Fget_post_reply_link%2F) before being able to contribute a note or feedback.