{"id":2528,"date":"2024-02-23T09:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2024-02-23T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:26:38","slug":"how-to-change-the-leave-a-reply-text-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wordpress\/how-to-change-the-leave-a-reply-text-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the &#8216;Leave a Reply&#8217; text on WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to change &#039;Leave a Reply&#039; Text on WordPress  (Super Quick!)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3aVATlTRYNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using this method with this plugin, you can change any bit of text you like that&#8217;s part of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to change the &#8216;Leave a Reply&#8217; text that&#8217;s above the comment form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to change the &#8216;Leave a Reply&#8217; WordPress Text<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Install the &#8216;<strong><em>Say What<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; Plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Login to your website and head to &#8216;<em>plugins<\/em>&#8216;. Click add new and search for &#8216;<em>Say What<\/em>&#8216;. It should be the first one that comes up. Click &#8216;<em>install<\/em>&#8216; and then &#8216;<em>activate<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;67a32c2ecb017&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"511\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2530\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-1-768x392.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Add a new text string<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the plugin is activated, click &#8216;Tools -> Text Changes&#8217; and then the <em>&#8216;Add new&#8217; button.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2531\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-2-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Enter the text you want to change and what you want to change it to<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first box (Original String) enter the text you want to change. In this case it would be &#8216;Leave a Reply&#8217;. It&#8217;s important that it matches exactly. It&#8217;s case-sensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignore the next two boxes (Text Domain and Text Context), and in the final box, enter the text you want to change it to. Once you&#8217;re done click &#8216;<em>Add<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2532\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-3-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You&#8217;re done! You&#8217;re new text should be showing on your website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check your website to see if you&#8217;re changes have been applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2533\" style=\"width:800px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-4-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Change-text-step-4-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group popcorn-box-shadow has-popcorn-secondary-color-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let me know how it went!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Drop me a comment below and let me know if you managed to change your text. What did you change and what did you change it to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I read all the comments and will try to reply!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this quick and easy tutorial I show you how you can change the &#8216;leave a reply&#8217; text that&#8217;s above the comment form on WordPress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[20,12],"class_list":["post-2528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordpress","tag-plugins","tag-tutorial"],"spectra_custom_meta":{"_edit_lock":["1709109974:2"],"rank_math_internal_links_processed":["1"],"rank_math_primary_category":["4"],"rank_math_seo_score":["9"],"_thumbnail_id":["2529"],"_oembed_40ea1a868f0022b56d28a9f7e5e17239":["<iframe 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