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Base Threaded Comments Styling

ol.commentlist { list-style:none; margin:0 0 1em; padding:0; text-indent:0; }
ol.commentlist li { }
ol.commentlist li.alt { }
ol.commentlist li.bypostauthor {}
ol.commentlist li.byuser {}
ol.commentlist li.comment-author-admin {}
ol.commentlist li.comment { border-bottom:1px dotted #666; padding:1em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.comment-author {}
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard { font:normal 16px georgia,times,serif; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard cite.fn { font-style:normal; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard cite.fn a.url {}
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard img.avatar { border:5px solid #ccc; float:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard img.avatar-32 {}
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard img.photo {}
ol.commentlist li.comment div.vcard span.says {}
ol.commentlist li.comment div.commentmetadata {}
ol.commentlist li.comment div.comment-meta { font-size:9px; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.comment-meta a { color:#ccc; }
ol.commentlist li.comment p { font-size:11px; margin:0 0 1em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment ul { font-size:11px; list-style:square; margin:0 0 1em 2em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.reply { font-size:11px; }
ol.commentlist li.comment div.reply a { font-weight:bold; }
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children { list-style:none; margin:1em 0 0; text-indent:0; }
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.alt {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.bypostauthor {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.byuser {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.comment {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.comment-author-admin {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.depth-2 { border-left:5px solid #555; margin:0 0 .25em .25em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.depth-3 { border-left:5px solid #999; margin:0 0 .25em .25em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.depth-4 { border-left:5px solid #bbb; margin:0 0 .25em .25em; }
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.depth-5 {}
ol.commentlist li.comment ul.children li.odd {}
ol.commentlist li.even { background:#fff; }
ol.commentlist li.odd { background:#f6f6f6; }
ol.commentlist li.parent { border-left:5px solid #111; }
ol.commentlist li.thread-alt { }
ol.commentlist li.thread-even {}
ol.commentlist li.thread-odd {}

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  1. RobertG

    That was very useful piece of code, thanks for sharing!

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  2. Brandon

    Thanks this was a sweet helper!

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  3. eric

    I use this article ALL the time… but I finally had use this one w/ it:
    http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2009/01/15/wordpress-wp_list_comments/

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  4. Tice

    Even that I don’t use WordPress – well done!

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  5. IT Rush

    Wow, this could be very helpful.. hope to apply it right away.

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  6. Markus

    Thanks for the informtaionen

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  7. Andriy Skorbatuyk

    Thanks. This part of code is difficult.

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  8. Rabih

    You saved me a lot of time! thanks a lot!

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  9. daniel

    The other day I made a question regarding how you make such beautiful comments section…. I have just found out a little on modyfing text boxes and text inputs…

    Thanks a lot!!!

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  10. Mark

    Great post, really usefull

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