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@stiofan – like a boss! I was way over-complicating things. Thanks for everybody’s help. I really appreciate it, and I understand how the wpgeodir tabs work so much better now, thank you. Final code:

// reviews filter
	add_action('geodir_before_tab_content' ,'geodir_filter_reviews_content_before');

	function geodir_filter_reviews_content_before($tab_index) {
		if($tab_index =='reviews')
		{
			add_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_normal_comments' );
		}
	}

add_action('geodir_after_tab_content' ,'geodir_filter_reviews_content');

	function geodir_filter_reviews_content($tab_index)
	{
		if($tab_index =='reviews')
		{
			remove_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_normal_comments' ); 
		}
	}

// filtering functions
function wpq_show_only_normal_comments( $comments )
	{
	return wpq_filter_comments( array( '', 'pingback', 'trackback' ), $comments );
	}

function wpq_filter_comments( $comment_type, $comments )
	{
	$filtered_comments = array();
	foreach( (array) $comments as $key => $comment )
	{
		if( in_array( $comment->comment_type, $comment_type, true ) )
		{
			$filtered_comments[] = $comment;
		}
	}
	return $filtered_comments;
	}

Thanks,
Kieran

Hi Stiofan,

I need both review tabs and I would like to change the output of the built in wpgeodir reviews list in the Reviews tab if possible. I am already outputting the two separate tabs successfully and my custom Peer Reviews tab works great.

The problem is that the built in wpgeodir reviews query does not take my custom comment type into account. Therefore both user and peer reviews are displaying on the Reviews tab. I can successfully exclude the peer reviews using my own function, but I would prefer to integrate it with the built in wpgeodir reviews function if possible. The other problem I’ve encountered using my own function is that the star ratings on user reviews do not validate correctly. They always fail when using my new comment form.

I do have a working solution in place that prints both reviews lists and forms and then uses CSS to hide unneeded elements but that’s a bit sloppy. I’d prefer to filter the built in function.

Here’s how I’m changing the reviews tab display. You’ll notice I’m not removing any wpgeodir reviews action so I can use the built in comment form that validates correctly:

if($tab_index =='reviews')
		{
			add_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_normal_comments' );
			comments_template( '', true );
			remove_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_normal_comments' ); 
		}

And here are the functions that are used to return the “normal comments”:

function wpq_show_only_normal_comments( $comments )
{
return wpq_filter_comments( array( '', 'pingback', 'trackback' ), $comments );
}

function wpq_filter_comments( $comment_type, $comments )
{
$filtered_comments = array();
foreach( (array) $comments as $key => $comment )
{
if( in_array( $comment->comment_type, $comment_type, true ) )
{
$filtered_comments[] = $comment;
}
}
return $filtered_comments;
}

So I guess there are two possible solutions – filter the wpgeodir reviews list to exclude peer reviews, or fix the star validation. I must also apologize that my post is not in the correct forum (at least not yet). I originally though I had MultiRatings and Reviews Addon installed but I do not. However, it is likely that my client will want it in the future.

@urbanfix – Sorry, I can’t share the dev URL publicly at this time but I’ve attached screenshots so you can get an idea.

So the answer to this lies in the following code. This basically sets up a custom comment type called “extra”:
https://gist.github.com/dbranes/0215762a4cf3db50a6b7

Instead of using the single.php code outlined above, I needed to add a new tab (peer_reviews) and then filter the tab display to return the correct set of reviews.

Adding tabs:
https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/adding-a-new-listing-tab/

Filtering tabs:

// reviews filters
	add_action('geodir_after_tab_content' ,'geodir_filter_reviews_content');
	function geodir_filter_reviews_content($tab_index)
	{
		if($tab_index =='reviews')
		{
			add_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_normal_comments' );
			comments_template( '', true );
			remove_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_normal_comments' ); 
		}
		
		if($tab_index =='peer_reviews')
		{
			add_action( 'comment_form', 'wpq_hidden_input_field_to_set_extra_comment_content_type' );
			add_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_extra_comments' );
			add_filter( 'comment_form_defaults', 'wpq_change_comment_form_defaults' );
			comments_template( '', true );
			remove_action( 'comment_form', 'wpq_hidden_input_field_to_set_extra_comment_content_type' );
			remove_filter( 'comments_array', 'wpq_show_only_extra_comments' );
			remove_filter( 'comment_form_defaults', 'wpq_change_comment_form_defaults' ); 
		}
	}

After that I ended up with three comment lists – two in the reviews tab, one of which had both peer and normal reviews and one of which had just the normal reviews. The peer reviews tab worked fine. I used CSS to hide the combined review set I didn’t need but I’d prefer not to do it that way because it’s a bit of a hack job.

Is there a way to alter how the reviews are displayed using my functions.php file? I guess I need to integrate my ‘wpq_show_only_normal_comments’ filter with the wpgeodir reviews output. I understand we’re into customization territory now but I also feel it’s important for me to share snippets and experiences in the forum so that others can benefit.

Many thanks!

I figured out how to override the location setter that activates when you click on a city link in the breadcrumb navigation. This is obviously not what 99% of people will want to do, but in my case I never want the user to choose a location, even by accident. The user location information is held in a session, so you just need to unset the relevant variables. When I clicked on a city in the breadcrumb, the session was being created and interfering with my own expected experience.

// override multilocation setter
unset( $_SESSION['gd_multi_location'] );
unset( $_SESSION['gd_country'] );
unset( $_SESSION['gd_region'] );
unset( $_SESSION['gd_city'] );

Hi Guust,

Thanks for the info. I continue to have problems when I use Firefox, but switching to another browser or computer fixes the problem. My issue is too localized. It is probably a cache problem. I do now have the permalink structure that I prefer. Thank you.

OK great, thank you Guust. This can be marked resolved. In my case I will need to set up separate cities.