Edit This links

Playing around with WP tags, I discovered it’s easy to put Edit This links/buttons onto posts and comments, that will only appear when a user who is able to edit them is logged in. So, there’s now a reason to register as a user: it means you can edit any comments you make. Of course, it’s easier to just comment, and enter your details. Since I don’t get much comment spam, I won’t be turning on ‘Only Registered Users Can Comment’ any time soon, but a nice feature for me to have. The code in my templates is:

  1. To change the links at the top of the page to Login/Logout, and Register/Site Admin, depending on context, use the following Smarty Tags:
* `{wp_loginout} `
* `{wp_register} `
  1. To put the Edit This in the post header:
* `{edit_post_link before='<span class="button">' after='</span>'} `
  1. To put the Edit This in the comment box:
* `{edit_comment_link before='<span class="button" >' after='</span>'} `