Display comment form errors nicely!
As of April 2026, Comment Form Inline Errors is a WordPress errors plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Debug Log Manager – Conveniently….
This plugin takes care of WordPress inner comments error handling, and shows comment errors above the form, instead of using the weird grey page with single line error description. All this out-of-the-box.
It also remembers what you’ve typed in. So for example, if you fill in the comment form, and send it and forget required field, it will show the error above the form, and prefills the form with values you’ve submitted so you don’t have to retype them again (which is annoying).
By default, the plugin prints the error in this markup:
<div id="formError" class="formError" style="color:red;">
<p>--error-here--</p>
</div><div class="clear clearfix"></div>
So it should be quite easy for you to style it in your css file with ".formErro…
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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