Moves the textarea back to the bottom of the comment form.
As of April 2026, Reverse Comment Textarea is a WordPress comments plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
WordPress version 4.4 moves the textarea to the top of the comment form. This plugin moves the textarea back to the bottom to what it was like pre-4.4.
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| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
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