HameThread

HameThread turns WordPress into a thread-based Q&A forum / support desk without a heavyweight setup. Each topic is a thread post and replies are ordinary WordPress comments, so everything you already know about moderation, roles and the REST API keeps working.

It shines where a generic forum does not:

• WooCommerce product support — show a “Get support” button on a product and collect purchaser questions as threads, right inside My Account.

• Private threads — let users open threads only the author, invited people and editors can read. Perfect for paid or sensitive support.

• Best answer — mark the reply that resolved the question and flag the whole thread as Resolved.

• Block-first — drop the Thread Button block on any page to let visitors start a thread. No template editing, no code.

Features

• thread post type with a topic taxonomy

• Comment-based replies with AJAX/REST posting (no full page reload)

• Best answer & resolved / unresolved status

• Private threads with capability checks

• Auto-close threads after a period of inactivity

• Upvotes on comments

• E-mail notifications to thread subscribers

• JSON-LD ( QAPage ) structured data for SEO

• WooCommerce My Account support page and per-product support button

• Optionally enable comment threads on any public post type

• Admin settings under Settings → Discussion (no code required for common tweaks)

Customization

Common settings are available under Settings → Discussion:

• Thread description

• Allow users to start private threads

• Post types that get HameThread-style comment threads

Everything else is filterable. See For developers below.

For developers

Replies are standard WordPress comments and threads are a standard post type, so core hooks apply. On top of that, HameThread exposes many filters/actions. The most useful ones:

Hook

Type

Purpose

hamethread_before_thread_form / hamethread_after_thread_form

action

Add markup/fields to the thread form

hamethread_new_thread_post_params

filter

Register extra REST parameters for new threads

hamethread_new_thread_post_arg

filter

Modify the post array before a thread is inserted

hamethread_new_thread_validation

filter

Add validation errors ( WP_Error )

hamethread_new_thread_inserted

action

React after a thread is created

hamethread_before_comment_form / hamethread_after_comment_form

action

Add markup/fields to the comment form

hamethread_new_comment_params

filter

Modify comment data before insert

hamethread_default_subscribers / hamethread_subscribers

filter

Control who is notified

hamethread_user_can_start_private_thread

filter

Allow private threads

hamethread_user_can_comment / hamethread_user_can_post

filter

Capability checks

hamethread_dynamic_comment_post_types

filter

Post types that get comment threads

hamethread_post_setting / hamethread_post_type / hamethread_taxonomy

filter

Customize the post type & taxonomy

hamethread_template

filter

Override template parts

Example — add a field to the thread form and store it:

// 1. Render the field. add_action( 'hamethread_after_thread_form', function ( $args, $default ) { if ( $args['post'] ) { return; // Only on new threads.

} echo '<label><input type="checkbox" name="notify_staff" value="1" /> Notify staff</label>'; }, 10, 2 );

// 2. Register the REST parameter. add_filter( 'hamethread_new_thread_post_params', function ( $params ) { $params['notify_staff'] = [ 'type' => 'integer', 'default' => 0 ]; return $params; } );

// 3. React after the thread is created. add_action( 'hamethread_new_thread_inserted', function ( $post_id, $request ) { if ( $request->get_param( 'notify_staff' ) ) { // notify… } }, 10, 2 );

Example — enable comment threads on the post post type:

add_filter( 'hamethread_dynamic_comment_post_types', function ( $post_types ) { $post_types[] = 'post'; return $post_types; } );

A full list of hooks lives in the source. See the app/ directory and the GitHub repository.