- Rewrite post_list/comment schema (PHP + JS) with the reference theme's
field set, order, defaults and dependencies; smilie, comment location
and quick-reply fields excluded
- Map PostDisplay::get_comment_display_settings() to the new keys without
legacy fallback: close_comments, comment_paginate_type (ajax_lists),
user_edit_comment master switch, WP comment_order for sorting
- Wire comment_box_hide visibility gate (signin / vip / vip_2 / auth)
- Drop dead comment settings (order/per_page/depth/avatar/hot threshold/
empty text/city), the dead post_close_comments field, and city readers
now fully owned by the IP-geo extension
- Add comment settings reference contract test
Capture real client IPs behind CDN, improve provider fallbacks and
negative cache, fix admin credential dependsOn for polling mode, and
map country labels to ISO codes for moderation GeoIP blocks.
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