Using a Custom Template with JotX Output

A straightforward JotX customization pattern for sites that need comment output to match the rest of the theme.

Default comment markup is rarely a perfect fit for a real project. JotX becomes much easier to integrate once the output is routed through a custom template instead of the stock chunk.

Typical usage

[!JotX? &action=`lastcomments` &limit=`3` &tplComments=`assets/snippets/jot/templates/chunk.lastcomment.inc.html`!]

Why this helps

The comment block matches the site design.
You can control labels, wrappers, and metadata placement.
The integration stays template-driven instead of hard-coded.

For Evo sites using comments as a visible engagement block, custom templates are the right place to shape the final experience.

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