May not be the best solution, but this works for the bubble-angle-v comments layout:
<?php
/**
* @package ZOO Comment
* @author YOOtheme http://www.yootheme.com
* @copyright Copyright (C) YOOtheme GmbH
* @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU/GPLv2 only
*/
// no direct access
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
// include css
$zoo->document->addStylesheet('mod_zoocomment:tmpl/bubble-angled-v/style.css');
$count = count($comments);
$table = $zoo->table->item;
?>
<div class="zoo-comment bubble-angled-v">
<?php if ($count) : ?>
<ul>
<?php $i = 0; foreach ($comments as $comment) : ?>
<?php // set author name
$author = $comment->getAuthor();
$author->name = $author->name ? $author->name : JText::_('COM_ZOO_ANONYMOUS');
$item = $table->get($comment->item_id);
<!-- edit here -->
if ( !empty($author->user_id )) {
$userid = $author->user_id;
$api_JS = JPATH_BASE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_community'.DS.'libraries'.DS.'core.php';
if ( file_exists($api_JS) ) {
require_once($api_JS);
// overrides value in dbase
$author->url = CRoute::_('index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid='.$userid);
$user = CFactory::getUser($userid);
$author->name = $user->getDisplayName();
$avatarUrl = $user->getThumbAvatar();
$avatar = '<img title="'.$author->name.'" src="'.$avatarUrl.'" height="50" width="50" alt="'.$author->name.'" smartload="26" class="" style="visibility: visible; zoom: 1; opacity: 1; ">';
}
}
<!-- end edit here -->
?>
<li class="<?php if ($i % 2 == 0) { echo 'odd'; } else { echo 'even'; } ?> <?php if ($author->isJoomlaAdmin()) echo 'comment-byadmin'; ?>">
<div class="bubble">
<div class="bubble-arrow"></div>
<div class="bubble-t1">
<div class="bubble-t2">
<div class="bubble-t3"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bubble-1">
<div class="bubble-2">
<div class="bubble-3"><?php echo $zoo->comment->filterContentOutput($zoo->string->truncate($comment->content, CommentModuleHelper::MAX_CHARACTERS)); ?></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bubble-b1">
<div class="bubble-b2">
<div class="bubble-b3"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="speaker">
<?php if ($params->get('show_avatar', 1)) : ?>
<div class="avatar">
<!-- edit here -->
<?php if ($author->url) : ?><a href="<?php echo $author->url; ?>" title="<?php echo $author->url; ?>" rel="nofollow"><?php endif; ?>
<?php if ( !empty($author->user_id )) : ?>
<?php echo $avatar; ?>
<?php else : ?>
<?php echo $author->getAvatar($params->get('avatar_size', 50)); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($author->url) : ?></a><?php endif; ?>
<!-- end edit here -->
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($params->get('show_author', 1)) : ?>
<h3 class="author">
<?php if ($author->url) : ?><a href="<?php echo $author->url; ?>" title="<?php echo $author->url; ?>" rel="nofollow"><?php endif; ?>
<?php echo $author->name; ?>
<?php if ($author->url) : ?></a><?php endif; ?>
</h3>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ($params->get('show_meta', 1)) : ?>
<p class="meta">
<?php echo $zoo->html->_('date', $comment->created, $zoo->date->format(JText::_('ZOO_COMMENT_MODULE_DATE_FORMAT')), $zoo->date->getOffset()); ?>
| <a class="permalink" href="<?php echo JRoute::_($zoo->route->comment($comment)); ?>">#</a>
</p>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
</li>
<?php $i++; endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php else : ?>
<?php echo JText::_('COM_ZOO_NO_COMMENTS_FOUND'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
