I would like a section that is more like a diary entry kind of thread. So the topic start has set sections to update the diary/journal, and other members can comment on each diary entry as nested comments.
Is this possible?
No problem Sofy. It would be like the Topic Starter has a different box to type into that shows their main posts, specifically their diary updates, as bigger, more like a flash card or some kind of design like that. Than any other comments can be added to this specific entry, but would not be shown as the same size as the diary entries, like nested comments.
I hope this makes more sense.
I would like the actual diary entries to be more highlighted in these kind of threads, with normal comments and replies to be clear that they are comment and replies.
I’d suggest checking out the wpForo Q&A layout: https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v2/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/qa-layout/.
You can use custom CSS code to further customize the layout to suit your preferences. For example you can hide the Votes, Answer and Accepted answers buttons, etc.