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wp_count_comments()WP 2.5.0

Retrieve total comments for blog or single post.

The comment stats are cached and then retrieved, if they already exist in the cache.

Hooks from the function

Return

stdClass. The number of comments keyed by their status.

Usage

wp_count_comments( $post_id );
$post_id(int)
Restrict the comment counts to the given post.
Default: 0, which indicates that comment counts for the whole site will be retrieved

Examples

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#1 Get the number of comments for the all site:

$comments_count = wp_count_comments();

$lines = [ 'Site comment statistics: ' ];
$lines[] = sprintf( 'In moderation: %s', $comments_count->moderated );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Approved: %s', $comments_count->approved );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Marked as spam: %s', $comments_count->spam );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Comments in cart: %s', $comments_count->trash );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Total comments: %s', $comments_count->total_comments );

echo implode( '<br>', $lines );

As a result, the following information will be displayed on the screen:

Site comment statistics:
In moderation: 0
Approved: 4973
Marked as spam: 223
Comments in cart: 4
Total comments: 4975
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#2 Get the comment statistics for a particular post:

$comments_count = wp_count_comments( 140 );

$lines = [ 'The post comment statistics: ' ];
$lines[] = sprintf( 'In moderation: %s', $comments_count->moderated );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Approved: %s', $comments_count->approved );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Marked as spam: %s', $comments_count->spam );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Comments in cart: %s', $comments_count->trash );
$lines[] = sprintf( 'Total comments: %s', $comments_count->total_comments );

echo implode( '<br>', $lines );

We get it:

The post comment statistics:
In moderation: 0
Approved: 49
Marked as spam: 0
Comments in cart: 0
Total comments: 49

Notes

Changelog

Since 2.5.0 Introduced.

wp_count_comments() code WP 6.4.3

function wp_count_comments( $post_id = 0 ) {
	$post_id = (int) $post_id;

	/**
	 * Filters the comments count for a given post or the whole site.
	 *
	 * @since 2.7.0
	 *
	 * @param array|stdClass $count   An empty array or an object containing comment counts.
	 * @param int            $post_id The post ID. Can be 0 to represent the whole site.
	 */
	$filtered = apply_filters( 'wp_count_comments', array(), $post_id );
	if ( ! empty( $filtered ) ) {
		return $filtered;
	}

	$count = wp_cache_get( "comments-{$post_id}", 'counts' );
	if ( false !== $count ) {
		return $count;
	}

	$stats              = get_comment_count( $post_id );
	$stats['moderated'] = $stats['awaiting_moderation'];
	unset( $stats['awaiting_moderation'] );

	$stats_object = (object) $stats;
	wp_cache_set( "comments-{$post_id}", $stats_object, 'counts' );

	return $stats_object;
}
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