The get_comment_count() WordPress PHP function retrieves the total comment counts for the whole site or a single post.
Usage
get_comment_count( $post_id );
Example:
Input: get_comment_count(42);
Output: Array with comment counts for post with ID 42
Parameters
$post_id(int) Optional: Restrict the comment counts to the given post. Default 0, which indicates that comment counts for the whole site will be retrieved.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_comment_count()
Examples
Get comment count for a specific post
Get the comment count for a post with ID 42.
$post_id = 42; $comment_count = get_comment_count($post_id); echo 'Comment count for post 42: ' . $comment_count['approved'];
Display total comment count for the whole site
Get the total comment count for the entire site.
$comment_count = get_comment_count(); echo 'Total comment count for the site: ' . $comment_count['approved'];
Display comment count for a post in a loop
Display the comment count for each post while looping through posts.
while (have_posts()) {
the_post();
$post_id = get_the_ID();
$comment_count = get_comment_count($post_id);
echo 'Comment count for post ' . $post_id . ': ' . $comment_count['approved'];
}
Display approved and unapproved comment count for a post
Display both approved and unapproved comment counts for a post with ID 42.
$post_id = 42; $comment_count = get_comment_count($post_id); echo 'Approved comments: ' . $comment_count['approved']; echo 'Unapproved comments: ' . $comment_count['total_comments'] - $comment_count['approved'];
Display comment count for a post with a custom message
Display the comment count for a post with ID 42, along with a custom message.
$post_id = 42; $comment_count = get_comment_count($post_id); echo "There are " . $comment_count['approved'] . " comments on post " . $post_id . ".";