The get_comments_number() WordPress PHP function retrieves the number of comments a post has.
Usage
get_comments_number( $post )
Example:
Input:
get_comments_number( $post->ID );
Output:
5
Parameters
$post(int|WP_Post) (Optional) – Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is the global$post.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_comments_number()
Examples
Display the number of comments for the current post
This example will display the number of comments for the current post.
// Inside the loop echo 'This post has ' . get_comments_number() . ' comments.';
Display the number of comments for a specific post
This example will display the number of comments for a specific post with a given ID.
$post_id = 42; // Set the desired post ID echo 'Post ' . $post_id . ' has ' . get_comments_number( $post_id ) . ' comments.';
Customize the comment text based on the number of comments
This example customizes the displayed text based on the number of comments a post has.
$comments_number = get_comments_number();
if ( $comments_number == 0 ) {
echo 'No comments yet';
} elseif ( $comments_number == 1 ) {
echo '1 comment';
} else {
echo $comments_number . ' comments';
}
Display comments number with a link to comments section
This example displays the number of comments with a link to the comments section in the post.
echo '<a href="' . get_comments_link() . '">' . get_comments_number() . ' comments</a>';
Use get_comments_number() with get_the_title()
This example displays the post title and the number of comments.
// Inside the loop echo 'The post "' . get_the_title() . '" has ' . get_comments_number() . ' comments.';