The post_comment_meta_box() WordPress PHP function displays comments for a post.
Usage
To use the function, call it with the current post object as a parameter:
post_comment_meta_box($post);
Parameters
$post (WP_Post): Required. The current post object.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: post_comment_meta_box
Examples
Display comments on a custom post edit page
Create a custom post edit page in your theme or plugin, and display comments using the post_comment_meta_box() function.
// custom-post-edit.php // Get the post object $post = get_post($post_id); // Display the comments for the post post_comment_meta_box($post);
Add a custom comments meta box to the post editing screen
In your theme’s functions.php or a custom plugin file, add a custom comments meta box to the post editing screen.
add_action('add_meta_boxes', 'add_custom_comments_meta_box');
function add_custom_comments_meta_box() {
add_meta_box('custom_comments', 'Custom Comments', 'display_custom_comments_meta_box', 'post', 'normal', 'high');
}
function display_custom_comments_meta_box($post) {
post_comment_meta_box($post);
}
Display comments for a specific post in the front-end
Create a template file or a shortcode to display comments for a specific post in the front-end using the post_comment_meta_box() function.
// Get the post object $post = get_post($post_id); // Display the comments for the post post_comment_meta_box($post);
Display comments for the current post in a loop
In your theme’s loop, display comments for each post using the post_comment_meta_box() function.
// The Loop if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); // Display the comments for the current post post_comment_meta_box($post); endwhile; endif;
Display comments for a post with a specific ID
Use the post_comment_meta_box() function to display comments for a post with a specific ID.
// Get the post object for a specific ID $post_id = 42; // Replace with the desired post ID $post = get_post($post_id); // Display the comments for the post post_comment_meta_box($post);