Comments on: How to show number of comments in WordPress http://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/ Learn to Build Kick-Ass Websites the Hard Way Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Leaf.http://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-3067 Leaf. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:57:39 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-3067 That's ok - I think different. In context, some things are more obvious.<br><br>Thanks for your time. Great blog - just found you in fact. +1 to RSS feed. That's ok – I think different. In context, some things are more obvious.

Thanks for your time. Great blog – just found you in fact. +1 to RSS feed.

]]> By: Antti Kokkonenhttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-3065 Antti Kokkonen Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:23:54 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-3065 I haven't done such solution myself and with quick search, neither has anyone else. I'd be looking on how to query all posts in certain category/tag/whatnot and sum the comment counts of those posts together. I'm pretty sure there's no WP function that does this, so it'll be a database query.<br><br>Personally I wouldn't even do this, but just list the comment counts of individual posts. I think displaying total comment count on certain category doesn't give much value. I haven't done such solution myself and with quick search, neither has anyone else. I'd be looking on how to query all posts in certain category/tag/whatnot and sum the comment counts of those posts together. I'm pretty sure there's no WP function that does this, so it'll be a database query.

Personally I wouldn't even do this, but just list the comment counts of individual posts. I think displaying total comment count on certain category doesn't give much value.

]]> By: Leaf.http://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-3064 Leaf. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:31:31 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-3064 Thanks for lightning reply! It was nearly as fast as your website.<br><br>You wouldn't know any links that might guide me to the type of "sum solution" you're referring to? Thanks for lightning reply! It was nearly as fast as your website.

You wouldn't know any links that might guide me to the type of “sum solution” you're referring to?

]]> By: Antti Kokkonenhttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-3061 Antti Kokkonen Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:53:09 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-3061 It's not possible directly, but since you can display all posts belonging to certain category/tag, and display the number of posts for each of those posts individually, you could sum those up for total number of comments in posts belonging to that category/tag/taxonomy. It's not possible directly, but since you can display all posts belonging to certain category/tag, and display the number of posts for each of those posts individually, you could sum those up for total number of comments in posts belonging to that category/tag/taxonomy.

]]> By: Leaf.http://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-3060 Leaf. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:42:56 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-3060 Hi. Was wondering if/how it's possible to display, on an archives/tags page, the total number of comments for posts belonging to that archive? Hi. Was wondering if/how it's possible to display, on an archives/tags page, the total number of comments for posts belonging to that archive?

]]> By: Antti Kokkonenhttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2961 Antti Kokkonen Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:42:51 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2961 You're welcome Jan. I'm happy you found it useful. You're welcome Jan. I'm happy you found it useful.

]]> By: Jan Bodensteinhttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2958 Jan Bodenstein Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:56:52 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2958 Very good tutorial. Thank you, Zemalf.<br>Cheers<br>Jan Very good tutorial. Thank you, Zemalf.
Cheers
Jan

]]> By: How to get more blog comments and discussionhttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2292 How to get more blog comments and discussion Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:59:32 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2292 [...] In many blogging platforms it is a default, but in case your blog theme does not show the number of comments or you think it should show them more clearly, consider getting a new theme or tweaking your existing one. (update: to customize WP theme yourself, check the intructions on how to show number of comments on WordPress.) [...] [...] In many blogging platforms it is a default, but in case your blog theme does not show the number of comments or you think it should show them more clearly, consider getting a new theme or tweaking your existing one. (update: to customize WP theme yourself, check the intructions on how to show number of comments on WordPress.) [...]

]]> By: Juliushttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2855 Julius Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:35:24 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2855 Thanks for this clear tutorial. I'll share it with my friends who use Wordpress. Thanks for this clear tutorial. I'll share it with my friends who use WordPress.

]]> By: Juliushttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2288 Julius Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:35:24 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2288 Thanks for this clear tutorial. I'll share it with my friends who use Wordpress. Thanks for this clear tutorial. I'll share it with my friends who use WordPress.

]]> By: ileanehttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2284 ileane Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:38 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2284 Hi Zemalf, thanks for doing all of this research and providing the code for these changes. Comments are a very important part of blogging and any tip that helps attract them is valuable.<br><br>@Ileane Hi Zemalf, thanks for doing all of this research and providing the code for these changes. Comments are a very important part of blogging and any tip that helps attract them is valuable.

@Ileane

]]> By: How to show number of comments in WordPress | Yoobzhttp://zemalf.com/1292/wordpress-comments-number/#comment-2283 How to show number of comments in WordPress | Yoobz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:01:44 +0000 http://zemalf.com/?p=1292#comment-2283 [...] the rest here: How to show number of comments in WordPress Posteado por: yoobz on March 6, [...] [...] the rest here: How to show number of comments in WordPress Posteado por: yoobz on March 6, [...]

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