Title: comment_count in Database Incorrect
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# comment_count in Database Incorrect

 *  [steve49589](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve49589/)
 * (@steve49589)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment_count-in-database-incorrect/)
 * I’ve seen a couple of other posts concerning this problem, tried one proposed
   solution, but did not have any luck.
 * The comment_count field in my wp_posts table is incorrect for some of my posts.
   As an example, if one person comments, the viewable blog shows “Three Responses”
   but only the one actual comment.
 * If I go check the wp_posts table and look at the specific post, the comment_count
   field shows a 3.
 * If I change the 3 to a 1 in the table and go back to the viewable site, it shows“
   One Response” which is correct.
 * Any ideas?

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 *  Thread Starter [steve49589](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve49589/)
 * (@steve49589)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment_count-in-database-incorrect/#post-957579)
 * Bump
 *  Thread Starter [steve49589](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve49589/)
 * (@steve49589)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment_count-in-database-incorrect/#post-957707)
 * Bump.
 * Still having the same issue. There are others that have had the same issue in
   an older thread that is now marked as resolved, so I need to keep this thread
   active.
 *  [hathor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hathor/)
 * (@hathor)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment_count-in-database-incorrect/#post-957714)
 * I have the same problem and still no solution. (I posted it also in the [German WP board](http://forum.wordpress-deutschland.org/konfiguration/46085-anzahl-der-kommentare-wird-falsch-angegeben.html).)
 * Not each post is concerned, so far I’ve seen just two. One has 3 comments, but
   the comment count shows 15. The other one has 7 comments, but the comment count
   shows 49.
 * I’m using WP 2.7.
    It’s not a plugin issue. I deactivated all my plugins and 
   the comment count is still wrong. There is also no spam, comments awaiting moderation,
   pingbacks or trackbacks.
 *  [hathor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hathor/)
 * (@hathor)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment_count-in-database-incorrect/#post-957747)
 * I’ve found the cause for the bug, at least in my case:
 * It is the plugin **Role Scoper**. The developer of this great plugin is working
   on a solution, see [this thread in his support board](http://agapetry.net/forum/role-scoper/comment-count-bug/page-1).

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [wp_posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_posts/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [hathor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hathor/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment_count-in-database-incorrect/#post-957747)
 * Status: not resolved

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