Hyperlink Comment count

  • Resolved ourintentionalfarm

    (@ourintentionalfarm)


    5 years, 6 months ago

    I updated my theme to display the number of comments next to the date of each post using the following code: echo ‘ – ‘, get_comments_number(), ‘ comments ‘;

    In the functions.php

    How do I make this hyperlinked so it takes you directly to the comments when clicked? Right now it doesn’t link at all.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    5 years, 6 months ago

    It may be different in your theme, but in twentytwentyone, comments are in a div with the ID “comments”. So

    echo ‘ – ‘, <a href="#comments">get_comments_number(), ‘ comments ‘, '</a>';

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hi Intentional Farm,
    Steven’s suggestion will work on single post pages (once the syntax errors are corrected (‘ vs. ')). For the comment links on your home page the href value needs to include the current post’s permalink. So:
    echo ' – <a href="', esc_url( get_permalink()), '#comments">', get_comments_number(), ' comments</a>';

    Thread Starter ourintentionalfarm

    (@ourintentionalfarm)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    This community rocks! Thanks so much for you speedy suggestions. bcworkz, the home page code worked

    Thanks Steven for the single post info too.

    Appreciate you both.

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