Title: Numbered comments without a plugin?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Numbered comments without a plugin?

 *  [Jennifer Roberts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jenspends/)
 * (@jenspends)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-comments-without-a-plugin/)
 * I’m trying to minimize the number of plugins I use on my site. Right now my comments
   are set up as an ordered list, which generates the comment numbers. The problem
   is, the comments are also paginated, so the comment numbers start all over again
   when I navigate to a different page of comments. Is there a way to fix this without
   using a plugin?

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 *  [ysr5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ysr5/)
 * (@ysr5)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-comments-without-a-plugin/#post-2551433)
 * check [this](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_comments)
 *     ```
       $orderby
       (string) (optional) Set the field used to sort comments.
       Default: comment_date_gmt
   
       $order
       (string) (optional) How to sort $orderby. Valid values:
       'ASC' - Ascending (lowest to highest).
       'DESC' - Descending (highest to lowest).
       Default: DESC
       ```
   
 * you can choose every fild in the database->wp_comments table structure as the
   $orderby parameter. but this would generate a array with all comments so you 
   have to filter them checking the post_ID === $page_id (get_the_ID()) or you build
   your own sql statemant to get your custom array.

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## Tags

 * [comment numbering](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/comment-numbering/)

 * In: [Hacks](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/hacks/)
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 * Last reply from: [ysr5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ysr5/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-comments-without-a-plugin/#post-2551433)
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