Title: Shortcode for comments?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Shortcode for comments?

 *  [Derek Freal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/derek4real/)
 * (@derek4real)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-for-comments-1/)
 * How can we create a custom shortcode to display the number of comments? I am 
   trying but failing. **Anyone have any suggestions?** (Would be nice to see this
   included in the next update *cough cough* *nudge nudge*)
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## Tags

 * [argument](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/argument/)
 * [Comments](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/comments/)
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 * [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/shortcode/)

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 * Last reply from: [Derek Freal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/derek4real/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-for-comments-1/)
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