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have_comments()

have_comments(): bool

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Determines whether current WordPress query has comments to loop over.

Return

bool True if comments are available, false if no more comments.

More Information

This function relies upon the global $wp_query object to be set – this is usually the case from within The Loop.

Warning: this function will always return “false” until after comments_template() has been called. If you need to check for comments before calling comments_template() , use get_comments_number() instead.

Source

function have_comments() {
	global $wp_query;

	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return $wp_query->have_comments();
}

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VersionDescription
2.2.0Introduced.

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    Basic Example

    Example based on Twentyten’s comments.php template: Comments title (and more) is displayed only when comments are available:

    <?php if ( have_comments() ) : ?>
	<h3 id="comments-title"><?php
		printf(
			_n( 'One Response to %2$s', '%1$s Responses to %2$s', get_comments_number(), 'twentyten' ),
			number_format_i18n( get_comments_number() ),
			'<em>' . get_the_title() . '</em>' 
		);
	?></h3>
// [and more, of course...]
<?php else : // or, if we don't have comments:
	if ( ! comments_open() ) : ?>
		<p class="nocomments"><?php _e( 'Comments are closed.', 'twentyten' ); ?></p>
	<?php endif; // end ! comments_open() ?>
<?php endif; // end have_comments() ?>

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