The get_approved_comments() WordPress PHP function retrieves the approved comments for a specific post.
Usage
get_approved_comments($post_id, $args);
Custom example:
Input:
$post_id = 1;
$args = array('order' => 'DESC');
get_approved_comments($post_id, $args);
Output:
An array of approved comments for post ID 1, ordered by descending order.
Parameters
- $post_id (int) – The ID of the post.
- $args (array) – Optional. See WP_Comment_Query::__construct() for information on accepted arguments.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_approved_comments()
Examples
Display approved comments for a specific post
This example displays the approved comments for a specific post ID.
$post_id = 1;
$comments = get_approved_comments($post_id);
foreach ($comments as $comment) {
echo "<strong>" . $comment->comment_author . "</strong>: " . $comment->comment_content . "<br>";
}
Display approved comments with a custom order
This example displays the approved comments for a specific post ID, ordered by ascending order.
$post_id = 1;
$args = array('order' => 'ASC');
$comments = get_approved_comments($post_id, $args);
foreach ($comments as $comment) {
echo "<strong>" . $comment->comment_author . "</strong>: " . $comment->comment_content . "<br>";
}
Display approved comments with a specific comment type
This example displays the approved comments for a specific post ID, filtering by a specific comment type (in this case, ‘comment’).
$post_id = 1;
$args = array('type' => 'comment');
$comments = get_approved_comments($post_id, $args);
foreach ($comments as $comment) {
echo "<strong>" . $comment->comment_author . "</strong>: " . $comment->comment_content . "<br>";
}
Display approved comments with a custom number
This example displays a limited number of approved comments for a specific post ID.
$post_id = 1;
$args = array('number' => 5);
$comments = get_approved_comments($post_id, $args);
foreach ($comments as $comment) {
echo "<strong>" . $comment->comment_author . "</strong>: " . $comment->comment_content . "<br>";
}
Display approved comments with a specific author email
This example displays the approved comments for a specific post ID, filtering by a specific author email.
$post_id = 1;
$args = array('author_email' => '[email protected]');
$comments = get_approved_comments($post_id, $args);
foreach ($comments as $comment) {
echo "<strong>" . $comment->comment_author . "</strong>: " . $comment->comment_content . "<br>";
}