The get_comment_excerpt() WordPress PHP function retrieves the excerpt of a given comment, returning a maximum of 20 words with an ellipsis appended if necessary.
Usage
get_comment_excerpt( $comment_id );
Example:
Input:
get_comment_excerpt( 42 );
Output:
"This is a sample comment..."
Parameters
- $comment_id (int|WP_Comment): Optional, WP_Comment or ID of the comment for which to get the excerpt. Default current comment.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_comment_excerpt()
Examples
Display comment excerpt for a specific comment
Display the comment excerpt of a specific comment with ID 42.
$comment_excerpt = get_comment_excerpt( 42 ); echo $comment_excerpt;
Display comment excerpts in a loop
Loop through an array of comment IDs and display their comment excerpts.
$comment_ids = array( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 );
foreach ( $comment_ids as $comment_id ) {
$comment_excerpt = get_comment_excerpt( $comment_id );
echo "<p>$comment_excerpt</p>";
}
Display comment excerpt with a custom length
Create a custom function to display a comment excerpt with a specified maximum length.
function custom_get_comment_excerpt( $comment_id, $length = 20 ) {
$comment_content = get_comment_text( $comment_id );
$excerpt = wp_trim_words( $comment_content, $length, '...' );
return $excerpt;
}
$custom_comment_excerpt = custom_get_comment_excerpt( 42, 10 );
echo $custom_comment_excerpt;
Display comment excerpt within a comments loop
Display comment excerpts within the WordPress comments loop.
if ( have_comments() ) {
while ( have_comments() ) {
the_comment();
$comment_excerpt = get_comment_excerpt();
echo "<p>$comment_excerpt</p>";
}
}
Display comment excerpt with a read more link
Display the comment excerpt with a “Read more” link that leads to the full comment.
$comment_id = 42; $comment_excerpt = get_comment_excerpt( $comment_id ); $comment_link = get_comment_link( $comment_id ); echo "<p>$comment_excerpt <a href=\"$comment_link\">Read more</a></p>";