wp_update_comment_count_now( int $post_id )

Updates the comment count for the post.


Parameters

$post_id

(int) (Required) Post ID


Return

(bool) True on success, false on '0' $post_id or if post with ID does not exist.


Source

File: wp-includes/comment.php

function wp_update_comment_count_now($post_id) {
	global $wpdb;
	$post_id = (int) $post_id;
	if ( !$post_id )
		return false;

	wp_cache_delete( 'comments-0', 'counts' );
	wp_cache_delete( "comments-{$post_id}", 'counts' );

	if ( !$post = get_post($post_id) )
		return false;

	$old = (int) $post->comment_count;

	/**
	 * Filters a post's comment count before it is updated in the database.
	 *
	 * @since WP-4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param int $new     The new comment count. Default null.
	 * @param int $old     The old comment count.
	 * @param int $post_id Post ID.
	 */
	$new = apply_filters( 'pre_wp_update_comment_count_now', null, $old, $post_id );

	if ( is_null( $new ) ) {
		$new = (int) $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND comment_approved = '1'", $post_id ) );
	} else {
		$new = (int) $new;
	}

	$wpdb->update( $wpdb->posts, array('comment_count' => $new), array('ID' => $post_id) );

	clean_post_cache( $post );

	/**
	 * Fires immediately after a post's comment count is updated in the database.
	 *
	 * @since WP-2.3.0
	 *
	 * @param int $post_id Post ID.
	 * @param int $new     The new comment count.
	 * @param int $old     The old comment count.
	 */
	do_action( 'wp_update_comment_count', $post_id, $new, $old );
	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/post.php */
	do_action( 'edit_post', $post_id, $post );

	return true;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.5.0 Introduced.