[Support request] Comment count in meta of single post

[Dong]

Hi guys,

It seems the latest update breaks the comment counts in the meta of a single post. And all the existing tricks don’t work — they only work for the meta of the archive. Basically, I’d like to have the meta in this format:

[Date] • Writer • Comment count (the first two are already there like in the post below.)

https://dongknows.com/get-your-home-wired-with-network-cables/

Better yet, if possible, I’d like the meta to be:

[Date] • Writer • [Number of minutes] to read • Comment count

How can I bring them back? Thanks.

-Dong.

[Tom]

Hi there,

Can you share the current functions you were using that are no longer working?

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[Dong]

I used the code below but it has two problems:

1. The comment count only appears on the archive page, not in a single post.
2. On the archive page, it shows in two places, below the Headline and also below the excerpt. When I turn off “Display comment count” using the Layout Customization then it disappears in both.

add_filter( 'generate_header_entry_meta_items', function() {
    return array(
    
	  'author',        
	  'date',
	  'comments-link',
	
    );
} );
add_filter( 'generate_inside_post_meta_item_output', function( $output, $item ) {
    if ( '' === $item ) {
        return '';
    }
    if ( 'comments-link' === $item ) {
        return ' • ';
    }
    if ( 'date' === $item ) {
        return ' • ';
    }

    return $output;
}, 50, 2 );

[Tom]

Add this as well:

add_action( 'wp', function() {
    if ( is_single() ) {
        add_filter( 'generate_show_comments', '__return_true' );
    }
} );

add_filter( 'generate_footer_entry_meta_items', function( $items ) {
    return array_diff( $items, array( 'comments-link' ) );
} );

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/
Ongoing Development: https://generatepress.com/ongoing-development

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