getting just the count

Instructions are within the plugin homepage

On the plugin homepage it says to add count=”on”, but that adds the number to the FB comments.

That wasn’t what I wanted.

My question is – can I get back just the number of the comments (without displaying the comments)?

Thanks

You should actually insert the HTML directly like so:

<span class="fb-comments-count" data-href="https://example.com/"></span>

I tried

<span class="fb-comments-count" data-href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"></span>

but getting a consistent 0 – even when there are comments.

The outcome is (e.g.):

<span class="fb-comments-count fb_comments_count_zero" data-href="https://breaking911.com/fifa-gave-lots-of-money-to-the-clinton-foundation/" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" data-iceapw="1" data-iceapc="1"><span class="fb_comments_count" data-iceapw="1">0</span></span>

Note the fb_comments_count_zero class that was added. Why is that?

Thanks

Your code is correct. However, I entered the URL manually here:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/comments

and it should me 0 comments. I then commented and see 1 comment (mine):
https://www.mgb-restauratie.nl/rotatiebrug-aangeschaft/?fb_comment_id=295178973939783_295548673902813

I see what your saying.
I did now the same, and the number grew.
But when I went to the actual page – the comments did not appear.
Also – adding a FB comment on the page (via the FB plugin) – did not affect the count.
What’s happening?

Thanks

If I go to https://www.mgb-restauratie.nl/rotatiebrug-aangeschaft/ all I see is the comment I made before. It works a it should. What am I missing?

https://breaking911.com/elderly-woman-arrested-after-22-hour-standoff-shooting-at-police-robot/

There’s 3 comments that I just put in.

but on the homepage link (on https://breaking911.com/ right sidebar – 70-Year-Old Woman Shoots at Police Robot During Standoff) it says 2 comments (which I put in yesterday on https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/comments …)

<span class=”fb-comments-count” data-href=”https://breaking911.com/elderly-woman-arrested-after-22-hour-standoff-shooting-at-police-robot/”></span&gt;

Here’s another one:
https://breaking911.com/breaking-atlanta-city-hall-evacuated/
On the page there’s one FB comment.

When I go to: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/comments
and enter that link, no comment comes up.

I see 2 comments on the first link and 1 on the second, which correlates to what the official FB Comments page says.