Title: if($comments) returning false always
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# if($comments) returning false always

 *  [alexDevMilagro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexdevmilagro/)
 * (@alexdevmilagro)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ifcomments-returning-false-always/)
 * I know for a fact that I have comments, yet it’s constantly returning false. 
   I have an empty functions.php file, no js actcing on it etc.
 * It’s on a dev server so I can’t link but I assure you I changed almost nothing
   since installing 3.0.4. since this is a new site.
 * Let me know.
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 *  Thread Starter [alexDevMilagro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexdevmilagro/)
 * (@alexdevmilagro)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ifcomments-returning-false-always/#post-1879444)
 * The reason I’m not just linking comments_template() is because that wasn’t working
   so I”m hardcoding for debug purposes..
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ifcomments-returning-false-always/#post-1879449)
 * You _must_ use the comments_template() function. The comments are not actually
   pulled out of the database unless you use that function.
 * In other words, the $comments variable will be empty until you call the comments_template()
   function and it goes and loads the comments.php file.

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 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ifcomments-returning-false-always/#post-1879449)
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