[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32953: List table: order by comments should be by total comments count

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#32953: List table: order by comments should be by total comments count
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 Reporter:  afercia         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch     |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by helen):

 Looks like it's used in:

 * `get_comments_number()` - a very popular templating function.
 * By extension of the above, `comments_bubble()` and
 `get_comments_number_text()`.
 * `feed_links_extra()`
 * Feeds.
 * The patch on #32152 :)
 * And of course, any other query anybody has that orders by comment count,
 and likely currently expects it to be the approved comment count.

 I don't know how we could order by total comments otherwise.

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