[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48772: Missing post ID as parameter for get_comments_number_text()

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#48772: Missing post ID as parameter for get_comments_number_text()
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 Reporter:  Hinjiriyo         |       Owner:  donmhico
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  5.4
Component:  Comments          |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 Having second thoughts on this.

 The existing fourth parameter of `comments_number()` was previously the
 number of comments, deprecated in [5101].

 While keeping it as is and adding a fifth parameter the safest option, I
 believe it should also be safe to just un-deprecate and repurpose the
 fourth parameter. Given that it's been deprecated for the last 13 years,
 it's highly unlikely that someone is still using it.

 A search for [https://wpdirectory.net/search/01E0W5QCQETXZZ866GRX01SJKA
 plugins] or [https://wpdirectory.net/search/01E0W5QZ2YFXAMMJYHXAKT2BVR
 themes] passing a numeric fourth parameter to `comments_number()` shows
 zero results, only some false positives.

 This is also different from [34118] / #33654. That was a serious issue for
 a pluggable function that depended on plugins being updated. This is minor
 in comparison, and `comments_number()` is not pluggable. Worst case here,
 a wrong comments number, should be an easy correction.

 Proposing [attachment:"48772.6.diff"] to address this.

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