# Using Wordpress Comments \*alongside\* Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Created:** [June 19, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786 "2024-06-19T17:49:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786/4 "2024-06-21T06:44:38Z")

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> [@Kayla](#):
>
> I did some more playing around, and it seems to show both the Discourse replies (first) and WP comments (including the submit form!) if there’s at least 1 WP comment _before_ posting to Discourse

Interestingly enough, it looks like it’s designed to work that way. This is the relevant logic with readable names in place of the [real code](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse/blob/main/lib/discourse-comment.php#L323):

```plaintext
if ( "Show Existing WP Comments" is disabled or there's no Wordpress comments ) {
  return only Discourse comments
} else {
  return Discourse comments followed by Wordpress comments
}

```

Is think the “or there’s no Wordpress comments” part of the conditional could be safely removed if that would help you?

> [@Kayla](#):
>
> I’m wondering if this is the case even in the block themes?

The number or timing of different types of comments won’t effect anything in a block theme as the each block is a contained element, so you get what you see.

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