'Wordpress: Deleted comments in DB but still shows count in admin sidebar. How can I fix this?
I noticed a lot of spam posts, comments, & users on my WordPress site. I directly deleted all of the spam from the database, but I'm still seeing a comment count in the sidebar and on the edit-comments.php page as if I never deleted anything. I cannot figure out where this number is coming from and would like to fix it.
WP v5.7.2 with a BeTheme theme.
Solution 1:[1]
I just had this issue.
- In the WP database, I searched and wanted to delete any pending comments. I did not have any.
- I cleaned the browser and Wordpress cache.
- I created a new post and added a comment.
- I deleted my new comment and then the post.
The number of pending comments went down to zero as I wanted.
This is not the professional way of solving this issue but allowed me to move on. I'll post if I find a better way to clear this incorrect "pending messages count number".
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