$num_comments = get_comments_number(); // get_comments_number returns only a numeric value
if ( comments_open() ) {
if ( $num_comments == 0 ) {
$comments = __('No Comments');
} elseif ( $num_comments > 1 ) {
$comments = $num_comments . __(' Comments');
} else {
$comments = __('1 Comment');
}
$write_comments = '
'. $comments.'';
} else {
$write_comments = __('Comments are off for this post.');
}
echo $write_comments;
?>