public static function wp_count_comments( $stats, $post_id ) {

		// If someone calls this directly on 6.0 or later notify them and return early.
		if ( ! self::should_modify_comment_counts() ) {
			_doing_it_wrong( __METHOD__, 'This method should not be called on WordPress 6.0 or later.', '6.6.0' );
			return $stats;
		}

		// Don't modify when querying for a specific post.
		if ( 0 !== $post_id ) {
			return $stats;
		}

		// Return cached object if available.
		$cached = get_transient( self::$count_transient_key );
		if ( $cached ) {
			return $cached;
		}

		// If $stats is empty, get a new object from the WP Core that we can modify.
		if ( empty( $stats ) ) {

			$stats = get_comment_count( $post_id );

			// The keys in wp_count_comments() and get_comment_counts() don't match.
			$stats['moderated'] = $stats['awaiting_moderation'];
			unset( $stats['awaiting_moderation'] );

			// Cast to an object.
			$stats = (object) $stats;

		}

		// Otherwise modify the existing stats object.
		return self::modify_comment_stats( $stats );

	}