_update_term_count_on_transition_post_status() WordPress Function

The _update_term_count_on_transition_post_status() function is a WordPress core function that is responsible for updating the post_term_count value when a post's status is changed. This function is triggered when a post is saved, published, or deleted.

_update_term_count_on_transition_post_status( string $new_status, string $old_status, WP_Post $post ) #

function _update_term_count_on_transition_post_status( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
	// Update counts for the post's terms.
	foreach ( (array) get_object_taxonomies( $post->post_type ) as $taxonomy ) {
		$tt_ids = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, $taxonomy, array( 'fields' => 'tt_ids' ) );
		wp_update_term_count( $tt_ids, $taxonomy );
	}
}