wp_count_posts() WordPress Function
The wp_count_posts() function is used to retrieve the number of posts for each post type. The function returns an object containing the post_type and the number of posts for each post type.
wp_count_posts( string $type = 'post', string $perm = '' ) #
Count number of posts of a post type and if user has permissions to view.
Description
This function provides an efficient method of finding the amount of post’s type a blog has. Another method is to count the amount of items in get_posts(), but that method has a lot of overhead with doing so. Therefore, when developing for 2.5+, use this function instead.
The $perm parameter checks for ‘readable’ value and if the user can read private posts, it will display that for the user that is signed in.
Parameters
- $type
(string)(Optional) Post type to retrieve count.
Default value: 'post'
- $perm
(string)(Optional) 'readable' or empty.
Default value: ''
Return
(stdClass) Number of posts for each status.
Source
File: wp-includes/post.php
function wp_count_posts( $type = 'post', $perm = '' ) {
global $wpdb;
if ( ! post_type_exists( $type ) ) {
return new stdClass;
}
$cache_key = _count_posts_cache_key( $type, $perm );
$counts = wp_cache_get( $cache_key, 'counts' );
if ( false !== $counts ) {
// We may have cached this before every status was registered.
foreach ( get_post_stati() as $status ) {
if ( ! isset( $counts->{$status} ) ) {
$counts->{$status} = 0;
}
}
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post.php */
return apply_filters( 'wp_count_posts', $counts, $type, $perm );
}
$query = "SELECT post_status, COUNT( * ) AS num_posts FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_type = %s";
if ( 'readable' === $perm && is_user_logged_in() ) {
$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $type );
if ( ! current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->read_private_posts ) ) {
$query .= $wpdb->prepare(
" AND (post_status != 'private' OR ( post_author = %d AND post_status = 'private' ))",
get_current_user_id()
);
}
}
$query .= ' GROUP BY post_status';
$results = (array) $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( $query, $type ), ARRAY_A );
$counts = array_fill_keys( get_post_stati(), 0 );
foreach ( $results as $row ) {
$counts[ $row['post_status'] ] = $row['num_posts'];
}
$counts = (object) $counts;
wp_cache_set( $cache_key, $counts, 'counts' );
/**
* Modify returned post counts by status for the current post type.
*
* @since 3.7.0
*
* @param stdClass $counts An object containing the current post_type's post
* counts by status.
* @param string $type Post type.
* @param string $perm The permission to determine if the posts are 'readable'
* by the current user.
*/
return apply_filters( 'wp_count_posts', $counts, $type, $perm );
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.5.0 | Introduced. |