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1. João Sardinha
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Hello,

   i need to output the number of posts in a custom post type so i can later output other stuff based on the number of posts.

   <?php query_posts(array('post_type' => 'galleries')); ?>
   
   <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
   <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); $count++; ?>
   
   <?php echo $count; ?>
   
   <?php endwhile;?>
   <?php endif; ?>		
   
   <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

   So far i have that, but it only outputs me a number per post, which is normal, but i want a variable that contains the number of posts in that post type so i can use conditional comments later

   Any help?

   Thank you

2. vankaa
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Try <?php wp_count_posts( $type, $perm ); ?>

3. João Sardinha
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Thank you, that seems to be what im looking for, however when i try

   <?php
   $count_posts = wp_count_posts('posts');
   echo $count_posts;
   ?>

   it outputs an error:

   Catchable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in mysite/index.php on line 92

4. vankaa
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   If you want all posts, than leave it default or write 'post'. If you want something specific like 'post_type' => 'galleries', than write it in. You can read the documentation

5. João Sardinha
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   i am aware of that thank you, but it outputs the above error when i try

6. jkulig
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   wp_count_posts() returns an object. Make sure you reference one of its properties:

   <?php
   $count_posts = wp_count_posts('posts');
   echo $count_posts->publish; //
   ?>

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