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1. ixwa
   Member
   Posted 12 months ago #

   Trying to get a total count of all posts matching a query before running the loop. I know it's possible to first run a loop with $i++ to tally the results, but this means running the loop twice (presumably slower).

   Anyone know if there's a quick WP_Query() parameter for getting the equivalent of a mySQL COUNT() during SELECT?

   Thanks.

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 12 months ago #

   Do you really need the count before the query, or just before you display the results?

   If the latter, you can just use the found_posts property of the query. For example,

   <?php
   $args = array(
      'posts_per_page' => 5,
      'post_type' => 'post',
   );
   $myquery = new WP_Query($args);
   
   echo "<h2>Found: $myquery->found_posts</h2>";
   
   ?>

3. ixwa
   Member
   Posted 12 months ago #

   Actually no, this is exactly what I was looking for. I needed the full count of matching results before starting the loop.

   Thanks very much.

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