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Created March 20, 2012 16:00
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WP - Get total number of posts in Custom Type Posts
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// Put in functions.php
/* GET TOTAL NUMBER OF POSTS FOR SPECIFIC CUSTOM POST TYPE */
function cpt_count($ptype,$display=true) {
global $wpdb;
$SQL = "SELECT count(*) FROM $wpdb->posts posts WHERE posts.post_status = 'publish' AND post_type = '".$ptype."' ";
$total_cpt_posts = $wpdb->get_var($SQL);
if($display) {
echo $total_cpt_posts;
}
return $total_cpt_posts;
}
// Usage
<?php cpt_count('case-study'); ?>
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