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WordPress: Add post types to the 'At a glance' widget
<?php
add_filter( 'dashboard_glance_items', 'custom_glance_items', 10, 1 );
function custom_glance_items( $items = array() ) {
$post_types = array( 'post_type_1', 'post_type_2' );
foreach( $post_types as $type ) {
if( ! post_type_exists( $type ) ) continue;
$num_posts = wp_count_posts( $type );
if( $num_posts ) {
$published = intval( $num_posts->publish );
$post_type = get_post_type_object( $type );
$text = _n( '%s ' . $post_type->labels->singular_name, '%s ' . $post_type->labels->name, $published, 'your_textdomain' );
$text = sprintf( $text, number_format_i18n( $published ) );
if ( current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
$items[] = sprintf( '<a class="%1$s-count" href="edit.php?post_type=%1$s">%2$s</a>', $type, $text ) . "\n";
} else {
$items[] = sprintf( '<span class="%1$s-count">%2$s</span>', $type, $text ) . "\n";
}
}
}
return $items;
}
?>
#dashboard_right_now a.post_type-count:before,
#dashboard_right_now span.post_type-count:before {
content: "\f109";
}
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