wp_count_terms( string $taxonomy, array|string $args = array() )
Count how many terms are in Taxonomy.
Description Description
Default $args is ‘hide_empty’ which can be ‘hide_empty=true’ or array(‘hide_empty’ => true).
Parameters Parameters
- $taxonomy
-
(string) (Required) Taxonomy name.
- $args
-
(array|string) (Optional) Array of arguments that get passed to get_terms().
Default value: array()
Return Return
(array|int|WP_Error) Number of terms in that taxonomy or WP_Error if the taxonomy does not exist.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/taxonomy.php
function wp_count_terms( $taxonomy, $args = array() ) {
$defaults = array(
'taxonomy' => $taxonomy,
'hide_empty' => false,
);
$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
// backward compatibility
if ( isset( $args['ignore_empty'] ) ) {
$args['hide_empty'] = $args['ignore_empty'];
unset( $args['ignore_empty'] );
}
$args['fields'] = 'count';
return get_terms( $args );
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.3.0 | Introduced. |