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Returns the number of published posts in the given category.

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  1. // @ WordPress
  2. // Returns the total number of posts in given category
  3. // --------------------------------------------------------
  4. function count_total_posts($cat) {
  5.  
  6. 	foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) {
  7.  
  8. 		if( $category->cat_ID == $cat ) return $category->category_count;
  9.  
  10. 	}
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  12. }
  13. //----------------------------------------------------------

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