update_posts_count( string $deprecated = '' )

Update a blog’s post count.

Description

WordPress MS stores a blog’s post count as an option so as to avoid extraneous COUNTs when a blog’s details are fetched with get_site(). This function is called when posts are published or unpublished to make sure the count stays current.

Parameters

$deprecated

(string) (Optional) Not used.

Default value: ''

Source

File: wp-includes/ms-functions.php

function update_posts_count( $deprecated = '' ) {
	global $wpdb;
	update_option( 'post_count', (int) $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT COUNT(ID) FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_status = 'publish' and post_type = 'post'" ) );
}

Changelog

Version Description
MU (3.0.0) Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_posts_count