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