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mkwebworker/count_categorie_items.php

Created October 16, 2013 12:38
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    /**
    * count_categorie_items :: count all items of a category :: returns false or the number of items
    * @param string $category_slug :: slug of the category
    * @param bool return :: return or echo
    **/
    function count_categorie_items( $category_slug, $return = false){

    if( ! empty ($category_slug) ):
    ///// get category id & count their items /////
    $cat = get_category_by_slug($category_slug);

    $args = array (
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
    'category' => $cat->term_id

    );

    $press_releases_items = count( get_posts($args) );

    ///// return or echo /////
    if($return == true )return $press_releases_items;
    else echo $press_releases_items;

    else:

    return false;

    endif;
    }