count_user_posts( int $userid, array|string $post_type = ‘post’, bool $public_only = false ): string

Gets the number of posts a user has written.

Parameters

$useridintrequired
User ID.
$post_typearray|stringoptional
Single post type or array of post types to count the number of posts for. Default 'post'.

Default:'post'

$public_onlybooloptional
Whether to only return counts for public posts.

Default:false

Return

string Number of posts the user has written in this post type.

Source

function count_user_posts( $userid, $post_type = 'post', $public_only = false ) {
	global $wpdb;

	$where = get_posts_by_author_sql( $post_type, true, $userid, $public_only );

	$count = $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts $where" );

	/**
	 * Filters the number of posts a user has written.
	 *
	 * @since 2.7.0
	 * @since 4.1.0 Added `$post_type` argument.
	 * @since 4.3.1 Added `$public_only` argument.
	 *
	 * @param int          $count       The user's post count.
	 * @param int          $userid      User ID.
	 * @param string|array $post_type   Single post type or array of post types to count the number of posts for.
	 * @param bool         $public_only Whether to limit counted posts to public posts.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_usernumposts', $count, $userid, $post_type, $public_only );
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘get_usernumposts’, int $count, int $userid, string|array $post_type, bool $public_only )

Filters the number of posts a user has written.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.3.0Added $public_only argument. Added the ability to pass an array of post types to $post_type.
4.1.0Added $post_type argument.
3.0.0Introduced.

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