count custom taxonomy

If you are trying to get post (movies) by category name, you need to use following code :

$query = new WP_Query( array( 'category_name' => $cat ) );
where $cat is the category slug.

if separate taxonomy has been created then use following code :

$args = array(
	'post_type' => 'movies',
	'tax_query' => array(
		array(
			'taxonomy' => 'movie_taxonomy', // taxonomy name
			'field'    => 'slug',
			'terms'    => array( $cat ),
		),
	),
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );

This will fetch the movies (posts) that are associated with that particular $cat (category name / actor).

Let me know if this works.

I think I will explain it a little better.
I have custom post type ‘movies’
custom taxonomy ‘actors’
I want to list all the ‘actors’ within the db [which I can do] but also add the amount of ‘movies’ that the current ‘actor’ is associated with.

i.e.

brad pit [14]

thanks in advance

• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by scottiescotsman.

$args = array(
	'post_type' => 'movies',
	'tax_query' => array(
		array(
			'taxonomy' => 'actors',
			'field'    => 'slug',
			'terms'    => array( $cat ),
		),
	),
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );

$count = $query->found_posts;

try with this once.

Recoverable fatal error: Object of class WP_Term could not be converted to string in C:\xampp\apps\wordpress\htdocs\wp-content\themes\SimpleAs\page-actor.php on line 43

<?php foreach (get_terms('actor') as $cat) : ?>

				<div class="col-md-4">
				
				<?php $args = array(
						'post_type' => 'movies',
						'tax_query' => array(
							array(
								'taxonomy' => 'actors',
								'field'    => 'slug',
								'terms'    => array( $cat ),
							),
						),
					);
					$query = new WP_Query( $args );

					$count = $query->found_posts;			

				?>
				
				<?php echo $cat; ?>
					
				</div>
				
				<?php endforeach; ?>

If you print $cat you will get an array which contains name. If you are getting that in an object array, you need to pass it as something like this.

$cat->name;

Please print the array once to make sure you get term name in name, and then pass above code as a name.

Hope this helps.

i changed
<?php echo $cat->name; ?>[<?php echo $count; ?>]
lists all actors correctly but movie count = 0 in all.

Thank you vey much for all your help

Happy to help you. Is the data displayed correctly ?

no it lists all actors correctly but not the movies that they are in are all 0 and should be at least 1 for all

sorted ??

<?php
				
				foreach ( get_terms( array(
											'taxonomy' => 'actor',
										) ) as $cat) :
										?>
					<div class="col-md-4">
						<?php $the_query = new WP_Query( array(
							'post_type' => 'movies',
							'tax_query' => array(
								array(
									'taxonomy' => 'actor',
									'field' => 'term_id',
									'terms' => $cat->term_id,
								)
							)
						) );
						$count = $the_query->found_posts; ?>
						
						<?php echo $cat->name; ?> <span style="color: white"><?php echo $count; ?></span>
						
					</div>
				
				<?php endforeach; ?>

That’s great !!!

I guess now you can change the topic status as ‘Resolved’ !!!

resolved

Hi @scottiescotsman,

You asked in a related topic (closed and referred here) why this code doesn’t work:

<?php $count_actor = get_term( 'actor' ); ?>

<?php echo $count_actor->count; ?>

It’s because ‘actor’ is an invalid parameter for get_term(). You must pass the term ID. If the term ID is not available for some reason, use get_term_by() to get a term object by its name or slug field.