Title: Post count BEFORE the loop
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Post count BEFORE the loop

 *  Resolved [brad_langdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brad_langdon/)
 * (@brad_langdon)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-count-before-the-loop-1/)
 * Just wanting to get the total count of all posts (not pages) which is simple 
   but I need the result before I start the loop.
 * Any ideas?

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 *  [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * (@t31os_)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-count-before-the-loop-1/#post-1514057)
 * If you mean the total in the query (all, across however many pages).
 *     ```
       $wp_query->found_posts;
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [brad_langdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brad_langdon/)
 * (@brad_langdon)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-count-before-the-loop-1/#post-1514061)
 * Thanks, that did the trick.

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 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-count-before-the-loop-1/#post-1514061)
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