Wp_Query
should be able to do this for you. Pass it the appropriate parameters, including a tax_query
, and check found_posts
.
$p = new WP_Query(
array(
'post_type' => 'custcpt', // your CPT
'tax_query' => array(
array(
'taxonomy' => 'custtax', // your tax
'field' => 'id',
'terms' => $cat->term_id, // your term ID
)
),
'ignore_stickie_posts' => true,
'fields' => 'ids',
)
);
echo $p->found_posts;
Untested, but should be close.