[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35603: Allow `wp_count_posts()` on multisite after switching sites

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#35603: Allow `wp_count_posts()` on multisite after switching sites
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 Reporter:  flixos90                    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                 |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:  multisite
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Comment (by dd32):

 FWIW, I'm not sure we should support this (even if we technically can) as
 it introduced an inconsistency in the CPT API.
 We end up with a situation where some functions work without the post type
 registered, whereas others don't.

 Many other API's could also technically support querying without
 registration, including `WP_Query`, however when a CPT becomes more
 complex than a simple copy of the `post` format such as having plugin
 conditionals on queries, altering SQL, adding permission checks, etc we
 get to a position where we currently are - if the plugin which registers
 the CPT isn't active, we effectively can't be sure that the functions will
 handle the same.

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