[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45035: allow register_post_type() arg to control whether a CPT's counts are added to the "At a Glance" Dashboard widget

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#45035: allow register_post_type() arg to control whether a CPT's counts are added
to the "At a Glance" Dashboard widget
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 Reporter:  pbiron             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback       |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by pbiron):

 Replying to [comment:2 swissspidy]:
 > > Another "nice to have" would be to allow the param to take a string
 value that would be interpreted as a post_status to show the count for,
 e.g., show counts for custom post_status = mycustompoststatus instead of
 publish.
 >
 > What about two arguments:
 >
 > * `at_a_glance`
 > * `at_a_glance_count_cb` (like `update_count_callback` or
 `register_meta_box_cb`)
 >
 > This way one can provide a custom callback that returns a count.
 Otherwise it would fall back to `wp_count_posts`.

 So `at_a_glance` would be a boolean and `at_a_glance_count_cb` would be
 ignored if `at_a_glance` is false.

 That certainly works for me.

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