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If there are X number of posts

Hi guys,
I'm looking for a conditional statement that will hide/show a button based on the number of posts. If you check out the attached image, you'll see I'm showing 6 portfolio items at a time. If there are more than 6, you can click the More button (top right) and flip through more items (on the same page).

The problem is, if there are less than 6 items, the button still shows. I would like to count the number of posts and hide the button if there are less than 6 items. I should also note that currently the button is outside the loop, but if needed I may be able to jam it in there.

You can also check out my code here:





<div class="slide-buttons-right">

					<ul>

					<?php wp_list_categories('title_li=<b>Categories: </b>&child_of='.of_get_option('of_portfolio_cat', 'no entry' )); ?></ul>

					<a class="next next-button" href="#">More Projects &rarr;</a>

				</div>

				

				<div class="features-portfolio">

					<!-- loop for portfolio slider -->			

					<?php query_posts('showposts=45&cat='.of_get_option('of_portfolio_cat', 'no entry' )); ?>



					<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

					

					<ul>

						<li class="group group-portfolio"> 

							<div class="feature"> 

								<div class="feature-shot"> 

									<div class="feature-img"> 

										<a href="

										<?php if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, 'boxlink', true) ) { ?>

											<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'boxlink', true) ?>

										<?php } else { ?>

											<?php the_permalink(); ?>

										<?php } ?>

										" class="feature-link"><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'feature' ); ?></a> 

										<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="feature-over">

											<?php the_title(); ?> 

											<span class="dim"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></span>

											<?php the_author_link(); ?> 

										</a>

									</div>

								</div>

							</div> 

						</li>

					</ul>



					<?php endwhile; ?>

					<?php endif; ?>

				</div>

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Mike McAlister | 06/14/11 at 2:50pm | Edit

(4) Possible Answers Submitted...

Last edited:
06/14/11
2:56pm

Utkarsh Kukreti says:

<?php

  global $wp_query;

  if ($wp_query->found_posts > 6) { ?>

    <a class="next next-button" href="#">More Projects &rarr;</a>

<?php } ?>

Last edited:
06/14/11
3:00pm
Kailey Lampert says:
replace your current line:
```
<a class="next next-button" href="#">More Projects &rarr;</a>
```
with this
```
<?php

global $wp_query;

$total = $wp_query->found_posts;

if ($total > 6) {

    ?><a class="next next-button" href="#">More Projects &rarr;</a><?php

}

?>
```
Edit: found_posts would be correct :)

Previous versions of this answer: 06/14/11 at 3:00pm
- 06/14/11 7:00pm
  
  Mike McAlister says:
  Hmm, that one doesn't seem to work, unfortunately. Just made the button disappear.
  
  Mike
- 06/14/11 7:17pm
  
  Kailey Lampert says:
  Can you echo out $total and see what it says?
```
<?php

global $wp_query;

$total = $wp_query->found_posts;

echo $total;

if ($total > 6) {

    ?><a class="next next-button" href="#">More Projects &rarr;</a><?php

}

?>
```
- 06/14/11 8:07pm
  
  Kailey Lampert says:
  You might also try moving the query_posts() function up a few lines so that it comes before your "more projects" button

Last edited:
06/14/11
10:36pm

Jerson Baguio says:

Try this code it might fix your problem





<div class="slide-buttons-right">



					<ul>



					<?php wp_list_categories('title_li=<b>Categories: </b>&child_of='.of_get_option('of_portfolio_cat', 'no entry' )); ?></ul>

					<?php

					global $wp_query;

					$wp_query = new WP_Query('showposts=45&cat='.of_get_option('of_portfolio_cat', 'no entry' ));

					?>

					<?php

					

					if($wp_query->post_count > 6):

					?>

					<a class="next next-button" href="#">More Projects &rarr;</a>

					<?php endif;?>

				</div>



				



				<div class="features-portfolio">



					<!-- loop for portfolio slider -->			



					<?php if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>



					



					<ul>



						<li class="group group-portfolio"> 



							<div class="feature"> 



								<div class="feature-shot"> 



									<div class="feature-img"> 



										<a href="



										<?php if ( $wp_query->get_post_meta($post->ID, 'boxlink', true) ) { ?>



											<?php echo $wp_query->get_post_meta($post->ID, 'boxlink', true) ?>



										<?php } else { ?>



											<?php $wp_query->the_permalink(); ?>



										<?php } ?>



										" class="feature-link"><?php $wp_query->the_post_thumbnail( 'feature' ); ?></a> 



										<a href="<?php $wp_query->the_permalink(); ?>" class="feature-over">



											<?php $wp_query->the_title(); ?> 



											<span class="dim"><?php echo $wp_query->get_the_date(); ?></span>



											<?php $wp_query->the_author_link(); ?> 



										</a>



									</div>



								</div>



							</div> 



						</li>



					</ul>







					<?php endwhile; ?>



					<?php endif; ?>



				</div>