Luke Mlsna

<p>This plugin allows you to dynamically return the number of posts in a particular category, tag, or custom taxonomy. Inserting <code>[cat_count value="category-slug"]</code> in a post or page, or <code><?php do_shortcode('cat_count slug="category-slug" '); ?></code> anywhere in WordPress’ code will return the number of posts in that particular category.</p>
<p>Useful for creating dynamic table of contents pages, keeping track of post stats, general bragging, or any place where keeping a running tally might be desirable.</p>
<h3>Readme Generator</h3>
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<li>This plugin’s readme.txt file was generated by the <a href="http://shinraholdings.com/project/readme-gen" rel="nofollow ugc">bitacre Readme Generator</a> for WordPress Plugins.</li>
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<h3>Support</h3>
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<li><a href="http://shinraholdings.com/plugins/count-posts-in-a-category" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Homepage</a></li>
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<h3>Donations</h3>
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