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Add Custom Post Types to the ‘Right Now’ Dashboard Widget

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Albert Einstein


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// ADD CUSTOM POST TYPES TO THE 'RIGHT NOW' DASHBOARD WIDGET
function wph_right_now_content_table_end() {
    $args = array(
        'public' => true ,
        '_builtin' => false
        );
    $output = 'object';
    $operator = 'and';
    $post_types = get_post_types( $args , $output , $operator );
        foreach( $post_types as $post_type ) {
        $num_posts = wp_count_posts( $post_type->name );
        $num = number_format_i18n( $num_posts->publish );
        $text = _n( $post_type->labels->singular_name, $post_type->labels->name , intval( $num_posts->publish ) );
            if ( current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
                $num = "<a href='edit.php?post_type=$post_type->name'>$num</a>";
                $text = "<a href='edit.php?post_type=$post_type->name'>$text</a>";
                }
            echo '<tr><td class="first b b-' . $post_type->name . '">' . $num . '</td>';
            echo '<td class="t ' . $post_type->name . '">' . $text . '</td></tr>';
            }
    $taxonomies = get_taxonomies( $args , $output , $operator );
        foreach( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {
            $num_terms  = wp_count_terms( $taxonomy->name );
            $num = number_format_i18n( $num_terms );
            $text = _n( $taxonomy->labels->singular_name, $taxonomy->labels->name , intval( $num_terms ));
            if ( current_user_can( 'manage_categories' ) ) {
                $num = "<a href='edit-tags.php?taxonomy=$taxonomy->name'>$num</a>";
                $text = "<a href='edit-tags.php?taxonomy=$taxonomy->name'>$text</a>";
            }
        echo '<tr><td class="first b b-' . $taxonomy->name . '">' . $num . '</td>';
        echo '<td class="t ' . $taxonomy->name . '">' . $text . '</td></tr>';
    }
}
add_action( 'right_now_content_table_end' , 'wph_right_now_content_table_end' );