[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64853: Inconsistent Post Count in Category Taxonomy

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#64853: Inconsistent Post Count in Category Taxonomy
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 Reporter:  phunsanit           |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General             |    Version:  6.9.4
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:  has-patch
  Focuses:  ui, administration  |
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 Description

 There is a discrepancy between the post count displayed in the Category
 List (edit-tags.php) and the actual number of posts displayed when
 clicking through to the Post List (edit.php?category_name=...).
 Environment

     Platform: WordPress Admin Dashboard

     Affected Pages: * /wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category

         /wp-admin/edit.php?category_name=history

 Steps to Reproduce

     Create a category named "History".

     Publish 1 post assigned to the "History" category.

     Create a 2nd post assigned to the "History" category, but set its
 status to "Scheduled" (Future).

     Navigate to Posts > Categories (edit-tags.php). Observe the Count
 column for "History".

     Click the count number (1) to view the posts in that category.

 Expected Result

 The count in the Category List should reflect the total number of items
 managed within that category (2), or the Post List should filter by
 "Published" by default to match the count.
 Actual Result

     Category List: Displays a count of 1 (only counting Published posts).

     Post List: Displays 2 items (1 Published + 1 Scheduled).

     Note: There are no active filters applied in the Post List, yet the
 numbers do not align.

 Suggested Fix/Reasoning

 The internal function _update_post_term_count() currently only includes
 the publish post status. To improve UX and consistency for site
 administrators, the update_post_term_count_statuses filter should be
 utilized to include the future status in the count calculation.
 A Quick Technical Note

 Since you mentioned earlier that you don't have a "Published" filter
 active, WordPress's default behavior is to show all statuses you have
 permission to see (Draft, Scheduled, Published) on the edit.php screen,
 which is why the "2" appears there while the "1" stays on the category
 summary.

 Would you like me to provide the specific PHP code snippet to fix this so
 your "Scheduled" posts are always included in that count?

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