id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
17027,Allow WP_Query to return just the count,scribu,,"Currently, you can't ask just for the total number of posts for a certain query.

You have to execute that query and then retrieve the total using SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS.

Maybe a {{{'fields' => 'count'}}} option would do it.

Example where this is needed in Core: #17019",enhancement,new,normal,Future Release,Query,,normal,,needs-patch,