Site editor: Add item counts to post list status tabs by im3dabasia · Pull Request #82247 · WordPress/gutenberg

im3dabasia · 2026-08-31T12:38:01Z

What?

Closes #80683

Adds an item count next to each status tab in the post list.

Why?

Users can't tell how many drafts or pending items exist without clicking each tab. Classic wp-admin shows these counts.

How?

The server adds a count to each status entry in the page view config.
No extra requests: the list already fetches the view config on load.
Counts refresh after trash, permanent delete, restore, duplicate and Quick Edit save.
Refreshing reloads the view config only, so saved view preferences are left alone.
Counts are shown inline and muted, as agreed in the issue (Option 1).

Testing Instructions

Have a few pages, including at least one published and one draft.
Go to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=site-editor-v2&p=/types/page/list/all.
Confirm each status tab shows its item count.
Switch the layout to Table.
Do each action below and confirm the counts update without a reload:

Action	Expected
⋮ → Trash…	Trash +1, the page's status −1
Trash tab → ⋮ → Restore	Reverses the above
Trash tab → ⋮ → Permanently delete…	Trash −1
⋮ → Duplicate…	Drafts +1, All Pages +1
Quick Edit → change status → Done	Old status −1, new status +1

Confirm the layout is still Table after each action.

Testing Instructions for Keyboard

Tab to the status tab row, then arrow left/right between tabs.
Counts are announced as part of each tab's label, e.g. "Drafts 3".

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Mamaduka · 2026-08-31T13:26:36Z

While this works, it will increase the number of requests each post-type list DataView page makes. Now each tab (status) makes a request to fetch only the total numbers; the rest is discarded.

im3dabasia · 2026-09-02T10:35:08Z

@Mamaduka

Fair point! seven tabs means seven requests, and it grows with view_list.

Proposal: move it server-side.

Endpoint: the existing wp/v2/view-config?kind=postType&name=page, the one the list page already calls on load.

Change: add a count to each view_list entry. Today each entry is { title, slug, view } (schema); it becomes{ title, slug, view, count }, filled from one wp_count_posts() call.

Why not a new endpoint:

Zero extra requests, that call already happens.
Count sits on the tab it belongs to; client just renders it.
Server knows the filters, so it picks which entries get one.

Do you like this idea? Let me know if you have a better suggestion that could help move this feature forward.

im3dabasia · 2026-09-07T12:00:57Z

Hey @ciampo @manzoorwanijk @Mamaduka,

I’d really appreciate your thoughts and feedback on this PR. The enhancement follows a pattern we already have in core, as shown below.

If you have any concerns or suggestions, I’d be happy to address them and improve the PR further. I’d really like to carry this forward.

Thanks!

Mamaduka · 2026-09-07T12:03:42Z

@ntsekouras and @oandregal might have more context for this PR.

coderabbitai · 2026-09-08T13:28:27Z

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The WordPress 7.2 view configuration API now provides page status counts. The post list passes these counts to a reusable ViewTabCount component, which formats and styles them beside status tab labels.

Changes

Post status counts

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Count contract and API data `routes/post-list/view-utils.ts`, `lib/compat/wordpress-7.2/*`, `lib/load.php`	The view entry contract and REST schema now support optional counts. Page view configuration adds counts for each status and a non-trash total. WordPress 7.2 registers the updated controller and loads the compatibility files.
Post list count display `packages/admin-ui/src/view-tab-count/*`, `packages/admin-ui/src/index.ts`, `routes/post-list/stage.tsx`, `packages/admin-ui/README.md`, `packages/admin-ui/CHANGELOG.md`	`ViewTabCount` renders localized counts when available and applies tab-specific styling. The post list uses the component and removes the previous invalidation effect. Package documentation and the changelog describe the component.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PostList
  participant ViewConfigAPI
  participant ViewTabCount
  PostList->>ViewConfigAPI: Request page view configuration
  ViewConfigAPI-->>PostList: Return status tabs with counts
  PostList->>ViewTabCount: Pass each tab count
  ViewTabCount-->>PostList: Render formatted count or nothing

Suggested reviewers: oandregal

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 462cf

Status-tab counts may not update after publishing, scheduling, drafting, restoring, or trashing a page, so users can be shown incorrect totals until the view configuration refreshes. This should be addressed before merge.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The implementation satisfies issue [`#80683`]. It adds optional server-provided counts, displays locale-formatted inline counts, applies muted styling to inactive tabs, preserves active-tab label stylin…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within scope for issue [`#80683`]. The compatibility code, UI component, styles, documentation, changelog, and integration changes all support adding post list status-tab counts.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 90.91% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 11 functions across 12 files. (3 skipped: 3…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: adding item counts to the Site Editor post list status tabs.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains what the change adds, why it is needed, how counts are provided and refreshed, and how to test it.

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- Around line 383-387: Update the usePostActions status-change flow to refresh
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21-21: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore count refresh after post status changes.

Removing useEffect also removes the only shown invalidation of cached useViewConfig data. entry.count can then remain stale after publish, schedule, draft, restore, or trash actions, even when the records refresh. Invalidate or update the view configuration after actions that change a post status without resetting persisted view preferences.
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In `@routes/post-list/stage.tsx` at line 21, Restore cache invalidation for
useViewConfig after post status-changing actions in the post list stage,
including publish, schedule, draft, restore, and trash flows. Reintroduce the
necessary effect or equivalent refresh using the existing view-configuration
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im3dabasia · 2026-10-07T12:11:11Z

The listed actions are covered now, but publishing a draft in the editor and returning to Pages still reuses the cached counts. Could we refresh on that path too and add a publish-and-return test?

Fixed in b249b39: the counts refresh when you come back to the list, and there's a publish-and-return test.

im3dabasia · 2026-10-20T08:46:57Z

@ciampo addressed the latest feedback, and the Core backport (WordPress/wordpress-develop#14070) is updated to match. Ready for another look when you have time. Thanks!

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im3dabasia · 2026-10-20T13:18:11Z

@ciampo addressed the partial bulk failure, and while reviewing my own changes I fixed a few more edge cases in the counts (37245e0), each with a test.

One open question: counts currently refresh only after core's status-changing actions. Would you prefer they refresh after any action, so plugin actions are covered too?

I'll sync the Core backport (WordPress/wordpress-develop#14070) once this settles.

ciampo · 2026-10-20T13:20:07Z

One open question: counts currently refresh only after core's status-changing actions. Would you prefer they refresh after any action, so plugin actions are covered too?

That sounds like a good improvement! > I'd refresh whenever onActionPerformed fires, so plugin actions can update the counts too.

That adds a request for actions that don't affect the totals, but avoids maintaining a list of core action IDs. Plugin actions still need to call the callback after their changes finish.

Would be good to hear @oandregal 's opinion on this one, too

im3dabasia · 2026-10-20T13:24:29Z

That sounds like a good improvement! > I'd refresh whenever onActionPerformed fires, so plugin actions can update the counts too.

Thanks! Made the change in 3db7456: the counts now refresh after any action, happy to adjust if you see it differently.

ciampo · 2026-10-20T15:11:40Z

Looks good,let's sync the core backport

im3dabasia · 2026-10-21T06:55:28Z

Looks good,let's sync the core backport

I have (re)synced the PR, WordPress/wordpress-develop#14070, please have a look when you have a moment.

ciampo

Looks like #14070 still has no Trac ticket link in its title or description, let's make sure to add that, too.

ciampo · 2026-10-21T14:55:44Z

+.count {
+	margin-inline-start: var(--wpds-dimension-gap-xs);
+	color: var(--wpds-color-foreground-content-neutral-weak);
+	font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
+[aria-selected="true"] .count {
+	color: inherit;
+}


On an unselected tab on hover, the background changes while the count text stays the same, which could lead to inaccessible gb/fg combinations. Could we let the count inherit the tab color by default, and apply the muted color only when the tab is unselected, enabled, and idle? ie

.count { margin-inline-start: var(--wpds-dimension-gap-xs); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } [role="tab"]:not( [aria-selected="true"], [aria-disabled="true"], :disabled, :hover, :active, :focus-within, [data-focus-visible] ) .count { color: var(--wpds-color-foreground-content-neutral-weak); }

Done in c73380b: the count now follows the tab's colour and is muted only on idle, unselected tabs.

Mhh, maybe we can apply --wpds-color-foreground-content-neutral-weak also on the "selected" tab (published 2, in the screenshots above)

Done fixed it in this one @ciampo 813beac

the selected tab's count is muted attached a screenshot above, and takes the label's colour on hover and focus

im3dabasia · 2026-10-22T10:33:43Z

@ciampo addressed the feedback, ready for another look.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66362, milestone 7.3 since 7.2 Beta 1 is out.

Would you mind owning it? Also, should I move the PHP and changelog from 7.2 to 7.3?

ciampo

LGTM 🚀

Although I'll wait before leaving a formal approval until we have agreed the next steps in terms of release we're targeting and actions to take on the Core side.

@t-hamano maybe you can help to confirm next steps here?

t-hamano · 2026-10-24T01:12:12Z

As far as I can tell, the user-facing change in this PR is limited to the extensible site editor v2. The REST API would also return count to the classic site editor, but nothing there displays it.

Since v2 is still experimental and isn't included in Core builds, backporting this to 7.2 wouldn't give Core users any visible benefit. It would only add the cost of the wp_count_posts() call and lock in count as a public REST field. Unless I'm missing something, I think it would be fine to target 7.3 instead. What do you think?

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