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Add span to archive post count

In WordPress you can add a span to the wp_list_categories() function with something like:

function style_the_list_count($links) {
$links = str_replace('</a> (', '</a> <span class="listCount">(', $links);
$links = str_replace(')', ')</span>', $links);
return $links;
}
add_filter('wp_list_categories', 'style_the_list_count');

but I want to target the Archive's Show post counts but after looking for the function to tie into I've been unable to locate what should be used. I've tried wp_get_archives from my searches but no luck and when I looked under the post Creating an Archive Index I didn't see anything mentioned. Is there a way I can hook into the Archive count or a way I can add a span tag to every instance of a widget's checked Show post counts for all of the default widgets?

Solution

  • wp_get_archives() itself doesn't have any useful filters we can hook in to, but get_archives_link() (which it calls and passes the post count output to) does.

    You can use an almost identical function and hook it to the get_archives_link filter:

    function so_40551791_style_the_archive_count($links) {
    $links = str_replace('</a>&nbsp;(', '</a> <span class="archiveCount">(', $links);
    $links = str_replace(')', ')</span>', $links);
    return $links;
}

add_filter('get_archives_link', 'so_40551791_style_the_archive_count');

    Note, the &nbsp; where there was a space before.