How To Count the Number of JPG, GIF, and PNG Images in Media Library

Are you looking for a way to count the JPG, GIF, and PNG images in the media library? This snippet will display a total of all JPG, GIF, and PNG images that are in the media library.

Instructions:

1. Add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin.

function img_count(){
	$query_img_args = array(
		'post_type' => 'attachment',
		'post_mime_type' =>array(
                		'jpg|jpeg|jpe' => 'image/jpeg',
                		'gif' => 'image/gif',
				'png' => 'image/png',
				),
		'post_status' => 'inherit',
		'posts_per_page' => -1,
		);
	$query_img = new WP_Query( $query_img_args );
	echo $query_img->post_count;
}

2. Add this snippet to the location in your theme where you want to display the count total.

<?
   img_count();
?>

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly copy / paste code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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