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Mismatch between tags list and number of posts for a given tag

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Sometimes the number of posts indicated in the tags list does not match the number of posts displayed for that tag. This appears to be due to the inclusion of deleted posts in the displayed number. Would it be more helpful to exclude deleted posts so that the numbers match (long term - putting aside caching effects)?

An example from Code Golf

The "math" tag shows 5 posts but clicking on it lists only 3 posts.

Tags list showing math tag has 5 posts

Posts list for math tag showing only 3 posts

An example from Writing

Here the example images are shown first from the "Q&A" section and then from the "Challenges" section. The results are the same posts each time (each post being labelled as Q&A or Challenges depending on what list it is showing in, rather than depending on its genuine category). This is mentioned in existing bug https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/249

This shows that the discrepancy is not due to the existence of other category types.

Moshi points out in a comment that deleted posts are included in the number shown next to each tag, so this probably explains it.

Q&A

Under "Q&A" The "mobile" tag shows 3 posts but clicking on it lists only 2 Q&A posts.

Q&A tags list showing mobile tag has 3 posts

Q&A posts list for mobile tag showing only 2 posts

Challenges

Under "Challenges" The "mobile" tag shows 3 posts but clicking on it lists only 2 Challenges posts. As mentioned, these are the exact same 2 posts shown under Q&A, so they are each mislabelled in one of these lists.

Challenges tags list showing mobile tag has 3 posts

Challenges posts list for mobile tag showing only 2 posts

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FoggyFinder‭ wrote over 3 years ago

I think it calculates amount for all categories instead of just current category.

Moshi‭ wrote over 3 years ago

"perhaps the totals include deleted posts that are not displayed" Yes, the prime example is probably the ever-humorous TibetLhasatourpackage (In the tag list, it shows there exists one (deleted) post). @FoggyFinder is also correct, though even in that case the search results would include the other category, so the results shouldn't mismatch due to it.

trichoplax‭ wrote over 3 years ago

Thanks FoggyFinder - that issue helped me narrow down the problem. Even though it appears that only one post category is displayed, in fact both Q&A and Challenges posts are displayed in the same list (just mislabelled as being all Q&A in the Q&A list, or all Challenges in the Challenges list). So the remaining discrepancy appears to be due to the deleted posts that Moshi mentions. Thanks both