Index: branches/RC/core/units/general/cat_tag_processor.php
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diff -u -r8991 -r9001
--- branches/RC/core/units/general/cat_tag_processor.php	(.../cat_tag_processor.php)	(revision 8991)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/general/cat_tag_processor.php	(.../cat_tag_processor.php)	(revision 9001)
@@ -512,6 +512,21 @@
 
 			return adodb_date($format, $date);
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Counts category item count in system (not category-dependent)
+		 *
+		 * @param Array $params
+		 * @return int
+		 */
+		function ItemCount($params)
+		{
+			$count_helper =& $this->Application->recallObject('CountHelper');
+			/* @var $count_helper kCountHelper */
+
+			$today_only = isset($params['today']) && $params['today'];
+			return $count_helper->ItemCount($this->Prefix, $today_only);
+		}
 	}
 
 ?>
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