Couldn't find a variable to grab such so resorted to an SQL SELECT to find. I put the code in

1. SQL Code
[/skins/my_usual_skin/_sidebar.php]
Just after first php tage


<php// getting postcount
$reg = 'published';
if (isset($current_User))
$reg = 'protected';

mysql_connect("localhost", "userName", "passWord") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("dataBaseName") or die(mysql_error());

$row_query = "
SELECT evo_items__item.post_main_cat_ID,
evo_items__item.post_ptyp_ID,
evo_items__item.post_status,
evo_categories.cat_ID,
evo_categories.cat_blog_ID
FROM evo_items__item
JOIN evo_categories
ON evo_items__item.post_main_cat_ID = evo_categories.cat_ID
AND evo_categories.cat_blog_ID = $Blog->ID
AND evo_items__item.post_ptyp_ID = 1
AND (evo_items__item.post_status = 'published' OR evo_items__item.post_status = '$reg')
";

$row_result = mysql_query($row_query) or die(mysql_error());

$postcount = 1;

while($evo_items_item_row = mysql_fetch_array($row_result) )
{
$postcount++;
}

$listplots = $postcount;

echo '<li style="margin-top:-.7em; margin-bottom:-1em"><p style="height:0.7em"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/' . $Blog->name . '.php?disp=postidx">View Index of All <b>' . $listplots . '</b> Posts</a></p></li>';

# In case of this domain must add .'/blog/' after HOST

2. Changed pagination from 1000 to 10
In [/skin/_postidx.disp.php]
LIne 28: 'limit' => 10,
and copied to [/skin/my_usual.skin/_postidx.disp.php]