diff --git a/gazette/inc/template-tags.php b/gazette/inc/template-tags.php
index 5ae1f7135..f59a8865a 100644
--- a/gazette/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/gazette/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'the_archive_title' ) ) :
  * @param string $after  Optional. Content to append to the title. Default empty.
  */
 function the_archive_title( $before = '', $after = '' ) {
+	$title = '';
 	if ( is_category() ) {
 		$title = sprintf( __( 'Category: %s', 'gazette' ), single_cat_title( '', false ) );
 	} elseif ( is_tag() ) {
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ function gazette_categorized_blog() {
 		) );
 
 		// Count the number of categories that are attached to the posts.
-		$all_the_cool_cats = count( $all_the_cool_cats );
+		$all_the_cool_cats = is_countable( $all_the_cool_cats ) ? count( $all_the_cool_cats ) : 0;
 
 		set_transient( 'gazette_categories', $all_the_cool_cats );
 	}
diff --git a/illustratr/inc/template-tags.php b/illustratr/inc/template-tags.php
index 7887a60b6..9c447242b 100644
--- a/illustratr/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/illustratr/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function illustratr_categorized_blog() {
 		) );
 
 		// Count the number of categories that are attached to the posts.
-		$all_the_cool_cats = count( $all_the_cool_cats );
+		$all_the_cool_cats = is_countable( $all_the_cool_cats ) ? count( $all_the_cool_cats ) : 0;
 
 		set_transient( 'all_the_cool_cats', $all_the_cool_cats );
 	}
diff --git a/independent-publisher-2/inc/template-tags.php b/independent-publisher-2/inc/template-tags.php
index c542a9b8a..ea75214b3 100644
--- a/independent-publisher-2/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/independent-publisher-2/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function independent_publisher_2_categorized_blog() {
 		) );
 
 		// Count the number of categories that are attached to the posts.
-		$all_the_cool_cats = count( $all_the_cool_cats );
+		$all_the_cool_cats = is_countable( $all_the_cool_cats ) ? count( $all_the_cool_cats ) : 0;
 
 		set_transient( 'independent_publisher_2_categories', $all_the_cool_cats );
 	}
diff --git a/intergalactic-2/inc/template-tags.php b/intergalactic-2/inc/template-tags.php
index d028a1462..2058494c1 100644
--- a/intergalactic-2/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/intergalactic-2/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function intergalactic_2_categorized_blog() {
 		) );
 
 		// Count the number of categories that are attached to the posts.
-		$all_the_cool_cats = count( $all_the_cool_cats );
+		$all_the_cool_cats = is_countable( $all_the_cool_cats ) ? count( $all_the_cool_cats ) : 0;
 
 		set_transient( 'intergalactic_2_categories', $all_the_cool_cats );
 	}
diff --git a/ixion/inc/template-tags.php b/ixion/inc/template-tags.php
index 3e3c577db..072f68b9a 100644
--- a/ixion/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/ixion/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function ixion_categorized_blog() {
 		) );
 
 		// Count the number of categories that are attached to the posts.
-		$all_the_cool_cats = count( $all_the_cool_cats );
+		$all_the_cool_cats = is_countable( $all_the_cool_cats ) ? count( $all_the_cool_cats ) : 0;
 
 		set_transient( 'ixion_categories', $all_the_cool_cats );
 	}