GROUP BY and COUNT in PostgreSQL

Question

The query:

SELECT COUNT(*) as count_all, 
       posts.id as post_id 
FROM posts 
  INNER JOIN votes ON votes.post_id = posts.id 
GROUP BY posts.id;
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Answer 1

I think you just need COUNT(DISTINCT post_id) FROM votes.

See "4.2.7. Aggregate Expressions" section in http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-expressions.html.

EDIT: Corrected my careless mistake per Erwin's comment.