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	public function getItems()
	{
		if(!count($this->_items))
		{
			$app = JFactory::getApplication();
			$menu = $app->getMenu();
			$active = $menu->getActive();
			$params = new JRegistry();
			if($active)
			{
				$params->loadString($active->params);
			}
			$options = array();
			$options['countItems'] = $params->get('show_cat_items_cat', 1) || !$params->get('show_empty_categories_cat', 0);
			$categories = JCategories::getInstance('Contact', $options);
			$this->_parent = $categories->get($this->getState('filter.parentId', 'root'));
			if(is_object($this->_parent))
			{
				$this->_items = $this->_parent->getChildren();
			} else {
				$this->_items = false;
			}
		}
	////////// старый код return $this->_items;
        return $this->_getList( $this->getListQuery(), $this->limitstart, $this->limit );
        ////////// end
}

		<?php if(count($item->getChildren()) > 0) :
			$this->items[$item->id] = $item->getChildren();
			$this->parent = $item;
			$this->maxLevelcat--;
			echo $this->loadTemplate('items');
			$this->parent = $item->getParent();
			$this->maxLevelcat++;
		endif; ?>

	protected function getListQuery()
	{
		$user	= JFactory::getUser();
		$groups	= implode(',', $user->getAuthorisedViewLevels());

		$db		= $this->getDbo();
		$query	= $db->getQuery(true);

		$query->select( '*' )->from( '#__categories' )->where( 'published=1' )->where( 'extension="com_contact"' )->where( 'level=2' );
		return $query;
	}	

ID=?
$sql = "select count(id) as artcount from #__contact_details where catid=ID";
$db->setQuery($sql);
$result = $db->loadObject();
return $result->artcount;

$categories = new JCategories(array('extension'=>'com_contact','table'=>'categories'));
foreach ($items as $item) {
  $category = $categories->get($item->id);
  $category->getChildren();
... // ну и дальше че у вас там по коду

 	<?php echo $item->id; ?>

<?php //echo $item->numitems; ?>
<?php 
$db = JFactory::getDbo();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);
$query = "SELECT count(id) FROM ".$db->nameQuote('#__contact_details')." WHERE catid = $item->id"." and published = 1";
$db->setQuery($query);
$result = $db->loadResult();
echo $result;
?>

<form name="adminForm" method="post">
	<div class="pagination">
	<p class="counter">
		<?php echo $this->pagination->getPagesCounter(); ?>
		</p>
		<?php echo $this->pagination->getPagesLinks(); ?>
	</div>
</form>