diff --git a/resource-filter.php b/resource-filter.php
index dd61ed4..4071331 100644
--- a/resource-filter.php
+++ b/resource-filter.php
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ class ContentFilterPlugin {
 
     $query = $this->getQuery();
 
-    define('RF_TOTAL_RESOURCES', $query->found_posts);
+    global $postsTotal;
+    $postsTotal = $query->found_posts;
 
     ob_start();
 
@@ -309,15 +310,22 @@ class ContentFilterPlugin {
       // Sorting logic
       $query_args = $this->applySorting($query_args, $sort_order);
 
-      return new WP_Query($query_args);
+      $query = new WP_Query($query_args);
+      $query->set('count', $query->found_posts);
+
+      return $query;
     } else {
-      return new WP_Query([
+      $query = new WP_Query([
         'post_type'      => $postTypes,
         'posts_per_page' => $postCount,
         'paged'          => max(1, get_query_var('paged', 1)), // Get current page number
         'tax_query'      => $this->buildDynamicTaxQuery(),
         's'              => $strSearch,
       ]);
+
+      $query->set('count', $query->found_posts);
+
+      return $query;
     }
   }