WordPress Version: 5.9
/**
* Queries the database for any published post and saves
* a flag whether any published post exists or not.
*
* @return bool Has any published posts or not.
*/
function block_core_calendar_update_has_published_posts()
{
global $wpdb;
$has_published_posts = (bool) $wpdb->get_var("SELECT 1 as test FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'publish' LIMIT 1");
update_option('wp_calendar_block_has_published_posts', $has_published_posts);
return $has_published_posts;
}