@foreach ($categories as $category)
    @php
        // Calculate total product count including all children
        $totalCount = $category->products->count();

        if ($category->children->count()) {
            foreach ($category->children as $child) {
                $totalCount += $child->totalProducts();
            }
        }
    @endphp

    <li style="padding-left: {{ $level * 10 }}px;">
        <a href="{{ url('products?category_id=' . $category->slug) }}" class="type-btn">
            {{ $category->name }} 
            <span>({{ $totalCount }})</span>
        </a>
    </li>

    {{-- Recursive child rendering --}}
    @if ($category->children->count())
        @include('pages.product.category-tree', [
            'categories' => $category->children,
            'level' => $level + 1
        ]) 
    @endif

@endforeach