SELECT 
  p.product_id, 
  ifnull(
    count(dp.post_id), 
    0
  ) as discussion_amount_posts 
FROM 
  cscart_discussion 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products as p ON (
    cscart_discussion.object_id = p.product_id
  ) 
  INNER JOIN cscart_discussion_posts as dp ON (
    cscart_discussion.thread_id = dp.thread_id 
    AND cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'
  ) 
WHERE 
  dp.status = 'A' 
  and p.product_id in (
    23679, 23680, 23681, 23682, 23683, 23684, 
    23685, 23686, 23687, 23688, 23689, 
    23690, 23691, 23692, 23693, 23694
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  p.product_id

Query time 0.00029

JSON explain

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    "select_id": 1,
    "filesort": {
      "sort_key": "p.product_id",
      "temporary_table": {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "dp",
          "access_type": "ALL",
          "possible_keys": ["thread_id", "thread_id_2"],
          "rows": 25,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "dp.`status` = 'A'"
        },
        "table": {
          "table_name": "cscart_discussion",
          "access_type": "eq_ref",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "object_id"],
          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["thread_id"],
          "ref": ["devmotorsbay.dp.thread_id"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'"
        },
        "table": {
          "table_name": "p",
          "access_type": "eq_ref",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY"],
          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["product_id"],
          "ref": ["devmotorsbay.cscart_discussion.object_id"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "p.product_id in (23679,23680,23681,23682,23683,23684,23685,23686,23687,23688,23689,23690,23691,23692,23693,23694)",
          "using_index": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}