get_post_type_labels() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Builds an object with all post type labels out of a post type object.

Description

Accepted keys of the label array in the post type object:

name – General name for the post type, usually plural. The same and overridden by $post_type_object->label. Default is ‘Posts’ / ‘Pages’.
singular_name – Name for one object of this post type. Default is ‘Post’ / ‘Page’.
add_new – Label for adding a new item. Default is ‘Add Post’ / ‘Add Page’.
add_new_item – Label for adding a new singular item. Default is ‘Add Post’ / ‘Add Page’.
edit_item – Label for editing a singular item. Default is ‘Edit Post’ / ‘Edit Page’.
new_item – Label for the new item page title. Default is ‘New Post’ / ‘New Page’.
view_item – Label for viewing a singular item. Default is ‘View Post’ / ‘View Page’.
view_items – Label for viewing post type archives. Default is ‘View Posts’ / ‘View Pages’.
search_items – Label for searching plural items. Default is ‘Search Posts’ / ‘Search Pages’.
not_found – Label used when no items are found. Default is ‘No posts found’ / ‘No pages found’.
not_found_in_trash – Label used when no items are in the Trash. Default is ‘No posts found in Trash’ / ‘No pages found in Trash’.
parent_item_colon – Label used to prefix parents of hierarchical items. Not used on non-hierarchical post types. Default is ‘Parent Page:’.
all_items – Label to signify all items in a submenu link. Default is ‘All Posts’ / ‘All Pages’.
archives – Label for archives in nav menus. Default is ‘Post Archives’ / ‘Page Archives’.
attributes – Label for the attributes meta box. Default is ‘Post Attributes’ / ‘Page Attributes’.
insert_into_item – Label for the media frame button. Default is ‘Insert into post’ / ‘Insert into page’.
uploaded_to_this_item – Label for the media frame filter. Default is ‘Uploaded to this post’ / ‘Uploaded to this page’.
featured_image – Label for the featured image meta box title. Default is ‘Featured image’.
set_featured_image – Label for setting the featured image. Default is ‘Set featured image’.
remove_featured_image – Label for removing the featured image. Default is ‘Remove featured image’.
use_featured_image – Label in the media frame for using a featured image. Default is ‘Use as featured image’.
menu_name – Label for the menu name. Default is the same as name.
filter_items_list – Label for the table views hidden heading. Default is ‘Filter posts list’ / ‘Filter pages list’.
filter_by_date – Label for the date filter in list tables. Default is ‘Filter by date’.
items_list_navigation – Label for the table pagination hidden heading. Default is ‘Posts list navigation’ / ‘Pages list navigation’.
items_list – Label for the table hidden heading. Default is ‘Posts list’ / ‘Pages list’.
item_published – Label used when an item is published. Default is ‘Post published.’ / ‘Page published.’
item_published_privately – Label used when an item is published with private visibility.
Default is ‘Post published privately.’ / ‘Page published privately.’
item_reverted_to_draft – Label used when an item is switched to a draft.
Default is ‘Post reverted to draft.’ / ‘Page reverted to draft.’
item_trashed – Label used when an item is moved to Trash. Default is ‘Post trashed.’ / ‘Page trashed.’
item_scheduled – Label used when an item is scheduled for publishing. Default is ‘Post scheduled.’ / ‘Page scheduled.’
item_updated – Label used when an item is updated. Default is ‘Post updated.’ / ‘Page updated.’
item_link – Title for a navigation link block variation. Default is ‘Post Link’ / ‘Page Link’.
item_link_description – Description for a navigation link block variation. Default is ‘A link to a post.’ / ‘A link to a page.’

Above, the first default value is for non-hierarchical post types (like posts) and the second one is for hierarchical post types (like pages).

Note: To set labels used in post type admin notices, see the ‘post_updated_messages’ filter.

Parameters

$post_type_objectobject|WP_Post_Typerequired: Post type object.

Return

object Object with all the labels as member variables.

Source

function get_post_type_labels( $post_type_object ) {
	$nohier_vs_hier_defaults = WP_Post_Type::get_default_labels();

	$nohier_vs_hier_defaults['menu_name'] = $nohier_vs_hier_defaults['name'];

	$labels = _get_custom_object_labels( $post_type_object, $nohier_vs_hier_defaults );

	if ( ! isset( $post_type_object->labels->template_name ) && isset( $post_type_object->labels->singular_name ) ) {
			/* translators: %s: Post type name. */
			$labels->template_name = sprintf( __( 'Single item: %s' ), $post_type_object->labels->singular_name );
	}

	$post_type = $post_type_object->name;

	$default_labels = clone $labels;

	/**
	 * Filters the labels of a specific post type.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$post_type`, refers to
	 * the post type slug.
	 *
	 * Possible hook names include:
	 *
	 *  - `post_type_labels_post`
	 *  - `post_type_labels_page`
	 *  - `post_type_labels_attachment`
	 *
	 * @since 3.5.0
	 *
	 * @see get_post_type_labels() for the full list of labels.
	 *
	 * @param object $labels Object with labels for the post type as member variables.
	 */
	$labels = apply_filters( "post_type_labels_{$post_type}", $labels );

	// Ensure that the filtered labels contain all required default values.
	$labels = (object) array_merge( (array) $default_labels, (array) $labels );

	return $labels;
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( “post_type_labels_{$post_type}”, object $labels ): Filters the labels of a specific post type.

Uses	Description
WP_Post_Type::get_default_labels()`wp-includes/class-wp-post-type.php`	Returns the default labels for post types.
_get_custom_object_labels()`wp-includes/post.php`	Builds an object with custom-something object (post type, taxonomy) labels out of a custom-something object
apply_filters()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

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Used by	Description
WP_Post_Type::set_props()`wp-includes/class-wp-post-type.php`	Sets post type properties.

Changelog

Version	Description
6.7.0	Restored pre-6.4.0 defaults for the `add_new` label and updated documentation. Updated core usage to reference `add_new_item`.
6.6.0	Added the `template_name` label.
6.4.0	Changed default values for the `add_new` label to include the type of content. This matches `add_new_item` and provides more context for better accessibility.
6.3.0	Added the `item_trashed` label.
5.8.0	Added the `item_link` and `item_link_description` labels.
5.7.0	Added the `filter_by_date` label.
5.0.0	Added the `item_published`, `item_published_privately`, `item_reverted_to_draft`, `item_scheduled`, and `item_updated` labels.
4.7.0	Added the `view_items` and `attributes` labels.
4.6.0	Converted the `$post_type` parameter to accept a `WP_Post_Type` object.
4.4.0	Added the `archives`, `insert_into_item`, `uploaded_to_this_item`, `filter_items_list`, `items_list_navigation`, and `items_list` labels.
4.3.0	Added the `featured_image`, `set_featured_image`, `remove_featured_image`, and `use_featured_image` labels.
3.0.0	Introduced.

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Aurovrata Venet 9 years ago

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To get a post type labels and other registered parameters, use the get_post_type_object() function instead.

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get_post_type_labels( object|WP_Post_Type $post_type_object ): object

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