get_post_types( array|string $args = array(), string $output = 'names', string $operator = 'and' ): string[]|WP_Post_Type[]

Gets a list of all registered post type objects.

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Parameters

$args array|string Optional
An array of key => value arguments to match against the post type objects.

Default: array()

$output string Optional
The type of output to return. Accepts post type 'names' or 'objects'. Default 'names'.

Default: 'names'

$operator string Optional
The logical operation to perform. 'or' means only one element from the array needs to match; 'and' means all elements must match; 'not' means no elements may match. Default 'and'.

Default: 'and'

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Return

string[]|WP_Post_Type[] An array of post type names or objects.

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Source

File: wp-includes/post.php. View all references 

function get_post_types( $args = array(), $output = 'names', $operator = 'and' ) {
	global $wp_post_types;

	$field = ( 'names' === $output ) ? 'name' : false;

	return wp_filter_object_list( $wp_post_types, $args, $operator, $field );
}

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by tleifj —

    Argument values for $args include:

    • public – Boolean. If true, only public post types will be returned.
    • publicly_queryable – Boolean
    • exclude_from_search – Boolean
    • show_ui – Boolean
    • capability_type
    • hierarchical
    • menu_position
    • menu_icon
    • permalink_epmask
    • rewrite
    • query_var
    • show_in_rest – Boolean. If true, will return post types whitelisted for the REST API
    • _builtin – Boolean. If true, will return WordPress default post types. Use false to return only custom post types.
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    Contributed by Codex —

    Output a list of only custom post types which are public
    By setting '_builtin' to false, we exclude the WordPress built-in public post types (post, page, attachment, revision, and nav_menu_item) and retrieve only registered custom public post types.

    <?php
$args = array(
   'public'   => true,
   '_builtin' => false
);
 
$output = 'names'; // 'names' or 'objects' (default: 'names')
$operator = 'and'; // 'and' or 'or' (default: 'and')
 
$post_types = get_post_types( $args, $output, $operator );
 
if ( $post_types ) { // If there are any custom public post types.
 
    echo '<ul>';
 
    foreach ( $post_types  as $post_type ) {
        echo '<li>' . $post_type . '</li>';
    }
 
    echo '</ul>';
 
}
?>
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    Contributed by Codex —

    Retrieve a named post type as an object
    This example uses the 'object' output to retrieve the post type called ‘movies’ and display its name, singular name and menu icon (an URL):

    <?php
$args = array(
 	'name' => 'movies',
);

$post_types = get_post_types( $args, 'objects' );

foreach ( $post_types  as $post_type ) {
   echo '<p>Custom Post Type name: ' . $post_type->name . "<br />\n";
   echo 'Single name: ' . $post_type->labels->singular_name . "<br />\n";
   echo 'Menu icon URL: ' . $post_type->menu_icon . "</p>\n";;
}
?>
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    Contributed by Md. Jwel Miah —

    Get post types array with name => singular name

    function prefix_get_post_types() {
    $post_types = get_post_types([], 'objects');
    $posts = array();
    foreach ($post_types as $post_type) {
        $posts[$post_type->name] = $post_type->labels->singular_name;
    }
    return $posts;
}

    You can use this function in a select dropdown option where user can select a post type form existing post types.

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    Contributed by Mostafa Soufi —

    Display the HTML dropdown list of Post Types.

    <?php
// Get post types
$args       = array(
	'public' => true,
);
$post_types = get_post_types( $args, 'objects' );
?>

<select class="widefat" name="post_type">
    <?php foreach ( $post_types as $post_type_obj ):
        $labels = get_post_type_labels( $post_type_obj );
        ?>
        <option value="<?php echo esc_attr( $post_type_obj->name ); ?>"><?php echo esc_html( $labels->name ); ?></option>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
</select>
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    Contributed by Muhammad Ayoub —

    Display the HTML dropdown list of Post Types, including custom post types

    <?php
$post_types = get_post_types(array('public' => true), 'names', 'and');
?>
<select class="" name="post_type">
  <?php

  foreach ($post_types  as $post_type) {
  ?>
    <option value="<?php echo esc_attr($post_type); ?>"><?php echo esc_html($post_type); ?></option>
  <?php
  }
  ?>
</select>
?>
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    Contributed by Shashikant Yadav —

    Remove specific post type

    $post_types = get_post_types( array( 'public' => true, '_builtin' => true ), 'names', 'and' );
// remove attachment from the list
unset( $post_types['attachment'] );
echo '<ul>';
foreach ( $post_types  as $post_type ) {
    echo '<li>' . $post_type . '</li>';
}
echo '</ul>';

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