get_taxonomies_for_attachments( string $output = ‘names’ ): string[]|WP_Taxonomy[]

Retrieves all of the taxonomies that are registered for attachments.

Description

Handles mime-type-specific taxonomies such as attachment:image and attachment:video.

See also

Parameters

$outputstringoptional
The type of taxonomy output to return. Accepts 'names' or 'objects'.
Default 'names'.

Default:'names'

Return

string[]|WP_Taxonomy[] Array of names or objects of registered taxonomies for attachments.

Source

function get_taxonomies_for_attachments( $output = 'names' ) {
	$taxonomies = array();

	foreach ( get_taxonomies( array(), 'objects' ) as $taxonomy ) {
		foreach ( $taxonomy->object_type as $object_type ) {
			if ( 'attachment' === $object_type || str_starts_with( $object_type, 'attachment:' ) ) {
				if ( 'names' === $output ) {
					$taxonomies[] = $taxonomy->name;
				} else {
					$taxonomies[ $taxonomy->name ] = $taxonomy;
				}
				break;
			}
		}
	}

	return $taxonomies;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.5.0Introduced.

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