post_type_exists() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Determines whether a post type is registered.

Description

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Parameters

$post_typestringrequired: Post type name.

Return

bool Whether post type is registered.

Source

function post_type_exists( $post_type ) {
	return (bool) get_post_type_object( $post_type );
}

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Uses	Description
get_post_type_object()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves a post type object by name.

Used by	Description
use_block_editor_for_post_type()`wp-includes/post.php`	Returns whether a post type is compatible with the block editor.
WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::ajax_insert_auto_draft_post()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php`	Ajax handler for adding a new auto-draft post.
unregister_post_type()`wp-includes/post.php`	Unregisters a post type.
WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::populate_value()`wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-item-setting.php`	Ensure that the value is fully populated with the necessary properties.
WP_Screen::get()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php`	Fetches a screen object.
_wp_ajax_menu_quick_search()`wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php`	Prints the appropriate response to a menu quick search.
get_ancestors()`wp-includes/taxonomy.php`	Gets an array of ancestor IDs for a given object.
wp_count_posts()`wp-includes/post.php`	Counts number of posts of a post type and if user has permissions to view.
is_post_type_hierarchical()`wp-includes/post.php`	Determines whether the post type is hierarchical.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getPostType()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a post type.

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Changelog

Version	Description
3.0.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

Codex 9 years ago

Basic Examples

$exists = post_type_exists( 'post' );
// returns true
 
$exists = post_type_exists( 'page' );
// returns true
 
$exists = post_type_exists( 'book' );
// returns true if book is a registered post type
 
$exists = post_type_exists( 'xyz' );
// returns false if xyz is not a registered post type

post_type_exists( string $post_type ): bool

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