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post_type_exists()

post_type_exists( string $post_type ): bool

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Determines whether a post type is registered.

Description

For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out the Conditional Tags article in the Theme Developer Handbook.

See also

Parameters

$post_typestringrequired
Post type name.

Return

bool Whether post type is registered.

Source

*
* @param string $post_type Post type name.
* @return bool Whether post type is registered.

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VersionDescription
3.0.0Introduced.

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    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

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