Title: wp_get_entity_view_config
Published: August 20, 2026

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# wp_get_entity_view_config( string $kind, string $name ): array

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Returns the view configuration for the given entity.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Builds the default configuration shared by all entities and then exposes it through
the dynamic `get_entity_view_config_{$kind}_{$name}` filter — with the dynamic portions
lowercased, see [wp_get_entity_view_config_hook_name()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config_hook_name/)—
so that core and third parties can provide the configuration for a specific entity.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$kind`stringrequired

The entity kind (e.g. `postType`).

`$name`stringrequired

The entity name (e.g. `page`).

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array The view configuration for the entity.

 * `default_view` array
 * Default view configuration.
 * `default_layouts` array
 * Default layouts configuration.
 * `view_list` array
 * List of available views.
 * `form` array
 * Form configuration.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function wp_get_entity_view_config( $kind, $name ) {
    	$default_view    = array(
    		'type'       => 'table',
    		'filters'    => array(),
    		'sort'       => array(
    			'field'     => 'title',
    			'direction' => 'asc',
    		),
    		'perPage'    => 20,
    		'fields'     => array( 'author', 'status' ),
    		'titleField' => 'title',
    	);
    	$default_layouts = array(
    		'table' => array(),
    		'grid'  => array(),
    		'list'  => array(),
    	);
    	$all_items_title = __( 'All items' );
    	if ( 'postType' === $kind ) {
    		$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $name );
    		if ( $post_type_object && ! empty( $post_type_object->labels->all_items ) ) {
    			$all_items_title = $post_type_object->labels->all_items;
    		}
    	}
    	$view_list = array(
    		array(
    			'title' => $all_items_title,
    			'slug'  => 'all',
    		),
    	);

    	$config = array(
    		'default_view'    => $default_view,
    		'default_layouts' => $default_layouts,
    		'view_list'       => $view_list,
    		'form'            => 'postType' === $kind ? _wp_get_default_posttype_form() : array(),
    	);

    	$data = new WP_View_Config_Data( $config );

    	return $data->apply_filters( $kind, $name );
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/view-config.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1/src/wp-includes/view-config.php#L139)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-includes/view-config.php#L139-L180)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [_wp_get_default_posttype_form()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_get_default_posttype_form/)`wp-includes/view-config.php` |

Builds the default `form` configuration for post types that don’t provide their own.

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| [WP_View_Config_Data::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_view_config_data/__construct/)`wp-includes/class-wp-view-config-data.php` |

Constructor.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  | 
| [get_post_type_object()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_type_object/)`wp-includes/post.php` |

Retrieves a post type object by name.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_items()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_items/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Returns the default view configuration for the given entity type.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_entity_view_config/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [7.1.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.1.0/) | Introduced. |

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