get_post_type()
Retrieves the post type of the current post or of a given post.
Uses: get_post()
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No Hooks.
Return
String|false. Post type on success, false on failure.
Usage
get_post_type( $post );
- $post(int|WP_Post|null)
- Post ID or post object.
Default: global $post
Examples
#1 Get the post type whose ID is 121
$post_type = get_post_type( 121 ); echo $post_type; // post /* Displays: - 'attachment' if it is a media post. - 'post' if it is a post - etc. */
Inside the WordPress Loop, the post type can be obtained without using this function:
echo $post->post_type;
#2 Default WordPress Post Type Names
Here are the default WP post type names.
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Full list with description see here.
#3 Conditional sentence to see if it is a post type.
if ( 'my_post_type' === get_post_type() ) {
// it is my_post_type
} #4 Get post_type outside The Loop
In some cases, such as when you’re outside The Loop, you may need to pass get_queried_object_id() as a parameter to get the post type of the current queried object:
$current_queried_post_type = get_post_type( get_queried_object_id() );
Changelog
| Since 2.1.0 | Introduced. |
get_post_type() get post type code WP 6.1.1
function get_post_type( $post = null ) {
$post = get_post( $post );
if ( $post ) {
return $post->post_type;
}
return false;
}