get_post_type() WP 1.0

Retrieves the post type of the current post or of a given post.

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

Changelog

Code of get post type: wp-includes/post.php ^{WP 5.2.4}

<?php
function get_post_type( $post = null ) {
	if ( $post = get_post( $post ) ) {
		return $post->post_type;
	}

	return false;
}

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