get_post_type_object()
Retrieves a post type object by name.
1 time — 0.000068 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 2.36 sec (fast) | PHP 7.0.5, WP 4.5.2
No Hooks.
Return
WP_Post_Type|null. WP_Post_Type object if it exists, null otherwise.
Usage
get_post_type_object( $post_type );
- $post_type(string) (required)
- The name of a registered post type.
Examples
#1 Get the name of the custom post type
To display, get the localized name of the post type:
$obj = get_post_type_object( 'post' ); echo $obj->labels->singular_name;
It is the same as:
global $wp_post_types; $obj = $wp_post_types['post']; echo $obj->labels->singular_name;
#2 What the object looks like
For illustration: The object of the basic post type "post" looks like this:
$obj = get_post_type_object( 'post' ); /* $obj will contain: stdClass Object ( [labels] => stdClass Object ( [name] => Posts [singular_name] => Post [add_new] => Add new [add_new_item] => Add post [edit_item] => Edit post [new_item] => New post [view_item] => View post [search_items] => Search for posts [not_found] => No posts found. [not_found_in_trash] => No posts in the cart found. [parent_item_colon] => [all_items] => All posts [menu_name] => Posts [name_admin_bar] => Post ) [description] => [public] => 1 [hierarchical] => [exclude_from_search] => [publicly_queryable] => 1 [show_ui] => 1 [show_in_menu] => 1 [show_in_nav_menus] => 1 [show_in_admin_bar] => 1 [menu_position] => [menu_icon] => [capability_type] => post [map_meta_cap] => 1 [register_meta_box_cb] => [taxonomies] => Array ( ) [has_archive] => [rewrite] => [query_var] => [can_export] => 1 [delete_with_user] => 1 [_builtin] => 1 [_edit_link] => post.php?post=%d [name] => post [cap] => stdClass Object ( [edit_post] => edit_post [read_post] => read_post [delete_post] => delete_post [edit_posts] => edit_posts [edit_others_posts] => edit_others_posts [publish_posts] => publish_posts [read_private_posts] => read_private_posts [read] => read [delete_posts] => delete_posts [delete_private_posts] => delete_private_posts [delete_published_posts] => delete_published_posts [delete_others_posts] => delete_others_posts [edit_private_posts] => edit_private_posts [edit_published_posts] => edit_published_posts [create_posts] => edit_posts ) [label] => Posts ) */
Note that the object’s attribute names are slightly different than the arguments expected for the register_post_type() function.
Notes
- Global. Array. $wp_post_types List of post types.
- See: register_post_type()
Changelog
| Since 3.0.0 | Introduced. |
| Since 4.6.0 | Object returned is now an instance of WP_Post_Type. |
get_post_type_object() get post type object code WP 6.5.2
function get_post_type_object( $post_type ) {
global $wp_post_types;
if ( ! is_scalar( $post_type ) || empty( $wp_post_types[ $post_type ] ) ) {
return null;
}
return $wp_post_types[ $post_type ];
}