is_attachment() │ WP 2.0.0

Is the query for an existing attachment page?

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

No Hooks.

Return

true|false. Whether the query is for an existing attachment page.

Usage

is_attachment( $attachment );
$attachment(int|string|int[]|string[])
Attachment ID, title, slug, or array of such to check against.
Default: ''

Examples

0

#1 Checks if the current page is an attachment page: 

<?php
if ( is_attachment() ) {
	// code for attachment pages
}
else {
	// code for other pages
}
?>

Notes

  • Global. WP_Query. $wp_query WordPress Query object.

Changelog

Since 2.0.0 Introduced.

is_attachment() code WP 6.7.1

wp-includes/query.php 
function is_attachment( $attachment = '' ) {
	global $wp_query;

	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
		_doing_it_wrong( __FUNCTION__, __( 'Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.' ), '3.1.0' );
		return false;
	}

	return $wp_query->is_attachment( $attachment );
}

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