is_post_type_hierarchical() WP 3.0.0

Checks if the post type is hierarchical.

Returned false value might also mean that the post type does not exist.

No Hooks.

Return

true/false. Whether post type is hierarchical.

Usage

is_post_type_hierarchical( $post_type );

$post_type(string) (required)

Post type name

Examples

#1 Check whether the post type is hierarchical.

$is = is_post_type_hierarchical('page'); //> true
$is = is_post_type_hierarchical('post'); //> false

Notes

• See: get_post_type_object()

Changelog

Code of is_post_type_hierarchical() is post type hierarchical ^{WP 5.5.1}

<?php
function is_post_type_hierarchical( $post_type ) {
	if ( ! post_type_exists( $post_type ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	$post_type = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
	return $post_type->hierarchical;
}

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