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.

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No Hooks.

Returns

true|false. Whether post type is hierarchical.

Usage

is_post_type_hierarchical( $post_type );
$post_type(string) (required)
Post type name.

Examples

0

#1 Check whether the post type is hierarchical. 

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

Notes

Changelog

Since 3.0.0 Introduced.

is_post_type_hierarchical() code WP 6.9.1

wp-includes/post.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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