post_type_exists() WP 3.0.0

Determines whether the specified post type is registered.

No Hooks.

Return

true/false. Whether post type is registered.

Usage

post_type_exists( $post_type );

$post_type(string) (required)

Post type name.

Examples

#1 Check whether the post type is registered

if( post_type_exists( 'post' ) ){
	echo 'Post type "post" exists!';
}

Notes

• See: get_post_type_object()

Changelog

Code of post type exists: wp-includes/post.php ^{WP 5.4.2}

<?php
function post_type_exists( $post_type ) {
	return (bool) get_post_type_object( $post_type );
}

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