post_type_exists( string $post_type ): bool

Determines whether a post type is registered.

Description

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See also

Parameters

$post_typestringrequired
Post type name.

Return

bool Whether post type is registered.

Source

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

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.0.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Basic Examples

    $exists = post_type_exists( 'post' );
    // returns true
     
    $exists = post_type_exists( 'page' );
    // returns true
     
    $exists = post_type_exists( 'book' );
    // returns true if book is a registered post type
     
    $exists = post_type_exists( 'xyz' );
    // returns false if xyz is not a registered post type

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