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get_post_type( int|WP_Post|null $post = null ): string|false

Retrieves the post type of the current post or of a given post.

Parameters

$post int|WP_Post|null Optional
Post ID or post object. Default is global $post.

Default: null

Return

string|false Post type on success, false on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/post.php. View all references

function get_post_type( $post = null ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );
	if ( $post ) {
		return $post->post_type;
	}

	return false;
}

Uses

Uses Description
get_post() wp-includes/post.php

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Used By

Used By Description
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Prepares a single post for create or update.
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This callback enables content editor for wp_navigation type posts.
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Determine whether post should always use a plain permalink structure.
is_post_publicly_viewable() wp-includes/post.php

Determines whether a post is publicly viewable.
WP_Customize_Manager::preserve_insert_changeset_post_content() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Preserves the initial JSON post_content passed to save into the post.
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Returns the object subtype for a given object ID of a specific type.
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Checks for changed dates for published post objects and save the old date.
WP_Customize_Manager::grant_edit_post_capability_for_changeset() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

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Whether the widget has content to show.
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Whether the widget has content to show.
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Returns whether there are published pages.
WP_Customize_Manager::find_changeset_post_id() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Finds the changeset post ID for a given changeset UUID.
WP_Customize_Manager::get_changeset_post_data() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Gets the data stored in a changeset post.
WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::create_item() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php

Creates a single attachment.
WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::update_item() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php

Updates a single attachment.
WP_REST_Posts_Controller::prepare_item_for_database() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php

Prepares a single post for create or update.
WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::save_nav_menus_created_posts() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php

Publishes the auto-draft posts that were created for nav menu items.
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Filters the oEmbed response data to return an iframe embed code.
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Handler for updating the current site’s posts count when a post status changes.
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Retrieves HTML form for modifying the image attachment.
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Processes the post data for the bulk editing of posts.
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Prints the appropriate response to a menu quick search.
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Retrieves category list for a post in either HTML list or custom format.
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Returns the theme’s post templates for a given post type.
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Retrieves the permalink for an attachment.
wp_check_for_changed_slugs() wp-includes/post.php

Checks for changed slugs for published post objects and save the old slug.
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Sets categories for a post.
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Determines whether the given ID is a nav menu item.
wp_xmlrpc_server::_insert_post() wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php

Helper method for wp_newPost() and wp_editPost(), containing shared logic.

Changelog

Version Description
2.1.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_type