post_type_exists( string $post_type )

Check if a post type is registered.

Description

See also

Parameters

$post_type

(Required) Post type name.

Return

(bool) Whether post type is registered.

Source

File: wp-includes/post.php 

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

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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/post.php: get_post_type_object()

Retrieves a post type object by name.

Used By

Used By
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Ensure that the value is fully populated with the necessary properties.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getPostType()

Retrieves a post type
wp-includes/post.php: wp_count_posts()

Count number of posts of a post type and if user has permissions to view.
wp-includes/post.php: unregister_post_type()

Unregisters a post type.
wp-includes/post.php: is_post_type_hierarchical()

Whether the post type is hierarchical.
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php: WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::ajax_insert_auto_draft_post()

Ajax handler for adding a new auto-draft post.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: get_ancestors()

Get an array of ancestor IDs for a given object.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php: WP_Screen::get()

Fetches a screen object.
wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php: _wp_ajax_menu_quick_search()

Prints the appropriate response to a menu quick search.
wp-admin/includes/export.php: export_wp()

Generates the WXR export file for download.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.0.0 Introduced.