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

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   simonrcodrington 9 years ago

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   Default WordPress Post Type Names
   Here are the default post type names. Use these as the parameter for this function to collect the post type object

   • post
   • page
   • attachment
   • revision
   • nav_menu_item
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   David Perez 9 years ago

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   Conditional sentence to see if it is a post type.

   if ( get_post_type( get_the_ID() ) == 'slug_post_type' ) {
       //if is true
   }

   • Both, get_post_type() and get_the_ID() use the global $post so you don’t need to use get_the_ID() here. You can do with only get_post_type() === 'slug_post_type'.

     Camilo 5 years ago
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   Drew Jaynes 10 years ago

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   Display the post type. This example needs to be inside the loop.

   printf( __( 'The post type is: %s', 'textdomain' ), get_post_type( get_the_ID() ) );
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   Álvaro Franz 4 years ago

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   In some cases, such as when you’re outside The Loop, you may need to pass get_queried_object_id() as a parameter to get the post type of the current queried object:

   $current_queried_post_type = get_post_type( get_queried_object_id() );
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   thejaydip 4 months ago

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   Returns true if the given post ID is associated with a portfolio or product

   
function check_post_in_portfolio_or_product( $post_id ) {
$post_type = get_post_type( $post_id );

   if ( in_array( $post_type, array( 'portfolio', 'product' ), true ) ) {
   return true;
   }

   return false;
   }

   Example:

   $post_id = 123;
if ( check_post_in_portfolio_or_product( $post_id ) ) {
// Do something only if it's a portfolio or product post.
}

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   ThemesMatic 9 years ago

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   get_post_type();
   is commonly used in conjunction with Post Formats.
   Functionality is extended in themes by including:
   add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array( 'aside', 'gallery' ) );
   in your functions.php file.

   After including this in your theme’s functions.php file, the option to choose a post type (that you included inside the array) will appear in the right sidebar when creating/editing a post.

   If no Post Type is selected, WordPress selects the default which is Standard.

   WordPress supported post formats (that are not defaults) are:
   'aside', 'gallery', 'link', 'image', 'quote', 'status', 'video', 'audio', 'chat'

   Everything you need to know about using & styling Post Formats is here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats

   • You’re confusing post types with post formats, which are entirely different things.

     andronocean 6 years ago