How to Check if a Post Type Exists in WordPress

Last updated on August 22, 2024

The function post_type_exists checks if a post type is registered in WordPress.

Syntax

post_type_exists($post_type) returns TRUE if $post_type is the identifier of a registered post type, otherwise returns FALSE.

Learn here how to register a post type in WordPress.

// Is 'post' a registered post type?
$post_type_exists_post = post_type_exists('post');

// Is 'page' a registered post type?
$post_type_exists_page = post_type_exists('page');

// Is 'ns_book_cpt' a registered post type?
$post_type_exists_book = post_type_exists('ns_book_cpt');