get_the_post_type_description() WordPress Function

The get_the_post_type_description() function is used to get the description of a post type. This can be useful for displaying information about a post type on a post type archive page.

get_the_post_type_description() #

Retrieves the description for a post type archive.


Return

(string) The post type description.


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Source

File: wp-includes/general-template.php

function get_the_post_type_description() {
	$post_type = get_query_var( 'post_type' );

	if ( is_array( $post_type ) ) {
		$post_type = reset( $post_type );
	}

	$post_type_obj = get_post_type_object( $post_type );

	// Check if a description is set.
	if ( isset( $post_type_obj->description ) ) {
		$description = $post_type_obj->description;
	} else {
		$description = '';
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the description for a post type archive.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string       $description   The post type description.
	 * @param WP_Post_Type $post_type_obj The post type object.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_the_post_type_description', $description, $post_type_obj );
}


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4.9.0Introduced.

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