post_type_supports( string $post_type, string $feature )

Check a post type’s support for a given feature.

Parameters

$post_type

(string) (Required) The post type being checked.

$feature

(string) (Required) The feature being checked.

Return

(bool) Whether the post type supports the given feature.

More Information

The $feature variable in the function will accept the following string values:

  • ‘title’
  • ‘editor’ (content)
  • ‘author’
  • ‘thumbnail’ (featured image) (current theme must also support Post Thumbnails)
  • ‘excerpt’
  • ‘trackbacks’
  • ‘custom-fields’ (see Custom_Fields, aka meta-data)
  • ‘comments’ (also will see comment count balloon on edit screen)
  • ‘revisions’ (will store revisions)
  • ‘page-attributes’ (template and menu order) (hierarchical must be true)
  • ‘post-formats’ (see Post_Formats)

Please note in the ‘thumbnail’ value you can also use ‘attachment:audio’ and ‘attachment:video’ .

If the value is not available it will return false.

You can send any string in this field and it will return false unless you are checking for an accepted value.

Source

File: wp-includes/post.php 

function post_type_supports( $post_type, $feature ) {
	global $_wp_post_type_features;

	return ( isset( $_wp_post_type_features[ $post_type ][ $feature ] ) );
}

Used By

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Prepares the search result for a given ID.
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wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php: register_and_do_post_meta_boxes()

Registers the default post meta boxes, and runs the do_meta_boxes actions.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_available_actions()

Get the link relations available for the post and current user.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_schema_links()

Retrieve Link Description Objects that should be added to the Schema for the posts collection.
wp-includes/rest-api.php: create_initial_rest_routes()

Registers default REST API routes.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php: WP_REST_Users_Controller::get_items_permissions_check()

Permissions check for getting all users.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::prepare_links()

Prepares links for the request.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_item_schema()

Retrieves the post’s schema, conforming to JSON Schema.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_collection_params()

Retrieves the query params for the posts collection.
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Gets the default comment status for a post type.
wp-admin/includes/image.php: wp_generate_attachment_metadata()

Generate attachment meta data and create image sub-sizes for images.
wp-admin/includes/user.php: wp_delete_user()

Remove user and optionally reassign posts and links to another user.
wp-admin/includes/template.php: get_inline_data()

Adds hidden fields with the data for use in the inline editor for posts and pages.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: get_media_item()

Retrieve HTML form for modifying the image attachment.
wp-admin/includes/post.php: edit_post()

Update an existing post with values provided in $_POST.
wp-admin/includes/post.php: get_default_post_to_edit()

Default post information to use when populating the “Write Post” form.
wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php: page_attributes_meta_box()

Display page attributes form fields.
wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php: post_format_meta_box()

Display post format form elements.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php: WP_Media_List_Table::get_columns()
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php: WP_Posts_List_Table::inline_edit()

Outputs the hidden row displayed when inline editing
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php: WP_Posts_List_Table::get_columns()
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php: WP_Posts_List_Table::_display_rows()
wp-includes/post-template.php: get_post_class()

Retrieves an array of the class names for the post container element.
wp-includes/post-template.php: get_body_class()

Retrieves an array of the class names for the body element.
wp-includes/media.php: wp_enqueue_media()

Enqueues all scripts, styles, settings, and templates necessary to use all media JS APIs.
wp-includes/post.php: wp_insert_post()

Insert or update a post.
wp-includes/revision.php: wp_revisions_to_keep()

Determine how many revisions to retain for a given post.
wp-includes/revision.php: wp_save_post_revision()

Creates a revision for the current version of a post.
wp-includes/post-formats.php: get_post_format()

Retrieve the format slug for a post
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getComments()

Retrieve comments.
wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php: _WP_Editors::editor_settings()
wp-includes/media-template.php: wp_print_media_templates()

Prints the templates used in the media manager.

Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Introduced.

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