Using WordPress ‘get_all_post_type_supports()’ PHP function

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The get_all_post_type_supports() WordPress PHP function retrieves all the features supported by a given post type.

Usage

get_all_post_type_supports( $post_type );

Example

// Get all features supported by 'custom_post_type'
$features = get_all_post_type_supports( 'custom_post_type' );
print_r( $features );

Parameters

  • $post_type (string) – Required. The post type for which you want to retrieve the supported features.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_all_post_type_supports()

Examples

Display all supported features of a custom post type

This example retrieves and displays all supported features for a custom post type called ‘products’.

function display_supported_features() {
    $features = get_all_post_type_supports( 'products' );
    echo "<ul>";
    foreach ( $features as $feature => $value ) {
        echo "<li>" . $feature . "</li>";
    }
    echo "</ul>";
}
display_supported_features();

Check if a specific feature is supported by a post type

This example checks if ‘custom_post_type’ supports the ‘thumbnail’ feature.

function check_thumbnail_support() {
    $features = get_all_post_type_supports( 'custom_post_type' );
    if ( isset( $features['thumbnail'] ) ) {
        echo "Thumbnail support is enabled.";
    } else {
        echo "Thumbnail support is not enabled.";
    }
}
check_thumbnail_support();

Add a feature to a post type if it’s not supported

This example adds ‘excerpt’ support to ‘custom_post_type’ if it’s not already supported.

function add_excerpt_support() {
    $features = get_all_post_type_supports( 'custom_post_type' );
    if ( ! isset( $features['excerpt'] ) ) {
        add_post_type_support( 'custom_post_type', 'excerpt' );
        echo "Excerpt support added.";
    } else {
        echo "Excerpt support is already enabled.";
    }
}
add_excerpt_support();

Remove a feature from a post type if it’s supported

This example removes ‘comments’ support from ‘custom_post_type’ if it’s supported.

function remove_comments_support() {
    $features = get_all_post_type_supports( 'custom_post_type' );
    if ( isset( $features['comments'] ) ) {
        remove_post_type_support( 'custom_post_type', 'comments' );
        echo "Comments support removed.";
    } else {
        echo "Comments support is not enabled.";
    }
}
remove_comments_support();

Count the number of supported features for a post type

This example counts and displays the number of supported features for ‘custom_post_type’.

function count_supported_features() {
    $features = get_all_post_type_supports( 'custom_post_type' );
    $count = count( $features );
    echo "Number of supported features: " . $count;
}
count_supported_features();