The get_post_format_string() WordPress PHP function returns a pretty, translated version of a post format slug.
Usage
$pretty_post_format = get_post_format_string( $slug );
Example: If $slug is ‘aside’, the function returns ‘Aside’.
Parameters
$slug(string) – Required. A post format slug.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_post_format_string
Examples
Display the pretty format name of a post
This example gets the post format of a specific post and then displays its pretty name.
$post_id = 42; // Replace with your post ID $slug = get_post_format( $post_id ); $pretty_format = get_post_format_string( $slug ); echo 'Post format: ' . $pretty_format;
Get and display all supported post formats
This example retrieves all supported post formats and displays their pretty names.
$post_formats = get_theme_support( 'post-formats' );
if ( $post_formats ) {
foreach ( $post_formats[0] as $format ) {
$pretty_format = get_post_format_string( $format );
echo 'Supported post format: ' . $pretty_format . '<br>';
}
}
Filter posts by a specific format
This example retrieves all posts with a specific format (e.g., ‘gallery’) and displays their titles and pretty format names.
$args = array(
'tax_query' => array(
array(
'taxonomy' => 'post_format',
'field' => 'slug',
'terms' => 'post-format-gallery',
),
),
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
$query->the_post();
echo '<h2>' . get_the_title() . '</h2>';
echo 'Post format: ' . get_post_format_string( get_post_format() ) . '<br>';
}
}
Display post format in archive pages
This example displays the pretty post format name in archive pages.
if ( is_tax( 'post_format' ) ) {
$term = get_queried_object();
$pretty_format = get_post_format_string( $term->slug );
echo 'Post format: ' . $pretty_format;
}
Add post format names to the post class
This example adds the pretty post format name to the post class attribute, allowing for CSS styling based on the post format.
function add_post_format_to_post_class( $classes ) {
if ( get_post_format() ) {
$classes[] = 'format-' . get_post_format_string( get_post_format() );
}
return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'post_class', 'add_post_format_to_post_class' );