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get_post_type_archive_template()

Retrieve path of post type archive template in current or parent template.

Description

The template hierarchy and template path are filterable via the ‘$type_template_hierarchy’ and ‘$type_template’ dynamic hooks, where $type is ‘archive’.

See also

Return

(string) Full path to archive template file.

Source

File: wp-includes/template.php 

function get_post_type_archive_template() {
	$post_type = get_query_var( 'post_type' );
	if ( is_array( $post_type ) ) {
		$post_type = reset( $post_type );
	}

	$obj = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
	if ( ! ( $obj instanceof WP_Post_Type ) || ! $obj->has_archive ) {
		return '';
	}

	return get_archive_template();
}

Changelog

Version Description
3.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_type_archive_template