If post is a certain custom post type??

  • elladesign

    (@elladesign)


    14 years, 9 months ago

    Hi, I am trying to check if a post belongs to my custom post type “ourproducts” but no luck..

    I used this code, but it still renders out “No” even though I KNOW the post I created is custom post type “ourproducts”… what did I miss?

    Here is the if statement, I added in functions.php

    if ($post->post_type == 'ourproducts') {
 echo "<p>Yes</p>";
//returns true if book is a registered post type

} else{
 echo "<p>No</p>";
}

    Here is the code I used to create the post type:

    [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

    Please help.. thank you so much!

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  • Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    if ( 'ourproducts' == get_post_type() ) {

    Is how I’ve run post type checks….

    Thread Starter elladesign

    (@elladesign)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you for your response but it is still return “No”

    Here is the code I used to create the post type again:

    [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

    Thank you!!

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Your code is being deliberately moderated, per the forum rules that are linked

    Anyway, I did see how your CPT was registered, nothing there of concern that I saw.

    I think the bigger question is, in what context is the post type check being run? I know its in functions.php, but in what context? When is it running?

    Depending on the situation, you mauy need to global $post before that

    Thread Starter elladesign

    (@elladesign)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you very much for your reply. I just have add it into the functions.php as is like below… I didn’t use add_action/init or anything, should I?

    I edited the code below to include global $post;, still no luck… hopefully this will show..

    global $post;
if ($post->post_type == 'ourproducts') {
 echo "<p>Yes</p>";
} else{
 echo "<p>No</p>";
}
    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    What are you trying to do with the code? Are you making some larger function?

    Usually a check like that would be run inside an actual template, like index.php or single.php, unless being used within a function of some sort, and that would need to hooked appropriately so it doesn’t fire before the post type is determined

    Thread Starter elladesign

    (@elladesign)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I want to make all the pages that has the custom type “ourproducts” to add a “current” class to the link on the main nav (probably some other stuff down the road.)

    So that’s why I try to check if the current post is registered with the “ourproducts” class, then do this with jquery..

    I have use this function in my other templates, and it works.

    $post_types=get_post_types('','names');
 if (in_array('ourproducts', $post_types)){
		 echo 'I found ourproducts!';
 }

    I have 4-5 templates so I don’t want to have to do 4-5 times .. that’s why I’d like to include this in the functions.php.

    Is there a better way?? thank you!!

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Hmm…. well… I’m probably stumped

    Checking for post type is easy using the above code, within the loop

    Testing for post type outside the loop is easy, if you have a specific post ID

    I’m not sure exactly how to do what you are after

    Thread Starter elladesign

    (@elladesign)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you Voodoo. I guess I’ll just have to do this in each templates..

    thanks again for your help!

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