Title: custom post types
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# custom post types

 *  [iamcanadian1973](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamcanadian1973/)
 * (@iamcanadian1973)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-3/)
 * I’m wondering if its possible and if so how would I:
 * add_action to a specific post type.
 * I found a plugin that will remove the media buttons
 *     ```
       function removemediabuttons() {
       	remove_action( 'media_buttons', 'media_buttons' );
       }
   
       add_action('admin_head','removemediabuttons');
       ```
   
 * I have a custom post type that i have created called Products. How would I add
   this action just to that post type so it removes the media buttons just from 
   that post in the admin area.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [jkovis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkovis/)
 * (@jkovis)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-3/#post-1551169)
 * I don’t know if this is the best practice, but it looks like you can just check
   the $_GET array on admin_init for ‘post_type’ and then remove the media_buttons
   actions as needed:
 *     ```
       add_action('admin_init', 'removemediabuttons');
       function removemediabuttons() {
       	if(isset($_GET['post_type']) && $_GET['post_type'] == 'products') {
       		remove_action( 'media_buttons', 'media_buttons' );
       	}
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [iamcanadian1973](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamcanadian1973/)
 * (@iamcanadian1973)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-3/#post-1551279)
 * Thanks jkovis
 * I was thinking more about this last after i walked away from the computer, and
   was thinking that would be a solution.
 * I was just hoping there would be a function like is_custom_post_type()
 * or something non related that might do the same thing.
 * The problem is, when you edit the custom post, the get variable post_type is 
   nit there in the url.
 *  Thread Starter [iamcanadian1973](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamcanadian1973/)
 * (@iamcanadian1973)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-3/#post-1551287)
 * Here’s a solution. Maybe someone who knows WordPress can come up with a better
   one. I only started using WordPress 2 days ago so I don’t totally understand 
   the WordPress way of writing code.
 *     ```
       $registered_custom_types = array('product');
   
       	add_action('admin_head', 'removemediabuttons');
   
       	function removemediabuttons()
       	{
       		global $registered_custom_types;
   
       		$post_type = null;
   
       		$post_id = 0;
   
       		if( isset($_GET['post_type']) ) {
       			$post_type = $_GET['post_type'];
       		}
       		else if( isset($_POST['post_type']) ) {
       			$post_type = $_POST['post_type'];
       		}
   
       		if($post_type)
       		{
       			if(in_array($post_type, $registered_custom_types))
       			{
       				remove_action( 'media_buttons', 'media_buttons' );
       			}
       		}
       		else
       		{
   
       			if( isset($_GET['post']) ) {
       				$post_id = $_GET['post'];
       			}
       			else if( isset($_POST['post']) ) {
       				$post_id = $_POST['post'];
       			}
   
       			if($post_id)
       			{
       				$post = get_post($post_id);
   
       				if(in_array($post->post_type, $registered_custom_types))
       				{
       					remove_action( 'media_buttons', 'media_buttons' );
       				}
   
       			}
       		}
       	}
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [iamcanadian1973](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamcanadian1973/)
 * (@iamcanadian1973)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-3/#post-1551289)
 * OK, learning the WordPress style of doing things.
 *     ```
       add_action('admin_head', 'removemediabuttons');
   
       	function removemediabuttons()
       	{
       		global $post;
   
       		if($post->post_type == 'products')
       		{
       			remove_action( 'media_buttons', 'media_buttons' );
       		}
   
       	}
       ```
   
 *  [jkovis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkovis/)
 * (@jkovis)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-3/#post-1551398)
 * doh…I can’t believe I didn’t even think of checking the $post object…good thinking
   😉

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