What is a WordPress content type, and how do you determine it? How to find WordPress post, page and attachments like images and videos.

WordPress is a very popular content management system. Written in the PHP language and using a relational database. There are also many plugins (modules) for this platform that make it a multi-functional solution for any need. The main advantage of WordPress over other content management systems is the ease and convenience of content creation. The most popular WordPress content type that can be created by the user is a post. There are also page and attachment content types. Each type has its own structural characteristics and is used for certain needs.

Default types of WordPress content

1. A post is the most commonly used content type on blog websites. Posts are entries that appear in reverse order by date on your homepage and/or blog page. Posts usually have comment boxes below them and are included in your site’s RSS feed. Their purpose is to publish content on your website. Such as this post from the Free Online Tools blog. This is usually a topic on which you are writing a short article. The publication usually consists of several syntactic parts – Title, Description, Body, Conclusion and Tags.
2. Pages are static and are not affected by date. Think of them as more permanent and informative fixtures of your site — an About page, a Contact page, and a Home page are great examples of this. The Home page of a website gives general information about the organization or person it represents. Summarizes the products and services provided by the entity. The Site may also provide accurate, specific information about product/service, legal information and pricing. For example, the Free Online Tools tool to generate a Terms of Service page. The page contains a Heading and paragraphs separated by subheadings. It is important to note that when writing the article, the subheadings must follow the logical sequence (H1, H2, H3..) and that the title H1 occurs only once within the page.
3. Media is a type of content that is uploaded by the user to the Media Library /wp-content/uploads/ directory and is in the form of a multimedia file (image, video, and other types). Such a file can be standalone or inserted into a post or page.

Built-in WordPress functions for content

is_single( int|string|int[]|string[] $post = '' )

Determines whether the query is for an existing single post.

get_media_item( int $attachment_id, string|array $args = null )

Retrieves HTML form for modifying the image attachment.

is_page( int|string|int[]|string[] $page = '' )

Determines whether the query is for an existing single page.

is_front_page()

Determines whether the query is for the front page of the site.

is_feed( string|string[] $feeds = '' )

Determines whether the query is for a feed.

Simple solution to determine the type of content and the categories

Now you are ready to find any WordPress content type in your website. Add the needed code snippets to the functions.php file of your child theme. You can edit this file by navigating to Appearance → Editor. Create your custom function and paste the code at the end of the file functions.php.

function viewContent() {
 
    // Check if this is a post.
    if (is_single()) {
        echo 'This is a post <br>';
    }
 
    // Check if this is a page.
    if (is_page()) {
        echo 'This is a page <br>';
    }
 
    // Check if this is the home page.
    if (is_front_page()) {
        echo 'This is the home page <br>';
    }
 
    // Check if this is a feed.
    if (is_feed()) {
        echo 'This is a feed <br>';
    }
 
    // Check for categories.
    $categories = get_the_category();
    if (!empty($categories)) {
        foreach($categories as $category) {
            echo $category->name . "<br>";
            echo category_description($category);
        }
    }
 
}
add_action('wp_head', 'viewContent');

This function will display the content type and categories to which the respective page or post belongs.

Conclusion

CMS stands for Content Management System. This is software that allows users to manage their own websites. WordPress is a representative of this type of software that is constantly being developed by a free community of designers, writers, programmers and many other people. The CMS enhances writing experience by offering Block Editor, Style Switching, Template Choices, Integrated Patterns and Additional Design Tools. This post is helpful for anyone who wants to learn more about WordPress, as well as anyone who wants to develop their own plugins for the platform. Learn more about programming paradigms.