wp post-type list

Last updated: February 15, 2026

Lists registered post types.

Synopsis

bash

wp post-type list [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]

Options

[–=] Filter by one or more fields (see get_post_types() first parameter for a list of available fields).

[–field=] Prints the value of a single field for each post type.

[–fields=] Limit the output to specific post type fields.

[–format=] Render output in a particular format.

default: table
options: table, csv, json, count, yaml

Available Fields

Default fields:

name
label
description
hierarchical
public
capability_type

Optional fields:

count

Examples

bash

# List registered post types
$ wp post-type list --format=csv
name,label,description,hierarchical,public,capability_type
post,Posts,,,1,post
page,Pages,,1,1,page
attachment,Media,,,1,post
revision,Revisions,,,,post
nav_menu_item,"Navigation Menu Items",,,,post

# List post types with 'post' capability type
$ wp post-type list --capability_type=post --fields=name,public
+---------------+--------+
| name          | public |
+---------------+--------+
| post          | 1      |
| attachment    | 1      |
| revision      |        |
| nav_menu_item |        |
+---------------+--------+

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