Show Custom Post Types in Year and Month Archives
Makes yearly, monthly and daily archives also list custom post type entries, such as recipes or events, not just blog posts.
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Code
// Content types to list on year, month and day archives besides posts.
// Empty = every public custom post type that has its own archive.
$wpide_date_archive_types = array();
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function ( $query ) use ( $wpide_date_archive_types ) {
if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() || ! $query->is_date() || $query->get( 'post_type' ) ) {
return;
}
$types = $wpide_date_archive_types;
if ( ! $types ) {
foreach ( get_post_types( array( 'public' => true, '_builtin' => false ), 'objects' ) as $type ) {
if ( ! empty( $type->has_archive ) ) {
$types[] = $type->name;
}
}
}
if ( $types ) {
$query->set( 'post_type', array_values( array_unique( array_merge( array( 'post' ), $types ) ) ) );
}
} );Notes
Leave the list empty to include every public custom post type that has an archive, or name the exact types.
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