The export_date_options() WordPress PHP function is used to create date options fields for exporting a given post type. By default, it is set to ‘post’.
Usage
Let’s assume you want to create date options fields for exporting a custom post type called ‘product’. Here’s how you can do it:
export_date_options('product');
Parameters
- $post_type (string, Optional): This parameter denotes the type of post you want to export. By default, it is set to ‘post’.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: export_date_options()
This function was implemented in WordPress 2.1.
Examples
Exporting Post
If you want to create date options fields for exporting the default ‘post’ type, you don’t need to pass any parameters:
export_date_options();
Exporting Pages
To create date options fields for ‘page’ post type, use:
export_date_options('page');
Exporting Custom Post Type – Products
For a custom post type, like ‘product’, you would use:
export_date_options('product');
Exporting Custom Post Type – Events
Similarly, for another custom post type ‘event’, you would use:
export_date_options('event');
Exporting Custom Post Type – Reviews
And for ‘review’ post type, you would use:
export_date_options('review');