Using WordPress ‘get_post_type_archive_feed_link()’ PHP function

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The get_post_type_archive_feed_link() WordPress PHP function retrieves the permalink for a post type archive feed.

Usage

get_post_type_archive_feed_link( $post_type, $feed = '' );

Custom Example:

echo get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'product', 'atom' );

Output:

https://example.com/feed/?post_type=product&feed=atom

Parameters

  • $post_type (string): The post type for which you want to retrieve the archive feed link.
  • $feed (string): (Optional) The feed type. Possible values include ‘rss2’, ‘atom’. Default is the value of get_default_feed().

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_post_type_archive_feed_link()

Examples

Get the RSS2 feed link for a custom post type

This code retrieves the RSS2 feed link for a custom post type called ‘events’.

echo get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'events' );

Get the Atom feed link for a custom post type

This code retrieves the Atom feed link for a custom post type called ‘podcasts’.

echo get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'podcasts', 'atom' );

Display the feed link for a custom post type in an HTML anchor tag

This code displays the RSS2 feed link for a custom post type called ‘news’ in an anchor tag.

echo '<a href="' . get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'news' ) . '">Subscribe to our news feed</a>';

Get the default feed link for a custom post type and override the feed type

This code retrieves the default feed link for a custom post type called ‘recipes’ and sets the feed type to ‘atom’ using a filter.

add_filter( 'default_feed', function() { return 'atom'; } );
echo get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'recipes' );

Get the feed link for a built-in post type

This code retrieves the RSS2 feed link for the built-in ‘post’ post type.

echo get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'post' );