The is_post_status_viewable() WordPress PHP function determines whether a post status is considered “viewable”.
Usage
$is_viewable = is_post_status_viewable( $post_status );
Example:
Input:
$post_status = 'publish';
Output:
true
Parameters
$post_status(string|stdClass) – Required: Post status name or object.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: is_post_status_viewable()
Examples
Check if a post with ‘publish’ status is viewable
This example checks if a post with ‘publish’ status is viewable:
$post_status = 'publish';
$is_viewable = is_post_status_viewable($post_status);
if ($is_viewable) {
echo "The post is viewable!";
} else {
echo "The post is not viewable.";
}
Check if a post with ‘private’ status is viewable
This example checks if a post with ‘private’ status is viewable:
$post_status = 'private';
$is_viewable = is_post_status_viewable($post_status);
if ($is_viewable) {
echo "The post is viewable!";
} else {
echo "The post is not viewable.";
}
Check if a custom post status is viewable
This example checks if a custom post status called ‘archived’ is viewable:
$post_status = 'archived';
$is_viewable = is_post_status_viewable($post_status);
if ($is_viewable) {
echo "The post is viewable!";
} else {
echo "The post is not viewable.";
}
Check if a post status is viewable using a post object
This example retrieves a post object and checks if its status is viewable:
$post_id = 1; // Replace with a valid post ID
$post = get_post($post_id);
$is_viewable = is_post_status_viewable($post->post_status);
if ($is_viewable) {
echo "The post is viewable!";
} else {
echo "The post is not viewable.";
}
Check if a post status is viewable for multiple posts
This example checks if the post status is viewable for multiple posts using a loop:
$post_ids = array(1, 2, 3); // Replace with valid post IDs
foreach ($post_ids as $post_id) {
$post = get_post($post_id);
$is_viewable = is_post_status_viewable($post->post_status);
if ($is_viewable) {
echo "Post ID {$post_id} is viewable!";
} else {
echo "Post ID {$post_id} is not viewable.";
}
}