WordPress Version: 4.9
/**
* Retrieves the description for a post type archive.
*
* @since 4.9.0
*
* @return string The post type description.
*/
function get_the_post_type_description()
{
$post_type = get_query_var('post_type');
if (is_array($post_type)) {
$post_type = reset($post_type);
}
$post_type_obj = get_post_type_object($post_type);
// Check if a description is set.
if (isset($post_type_obj->description)) {
$description = $post_type_obj->description;
} else {
$description = '';
}
/**
* Filters the description for a post type archive.
*
* @since 4.9.0
*
* @param string $description The post type description.
* @param WP_Post_Type $post_type_obj The post type object.
*/
return apply_filters('get_the_post_type_description', $description, $post_type_obj);
}