wp-includes/general-template.php:2075Retrieves the description for a post type archive.
stringOne hook fires while get_the_post_type_description() runs, in this order:
Filters the description for a post type archive.
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. $description = $post_type_obj->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 );}Introduced in 4.9.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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src/wp-includes/general-template.php, and regenerated for each WordPress release so it tracks the code rather than a snapshot of it.