WordPress is archive function

In WordPress, is_archive is a WordPress function which test whether or not the current page is an Archive Page.

It is used as a conditional Template Tag.

Description

An Archive is a Category, Tag, Author, Date, Custom Post Type or Custom Taxonomy based pages.

This is a boolean function, meaning it returns either TRUE or FALSE.

The function is used as a conditional WordPress Tag, like this:

<?php
if ( is_archive() ) {
    // write your code here ...
}
?>

See also

• WordPress Archive Page
• WordPress function
• WordPress Tag
• WordPress Template

External links

• Creating an Archive Index @ codex.wordpress.org
• Building A Custom Archive Page For WordPress @ Smashing Magazine