[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32272: Built In 'Post' Archive Ignored Using is_post_type_archive()

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#32272: Built In 'Post' Archive Ignored Using is_post_type_archive()
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 Reporter:  Howdy_McGee   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Query         |     Version:  4.2.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  administration, template
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Changes (by Howdy_McGee):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  duplicate =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 SergeyBiryukov]:
 > Duplicate of #23826.

 The linked ticket is not really a duplicate. They're addressing an issue
 with `is_post_type_archive( 'post' )` working for Front Page or Blog but
 this issue regards actual Post Archives, Month / Year Archives. There's
 already `is_category()` for blog categories, `is_tag()` for tags,
 `is_author()` for Authors, but nothing specifically targets Post Date
 Archive Pages.

 The real issue is that on Month / Year Archive Pages,
 `is_post_type_archive( 'post' )` will always return false on those pages
 so to target those specific pages you have to use `is_archive()` which
 will also catch Post Type Archives. You're forced to have your Post Type
 Archive conditionals at the top and actual Post Archive `is_archive()`
 conditional at the bottom, which even then may catch unintended post type
 archives.

 This isn't documented very well in the Codex or Code Reference and I feel
 is really a bug.

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