How can we disable a custom post type archive page but enable its feed?

Question

To disable a custom post types archive page, we should use the following code:

$args = array(
    'has_archive' => false,
);

But when we use false for has_archive, the feeds page (like : name.com/books/feed) of that custom post type becomes disabled too. Now I want to know how I can disable custom post types archive page but keep the feed active?

Answer 1

Set the feeds argument of rewrite to true to generate feed rewrite rules. It defaults to whatever has_archive is set to if nothing is explicitly passed.

$args = array(
    'has_archive' => false,
    'rewrite' => array(
        'feeds' => true
    ),
    // your other args...
);

Answer 2

Finally I found a solution for it. I set has_archive to true. Now both the feed and the archive page of CPT are active. To only disable the archive page of CPT, I use the following filter in the functions.php file:

function AryanThemes_disable_cpt_archive_template(){
    if ( is_post_type_archive('cpt') ) {
        global $wp_query;
      $wp_query->set_404();
      status_header( 404 );
      get_template_part( 404 ); exit();
  }
}
add_filter( 'archive_template', 'AryanThemes_disable_cpt_archive_template', -1 );