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 add_action( 'restrict_manage_posts', 'acs_admin_posts_filter_restrict_manage_posts' );
 /**
  * First create the dropdown
  * make sure to change POST_TYPE to the name of your custom post type
  *
  * @author Ohad Raz
  *
  * @return void
  */
 function acs_admin_posts_filter_restrict_manage_posts(){
     $type = 'contestentry';
     if (isset($_GET['post_type'])) {
         $type = $_GET['post_type'];
     }
 
     //only add filter to post type you want
     if ('contestentry' == $type){
-    if ('POST_TYPE' == $type){
+
         //in 'label' => 'value' format
         $values = array(
 			'Cow' => 'Cow',
 			'Goat' => 'Goat',
 			'Sheep' => 'Sheep',
 			'Cow-Goat' => 'Cow-Goat',
 			'Cow-Sheep' => 'Cow-Sheep',
 			'Cow-Goat-Sheep' => 'Cow-Goat-Sheep',
 			'Goat-Sheep' => 'Goat-Sheep',
 			'Water Buffalo' => 'Water Buffalo',
 			'Mixed' => 'Mixed'
         );
         ?>
         <select name="ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE">
         <option value=""><?php _e('Filter By ', 'acs'); ?></option>
         <?php
             $current_v = isset($_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE'])? $_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE']:'';
             foreach ($values as $label => $value) {
                 printf
                     (
                         '<option value="%s"%s>%s</option>',
                         $value,
                         $value == $current_v? ' selected="selected"':'',
                         $label
                     );
                 }
         ?>
         </select>
         <?php
     }
 }
 
 
 add_filter( 'parse_query', 'acs_posts_filter' );
 /**
  * if submitted filter by post meta
  *
  * make sure to change META_KEY to the actual meta key
  * and POST_TYPE to the name of your custom post type
  * @author Ohad Raz
  * @param  (wp_query object) $query
  *
  * @return Void
  */
 function acs_posts_filter( $query ){
     global $pagenow;
     $type = 'post';
     if (isset($_GET['post_type'])) {
         $type = $_GET['post_type'];
     }
     if ( 'contestentry' == $type && is_admin() && $pagenow=='edit.php' && isset($_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE']) && $_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE'] != '') {
-    if ( 'POST_TYPE' == $type && is_admin() && $pagenow=='edit.php' && isset($_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE']) && $_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE'] != '') {
+
         $query->query_vars['meta_value'] = $_GET['ADMIN_FILTER_FIELD_VALUE'];
     }
 }