public function get_pod_filter( $current_post_type = '', $possible_pods = array() ) {
		$filter = 'the_content';

		if ( ! $current_post_type ) {
			// get the current post type
			$current_post_type = $this->current_post_type();
		}

		if ( ! $possible_pods ) {
			//now use other methods in class to build array to search in/ use
			$possible_pods = $this->auto_pods();
		}

		//check if $current_post_type is the key of the array of possible pods
		if ( isset( $possible_pods[ $current_post_type ] ) ) {
			$this_pod = $possible_pods[ $current_post_type ];

			if ( is_singular( $current_post_type ) ) {
				$filter = pods_v( 'single_filter', $this_pod, $filter, true );
			} elseif ( is_post_type_archive( $current_post_type ) ) {
				$filter = pods_v( 'archive_filter', $this_pod, $filter, true );
			} elseif ( is_home() && $current_post_type === 'post'  ) {
				$filter = pods_v( 'archive_filter', $this_pod, $filter, true );
			} elseif ( is_tax( $current_post_type )  ) {
				$filter = pods_v( 'archive_filter', $this_pod, $filter, true );
			}
		}

		return $filter;
	}