created a custom plugin but custom post type is not appearing in admin panel on activating the plugi

I've been searching for correct reference to create a custom plugin but ended up getting different opinions and error in code...!
please help.

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  • <?php
    /*
    Plugin Name: Custom Post Types
    Description: Add post types for custom articles
    Author: Hostinger Dev
    */
    // Hook ht_custom_post_custom_article() to the init action hook
    add_action( 'init', 'custom_post' );
    // The custom function to register a custom article post type
    function custom_post() {
    // Set the labels. This variable is used in the $args array
    $labels = array(
    'name' => __( 'Custom Articles' ),
    'singular_name' => __( 'Custom Article' ),
    'add_new' => __( 'Add New Custom Article' ),
    'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New Custom Article' ),
    'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Custom Article' ),
    'new_item' => __( 'New Custom Article' ),
    'all_items' => __( 'All Custom Articles' ),
    'view_item' => __( 'View Custom Article' ),
    'search_items' => __( 'Search Custom Article' ),
    'featured_image' => 'Poster',
    'set_featured_image' => 'Add Poster'
    );
    // The arguments for our post type, to be entered as parameter 2 of register_post_type()
    $args = array(
    'labels' => $labels,
    'description' => 'Holds our custom article post specific data',
    'public' => true,
    'menu_position' => 6,
    'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'comments', 'custom-fields' ),
    'has_archive' => true,
    'show_in_admin_bar' => true,
    'show_in_nav_menus' => true,
    'query_var' => true,
    );
    // Call the actual WordPress function
    // Parameter 1 is a name for the post type
    // Parameter 2 is the $args array
    register_post_type('article', $args);
    }

    This may help...!

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