Tag: custom post type

  • Checking for A Specific Post Type in WordPress

    Conditional Tags are one of my all-time favorite tools to use when developing a WordPress theme.  It’s an intelligent use of programming logic that allows even non-coders to grasp the basics and, in turn, create complex and functional WordPress themes.  With the advent of custom post types, a method was needed to check for the…

  • How To Search A Specific Custom Post Type (Only!) in WordPress

    If you’re like me, you use custom post types a LOT when you’re doing projects (or on your own site, if I’ve done it for you!).  There’s a lot of value in having a type of content that’s unrestrained and flexible.  Sometimes, however, you want to be able to search a particular post type, and…

  • Building a Portfolio With Custom Post Types / Taxonomies: Enhancing The Archive

    Yesterday we finished our portfolio, built with a custom post type, three taxonomies, and some custom field information that we can use to display lots of data about our pieces.  Today is a bonus; we’ve got all these really cool taxonomies, but no way to really browse the portfolio based on a specific term. Create…

  • Building a Portfolio With Custom Post Types / Taxonomies: Files & Meta

    Yesterday we took a look at the beginning parts of building a portfolio using WordPress.  It basically boiled down to a few parts: Create the Post Type (done yesterday) Create The Taxonomies (Color Scheme [tag based], Work Done, WordPress Functionality Used) (done yesterday) Create Archive / Single pages for post type Create Meta Box Assign…