Updated for WordPress 5.6.2
What you’ll learn
- The basics of custom Types in WordPress
- How to set-up your own custom post types, fields and taxonomy
- How to design templates for custom types
- How to create custom grids, tables and lists
Requirements
- Basic understanding of WordPress fundamentals
- No prior experience with custom types
- No programming experience
Course material
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Chapter #1 Introduction to Custom Types
- 1. What Are Custom Types and How They Work
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Chapter #2 Creating Custom Types
- 1. When and Why You Should Use Custom Types
- 2. Creating a Custom Post Type
- 3. Using Custom Fields vs. Taxonomy
- 4. Creating Custom Fields
- 5. Creating a Custom Taxonomy
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Chapter #3 Displaying Content Types
- 1. How Content is Displayed
- 2. Creating Templates to Display Custom Posts
- 3. Creating a Custom Archive Page
- 4. Creating a View
Why you should learn to use custom types
Custom post types and fields are your entry ticket to building advanced WordPress sites. These advanced sites contain functionality that is virtually impossible with simple pages and posts. However, once you know how to use custom types and fields, you will see that building advanced WordPress sites is easy!
This course uses Toolset plugins, which allow you to do all this without programming.