In WordPress, custom types allow you to structure and organize your website. Here, we see how to use custom post types, custom fields, and taxonomies to build advanced sites with custom features.
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These are the three main custom types in WordPress and how you should use them:
- Custom Post types
- Use them to separate different types of content.
- Each post type appears as a separate page in the main admin menu.
- Custom Fields
- Use them to add more custom information to your posts.
- You can add different types of custom fields like text fields, numbers, checkboxes and radio options, URL fields, and more.
- Custom Taxonomies
- Use them to categorize your content.
- On the front-end, you can then allow users to get a list of posts belonging to the category they select.
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- Using Custom Fields vs. Taxonomy
- Conditionally Display Custom Fields in WordPress Backend
- Adding a Custom Taxonomy to WooCommerce Products
- Using Post Reference Field to Set-Up One-to-Many Relationships
- How Content is Displayed
- Adding Custom Posts
- Creating a Custom Taxonomy
- Creating Custom Fields
- Creating a Custom Post Type
- What Are Custom Types and How They Work
- Convert existing custom types and fields to Types control
- Limitations on HTML Content in Post Fields
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