Hi All,
I'm trying to understand if:
1.) We're able to create a custom taxonomy archive page (not a custom taxonomy _term_ archive page) and;
2.) Is there a way to create a combined CPT + Custom Taxonomy type of Archive page? For example:
I have a CPT called, "Widgets" and a Custom Taxonomy called, "City".
I want to create an Archive page that essentially shows City Widgets, like: hidden link, or some variation of that URL, the order doesn't really matter.
The main thing is, is there a way to create item #1 above, and/or combination of multiple CPTs + CTs (1-, 2- or 3- level deep of custom taxonomies and/or post types.)
Please let me know if my explanation was helpful.
Hi, I'll be glad to assist.
1.) We're able to create a custom taxonomy archive page (not a custom taxonomy _term_ archive page) and;
Not exactly, but you can create a custom Page that has the same permalink slug as the custom taxonomy. Then you can insert a View, or any non-archive content you want to display here. Basically treat it like any other custom Page.
2.) Is there a way to create a combined CPT + Custom Taxonomy type of Archive page? For example:
Toolset isn't capable of achieving exactly the URL structure you described, no. That's not how WordPress works by design. Out of the box, WordPress is designed to display a term archive at this URL:
<em><u>hidden link</u></em>
If you try a widget post slug instead of a taxonomy term slug in the last URL position, WordPress will probably show a 404 error or other unexpected results. There are several other 3rd party plugins out there that are designed to help you implement this kind of permalink custom structure, but otherwise it will require custom code that's beyond the scope of support we provide here.
Hi Christian,
Thanks for your reply and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Re: #1 - So, just to confirm: would the View be able to dynamically include _all_ of the Custom Taxonomy Terms of a given CT (and all future CT Terms added) Similar to how a CPT archive page would contain all of the entries of a given Custom Post Type?
Re #2 - Great, thank you. As I'm wary of plugin conflicts, do you know if there are any that are recommended by Toolset that natively integrates well with Toolset?
Thank you!
Re: #1 - So, just to confirm: would the View be able to dynamically include _all_ of the Custom Taxonomy Terms of a given CT (and all future CT Terms added)
Yes, I think we understand each other. If you create a View of the custom taxonomy, you can loop over all the terms in that taxonomy and display information about each term, like the term title, term slug, term archive link, custom fields associated with the term, etc. This View will automatically update to display any terms added to the taxonomy in the future. If you apply filters to this View, those filters will continue to be applied as you add more terms in the future.
As I'm wary of plugin conflicts, do you know if there are any that are recommended by Toolset that natively integrates well with Toolset?
No, unfortunately I do not have an official recommendation or know of any close integration with 3rd-party permalink plugins. I recommend searching the forums for other posts about any permalink or redirection plugin you want to try, just to get an idea of what other Users have run into.
