[Resolved] How do I display my View? Forcing me to Layouts.

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[Jon Kay]

Tell us what you are trying to do?
Display my view. I feel like I created the View correctly but I hit a roadblock after that. I have the CPT, custom fields. A loop and template were created. I have a page created in the CPT "People" that uses body content and a featured image. But I don't know my next step.

Is there any documentation that you are following?
Trying to look at videos and documentation but can't seem to find something that addresses where I am at in the process.

What is the link to your site?
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[Beda]

You seem to use Toolset Layouts, in this particular case without a call to the Post Body, so the Post Body is hidden on the Single Post Edit Screen.

To insert a View you have many possibilities.
You can do that, with your setup in mind, in the Layout that you have assigned to the Post.
In that Layout you can choose to insert a View Cell.

That will show the View on the Front end afterwards

Or, you can insert a Post Body Cell in the Layout and then insert the View as ShortCode in the Single Post Body.

Please let me know which approach you may like to take and wether you need more help with.

[Jon Kay]

I do not want to use a layout at all. I read (in Toolset documentation) that I should not be using layouts if I want to use a page builder. I am reading that Toolset has made the Beta of Elementor (which I already own). It seems like I should just be waiting on that implementation at this point.

But to my original question, I have erased my view and the layout. I have erased everything but the example post and the custom fields. I thought my next move was to create a View and insert the fields. But then I have seen some examples where others create a content template first. Not sure what to do. I DO NOT want a layout that uses the cells. That seemed to be created for me. I know I am missing something easy.

[Christian Cox]

I thought my next move was to create a View and insert the fields. But then I have seen some examples where others create a content template first. Not sure what to do.
First, please deactivate the Layouts plugin so it does not cause any further complications. Then, decide whether you use a Content Template or not. Content Templates allow you to apply the same post content design to multiple posts. If the page design you are creating is a one-off that probably will not be repeated on another post, then you can insert the View directly in the post content area.