28 January, 2023
How to create CPT in wordpress
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Creating a Custom Post Type (CPT) in WordPress involves adding some code to your theme’s functions.php file or creating a separate plugin. Here is an example of how you can create a CPT called “Books”:
// Register Custom Post Type
function books_post_type() {
$labels = array(
'name' => _x( 'Books', 'Post Type General Name', 'text_domain' ),
'singular_name' => _x( 'Book', 'Post Type Singular Name', 'text_domain' ),
'menu_name' => __( 'Books', 'text_domain' ),
'name_admin_bar' => __( 'Book', 'text_domain' ),
'archives' => __( 'Book Archives', 'text_domain' ),
'attributes' => __( 'Book Attributes', 'text_domain' ),
'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Book:', 'text_domain' ),
'all_items' => __( 'All Books', 'text_domain' ),
'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New Book', 'text_domain' ),
'add_new' => __( 'Add New', 'text_domain' ),
'new_item' => __( 'New Book', 'text_domain' ),
'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Book', 'text_domain' ),
'update_item' => __( 'Update Book', 'text_domain' ),
'view_item' => __( 'View Book', 'text_domain' ),
'view_items' => __( 'View Books', 'text_domain' ),
'search_items' => __( 'Search Book', 'text_domain' ),
'not_found' => __( 'Not found', 'text_domain' ),
'not_found_in_trash' => __( 'Not found in Trash', 'text_domain' ),
'featured_image' => __( 'Featured Image', 'text_domain' ),
'set_featured_image' => __( 'Set featured image', 'text_domain' ),
'remove_featured_image' => __( 'Remove featured image', 'text_domain' ),
'use_featured_image' => __( 'Use as featured image', 'text_domain' ),
'insert_into_item' => __( 'Insert into book', 'text_domain' ),
'uploaded_to_this_item' => __( 'Uploaded to this book', 'text_domain' ),
'items_list' => __( 'Books list', 'text_domain' ),
'items_list_navigation' => __( 'Books list navigation', 'text_domain' ),
'filter_items_list' => __( 'Filter books list', 'text_domain' ),
);
$args = array(
'label' => __( 'Book', 'text_domain' ),
'description' => __( 'Post Type Description', 'text_domain' ),
'labels' => $labels,
'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor',