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Learn how to use custom post types on the front end of your WordPress site.
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Front End:Custom Post Types
D o S o m e t h i n g U s e f u l
Staff Member Page
Commonly Requested
Not easy for non-technical users to create
Perfect situation for custom post types
Create a page template
Below the loop run a query something like:
Option One
Build On This
Let’s add a picture of the person:
Let’s set how much of their bio we want on the main listing page:
Conditional Goodness
Display a job title only if it exists.
Looks to see if the custom field has a value. If it does, it displays that value.
Looks to see if the custom field has a value. If it does, it displays that value.
Can have multiple conditions and fallbacks.
Can have multiple conditions and fallbacks.
Now We Can Tie In Our
Fields
A Bit OF Style
Other CPT Display Options
CPT archive is now available with 3.1
Works like category archive
Call it archive-post-type-name.php
Also single-post-type-name.php
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