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Posted by Marcus Marcial
Marcus Marcial
1,886 Points

New Content Type for Blog Posts

I modified my single.php file for add some special features and extra functionality to the "Post" content type.

I have now run into an issue, as some of my contributors would like to create a plain blog post, but without all of the features I added with the "Post" content type.

Is there a way I can add the "Blog Post" content type so contributors can create posts, but not using the traditional Post content type which has been modified?

abdulaziz alrashid
abdulaziz alrashid
Courses Plus Student 461 Points

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3 Answers

Joakim Bergman
Joakim Bergman
14,501 Points
Joakim Bergman
Joakim Bergman
14,501 Points

You could make a cutom post type for the special features and keep the original post type as is. Here's a link to Wordpress codex post types page: http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types You will find the information about how to make custom post types there.

Marcus Marcial
Marcus Marcial
1,886 Points
Marcus Marcial
Marcus Marcial
1,886 Points

Do you know if there a plugin that can easily and simply add a content type "Blog" or "Blog Post" without coding?

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points

Hi Marcus Marcial I don't know any off the top of my head but just Google custom post type plugin wordpress and you'll find one.

The other option is to take advantage of the template hierarchy. Review the template hierarchy on the codex to find out more.