Change Number of Posts Displaying on a Custom Post Type (CPT) Archive Page

Pre Get Posts Display

To change the number of posts that appear in an archive page for a custom post type you can change the number using the pre_get_posts action with some passed in parameters. Normally the number of posts displayed per page is defaulted to the setting in the Dashboard Reading Settings > Blog pages show at most –…

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Conditional Check if Custom Post Type Posts Are Published

Check Cpt Loop Conditionally

You can check on the existence of published Custom Post Types by using a new WP_Query loop with an if/else statement, as the CPT is already registered it is difficult to use a conditional check without checking the loop of posts. add_filter(‘wp_nav_menu_primary-menu_items’, ‘wpb_add_menu_item’, 10, 2); // Add to primary menu based on CPT existence function…

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Add Search & Filter Pro to Beaver Themer Post Module CPT Archive

Search Filter Beaver Themer Cpt Archive

You can use Search and Filter Pro with Beaver Builders Themer Post Module columns post layout, this guide goes through the tweaks needed and uses a CPT (custom post type) archive page. Create your Posts Module CPT Archive Page via Themer       Create your Posts Module with the columns layout on a CPT…

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Show related posts in Beaver Builder from one CPT to another with ACF Relationships

acf-relationship

Showing related posts in Beaver Builder from one Custom Post Type to another is possible with an ACF Relationship field and Beaver Themers Post Module and relationship field connector from version 1.1.1. You can also use the Post Slider and Post Carousel Modules. This tutorial uses 2 CPTs, ‘Lights’ and ‘Projects’, the intent is to…

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Change the WordPress Post Type name to Something Else

wordpress-rename-post-type

You can change the default Post type name in WordPress from Posts to something else like News using the get_post_type_object, normal behaviour of the Posts occur, just the label name in the WordPress dashboard has been changed.   add_action( ‘init’, ‘cp_change_post_object’ ); // Change dashboard Posts to News function cp_change_post_object() { $get_post_type = get_post_type_object(‘post’); $labels =…

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