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1. Melee VIII
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   For my website I want to make use of the Custom Post Types functions and give these custom posts a different look. I made the custom post type with the following code in my functions.php:
   

   add_action('init', 'digest_register');
   
   	function digest_register() {
       	$args = array(
           	'label' => __('digest'),
           	'singular_label' => __('digest'),
           	'public' => true,
           	'show_ui' => true,
           	'capability_type' => 'post',
           	'hierarchical' => false,
           	'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'digest', 'with_front' => false ),
           	'supports' => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'thumbnail')
           );
   
       	register_post_type( 'digest' , $args );
   	}

   I have made a 'single-digest.php' but when I go to a post's URL I see the homepage.

   Anyone that can tell me what I should do to make the single post page work?

2. wishypw
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   i'm also having this problem. but slightly different;

   As well as the single-customposttype.php files, I also have a single.php in my theme directory which as a routing rule for the different post types to point to a different single file.

   Strangely, one single works yet the other doesn't any ideas?

3. benzine
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You should duplicate the page.php and give it the name page-yourpost.php and add this line of code on top for WP to recognize it as a template file

   * Template Name: your post name Template

   add this before the loop

   <?php query_posts(array('post_type'=>'your post')); ?>

   You'll have the custom post type being created in your admin. Create a page and then assign the page to page-yourpost.php from the drop down list under Page attributes and you're done

4. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   or wait for WP 3.1

   when you can just use archive-post_type.php, and turn archives on in your CPT, and be done with it! No custom queries

   http://mark.mcwilliams.me/2010/10/wordpress-3-1-introduces-custom-post-type-archives/

   (@ benzine, you need to include pagination in your query... http://www.rvoodoo.com/projects/wordpress/wordpress-tip-fixing-pagination-on-custom-queries-with-query_posts/ )

5. wishypw
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   thanks guys, i'll give your suggestions a go and let you know!

6. benzine
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   @ Rev. Voodoo

   Can you pls help me on this issue

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-and-two-columns-posts-on-the-same-page?replies=7#post-1849587

   I'm stuck here!!!

   Waiting for your feedback

   Thanks
   Ben

7. justtj
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I had similar issue, and spent few hours trying to figure out why.

   In end realized that when we add a custom post type, the .htaccess file doesn't update the permalink structure.

   So just update the permalink structure {switch to something else and back again} and everything will work fine.

   cheers!

8. Blizzie
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I have the same issue. I want custom post type to have different template when viewed individually. I am using magazine-basic as my theme and all codes for single.php and etc. are in the loop.php Can't seem to figure how to tweak it. Please help. Thanks!

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