Title: Customizing Custom Post Type Last modified: September 28, 2020 --- # Customizing Custom Post Type * [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/) * A portion of my website is used by another non-profit organization. In order to restrict them from editing/deleting at large, I created a custom post type for them, and added a user role to go with it, using the [excellent model](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/341541/allow-users-to-publish-child-pages-of-the-pages-they-have-access-to-edit) presented by [@webelaine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webelaine/) * It basically works: they can get into their custom post type in the backend and create/edit pages, they are the author, they can’t get into my pages, and basically all good. * A couple of odd things that may or may not be theme-related: * 1) Although they are the author of the pages they create, there is no “Author” section of the Document tab in the editor, in case I wanted to turn a page over to them or vice versa. When I list all pages of the special type, and do a Quick Edit, there is an author drop-down, but they are not in it, even for pages where they are author. * 2) In the editor, Documents tab, there is no “Layout” section that allows using sidebars or not (for them; there is for me). Maybe because that is controlled by GeneratePress, which is unaware of this post type? * 3) Related to #2, the default layout for posts (real posts) is being used for the custom post types. Is there a way I can make it follow the layout for pages instead (single column)? * 4) I have the following in functions.php to set the footer. Is there a filter I could use to change it based on the custom post type, or on the path including the slug for the custom post type? Here is the plugin that does the custom post type and user role. * ``` // Generate copyright text in footer of each page add_filter( 'generate_copyright','fp_custom_copyright' ); function fp_custom_copyright() { ?> © forestpathology.org 'edit_ncpage', 'publish_post' => 'publish_ncpage', 'delete_post' => 'delete_ncpage', 'publish_pages' => 'publish_ncpages', 'edit_pages' => 'edit_ncpages', 'edit_published_pages' => 'edit_published_ncpages', 'edit_others_pages' => 'edit_others_ncpages', 'edit_private_pages' => 'edit_private_ncpages', 'delete_pages' => 'delete_ncpages', 'delete_private_pages' => 'delete_private_ncpages', 'delete_published_pages' => 'delete_published_ncpages', 'delete_others_pages' => 'delete_others_ncpages', 'read_private_pages' => 'read_private_ncpages' ); // Set backend UI labels for Custom Post Type $labels = array( 'name' => ( 'NCpages' ), 'singular_name' => ( 'NCpage' ), 'menu_name' => ( 'NCFPW Pages' ), 'parent_item_colon' => ( 'Parent NCpage' ), 'all_items' => ( 'All NCpages' ), 'view_item' => ( 'View NCpage' ), 'add_new_item' => ( 'Add New NCpage' ), 'add_new' => ( 'Add New' ), 'edit_item' => ( 'Edit NCpage' ), 'update_item' => ( 'Update NCpage' ), 'search_items' => ( 'Search NCpage' ), 'not_found' => ( 'Not Found' ), 'not_found_in_trash' => ( 'Not found in Trash' ) ); // Add other CPT arguments $args = array( 'labels' => $labels, 'capabilities' => $capabilities, // Features this CPT supports in Post Editor 'supports' => array ( 'title', 'editor', 'comments', 'revisions', 'author', 'page-attributes', 'thumbnail', 'custom-fields', 'post-formats' ), 'description' => 'NCFPW pages for corresponding user role', 'map_meta_cap' => true, 'capability_type' => 'ncpage', // Set rewrite to desired URL, otherwise // it defaults to true and uses $post-type as slug (ncpage) 'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'ncfpw'), // Other arguments // show_ui, show_in_nav_menus, and publicly queryable default to $public, // show_in_menu defaults to $show_ui // show_in_admin_bar defaults to $show_in_menu 'public' => true, 'menu_position' => 4, 'hierarchical' => true, // can have parent and child, like pages 'show_in_rest' => true, // block editor support 'can_export' => true, 'exclude_from_search' => false ); // Actually create the post type. First is the post-type name ($post_type) register_post_type('ncpage', $args); } /************************************/ /* Call the function */ /************************************/ add_action('init', 'fp_create_post_type'); /*********************************************************/ /* Add user role, access to ONLY ncpage and own images */ /*********************************************************/ function fp_add_ncfpw_role() { add_role('ncfpw_author', 'NCFPW Author', array( // Custom capabilities 'publish_ncpages' => true, 'edit_ncpages' => true, 'edit_others_ncpages' => true, 'edit_private_ncpages' => true, 'edit_published_ncpages' => true, 'delete_ncpages' => true, 'delete_published_ncpages' => true, 'delete_others_ncpages' => true, 'delete_private_ncpages' => true, 'read_private_ncpages' => true, // Allow to read and upload files 'read' => true, // access to Dashboard and user profile 'upload_files' => true, // see and add Media files 'delete_posts' => true // allows to delete media files they uploaded )); } // This makes it run only once at plugin activation // __FILE__ is the full path to this php file. register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'fp_add_ncfpw_role' ); /********************************************************/ /* Admin access to ncpage */ /********************************************************/ function fp_add_admin_caps() { $role = get_role( 'administrator' ); $role -> add_cap( 'publish_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'edit_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'edit_others_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'edit_private_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'edit_published_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'delete_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'delete_published_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'delete_others_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'delete_private_ncpages' ); $role -> add_cap( 'read_private_ncpages' ); } add_action('admin_init', 'fp_add_admin_caps'); ``` * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcustomizing-custom-post-type%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Theme Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/) * (@edge22) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/#post-13470031) * Hi there, * 1. I believe this would be in the setup for your custom post type. It does look like you’ve added author in the supports section though, so it should be working. The theme itself doesn’t prevent this functionality. * 2. The metabox only displays to users with the `edit_theme_options` capability. You can change that using a filter: * ``` add_filter( 'generate_metabox_capability', function() { return 'something-else'; } ); ``` * 3. Since WordPress sees them as posts and not pages, it will use the posts option. There’s a filter for this as well: [https://docs.generatepress.com/article/sidebar-layout/#using-a-function](https://docs.generatepress.com/article/sidebar-layout/#using-a-function) * 4. Absolutely, you can do this: * ``` if ( is_singular( 'post-type-name/slug' ) ) { } ``` * The above condition will be useful for the sidebar layout filter mentioned above as well. * 5. You could try filtering the core WP option: * ``` add_filter( 'option_blogname', function( $name ) { if ( is_singular( 'post-type-name/slug' ) ) { return 'Their name'; } return $name; } ); ``` * 6. You can control your menu items in “Appearance > Menus”. The page should only display if you add them to the menu. * Hope this helps! * Thread Starter [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/#post-13470432) * Thanks for the great tips. * I’m finding that putting this stuff in functions.php isn’t working. Experimenting, I think the post type is only available inside “the loop”. All attempts to display the post type from functions.php failed, but it did work when I put it in a single- ncpage.php template (ncpage being the custom post type). * functions.php is not getting executed in the loop: * ``` if ( in_the_loop() ) { echo 'in the loop'; } else { echo 'Not in the loop'; } ``` * displays ‘Not in the loop’. * Should I put it in single-ncpage.php instead? Actually, if I did, the test using“ if ( is_singular( ‘ncpage’ ) )” would be unnecessary. - This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/). * Theme Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/) * (@edge22) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/#post-13475401) * The functions I mentioned above don’t need to be in the loop. They can all go into your child theme functions.php file. * If they’re not working, it means the `is_singular( 'post-type-name/slug' )` isn’t correct. Just to confirm, we’re trying to target the single posts of this custom post type, right? * Thread Starter [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/#post-13475726) * That’s odd. If I put the following in the single-ncpage template, it displays‘ ncpage’. If I put it in the child functions.php, nothing happens: * ``` $post_type = get_post_type(); echo $post_type; ``` * I think these are single posts, though I’m not 100% clear what that is. One of the pages of ncpage is served with this: `` So one of the classes is single-ncpage. * Theme Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/) * (@edge22) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/#post-13476657) * So this should be your conditional: * `is_singular( 'ncpage' )` * Is that what you’re using in your functions? * Thread Starter [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-custom-post-type/#post-13476689) * Yes, exactly. Here is what I currently have (and doesn’t do anything) in functions. php * ``` if ( is_singular( 'ncpage' ) ) { // Custom copyright in footer add_filter( 'generate_copyright','ncfpw_custom_copyright' ); function ncfpw_custom_copyright() { ?> © North Central Forest Pest Workshop