Title: Post Type?
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Post Type?

 *  Resolved [ok-cleek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ok-cleek/)
 * (@ok-cleek)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/)
 * Just upgraded to 4.6…
 * How do I set the Type (photo, normal, aside, etc) for a new post?
 * There used to be a selector on the editor page, but it’s not there anymore.

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/#post-7675633)
 * > How do I set the Type (photo, normal, aside, etc) for a new post?
 * You mean the post format? That’s a theme-specific thing. What theme are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [ok-cleek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ok-cleek/)
 * (@ok-cleek)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/#post-7675639)
 * it’s called “Red Christmas”.
 * yeah, post format.
 * that’s a theme-specific thing? i didn’t know themes could affect the back-end.
 * i did recently switch to this theme, so maybe that’s what’s happening.
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/#post-7675652)
 * Post formats haven’t had much traction. I think they just confused people and
   not many authors implemented them.
 *  Thread Starter [ok-cleek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ok-cleek/)
 * (@ok-cleek)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/#post-7675656)
 * yep. that was it. thanks!
 * i got it working. added :
 *     ```
       add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array(
       		'aside'
       	) );
       ```
   
 * to the theme’s setup and now it’s working like i want.
 * i’ve tweaked things so that ‘aside’ posts only show in a custom side-bar widget.
   i use it for posting links that i want to share but don’t really have any comment
   on.
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/#post-7675678)
 * cool

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-17/#post-7675678)
 * Status: resolved

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