Title: philcable's Replies | WordPress.org --- # philcable [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Shadow Terms] Help needed with initial setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-with-initial-setup/) * Plugin Contributor [philcable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/) * (@philcable) * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-with-initial-setup/#post-18979730) * Great, I’m glad it’s working for you! * I’m not familiar enough with WP Gridbuilder to speak to using it in this particular context, but listing the posts tagged with the custom post’s term is definitely doable with a bit more PHP. Functions are available for retrieving a post’s shadow term taxonomy and ID—both via the post ID, so they’re perfectly suited for use in a single post view template. Here are a couple quick examples for how you might implement it. * If you’re using a classic theme (non Full Site Editing), it’s fairly straightforward. You can add something like this directly in the `single-{post type key}.php` file: * ```wp-block-code $taxonomy = function_exists( 'ShadowTerms\API\get_taxonomy_slug' ) ? \ShadowTerms\API\get_taxonomy_slug( get_the_ID() ) : '';$term_id = $taxonomy ? \ShadowTerms\API\get_term_id( get_the_ID() ) : 0;if ( $term_id ) { $related = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'tax_query' => array( array( 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy, 'field' => 'term_id', 'terms' => $term_id, ), ), ) ); if ( $related->have_posts() ) { // Loop code (see https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/). }} ``` * If you’re using a Full Site Editing theme, it’s a little more involved. You’ll need to add a Query block to the `{post type key}-single.html` file with some kind of flag—here, we’re going to use the `namespace` attribute (you can add the Query block first to make sure all the other parameters are what you want, then switch to code view to manually add the namespace attribute): * ```wp-block-code ``` * Then the query needs to be filtered. This code could go in the same custom plugin you made for adding Shadow Terms support: * ```wp-block-code add_filter( 'pre_render_block', 'filter_shadow_terms_query_block_pre_render', 15, 2 );/** * Filters the Query block to handle the shadow term "related posts" variation. * * @param string|null $pre_render The block content before it is rendered. * @param array $parsed_block The block's parsed attributes. * * @return string|null The block content after it is rendered. */function filter_shadow_terms_query_block_pre_render( ?string $pre_render, array $parsed_block ): ?string { if ( 'shadow-terms/related' === ( $parsed_block['attrs']['namespace'] ?? false ) ) { $post_id = get_queried_object_id(); $callback = function ( array $query ) use ( &$callback, $post_id ): array { remove_filter( 'query_loop_block_query_vars', $callback ); $taxonomy = function_exists( 'ShadowTerms\API\get_taxonomy_slug' ) ? \ShadowTerms\API\get_taxonomy_slug( $post_id ) : ''; $term_id = $taxonomy ? \ShadowTerms\API\get_term_id( $post_id ) : 0; if ( ! $term_id ) { $query['post__in'] = array( 0 ); return $query; } $query['tax_query'] = array( array( 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy, 'field' => 'term_id', 'terms' => $term_id, ), ); return $query; }; add_filter( 'query_loop_block_query_vars', $callback ); } return $pre_render;} ``` * Note that the site editor view of the template won’t display filtered results, but the front-end view should work. * I hope that helps! - This reply was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by [philcable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Shadow Terms] Help needed with initial setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-with-initial-setup/) * Plugin Contributor [philcable](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philcable/) * (@philcable) * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-with-initial-setup/#post-18978877) * Hi [@angusveitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angusveitch/)! * You’re on the right track; since your custom post type is already created through the ACF plugin, you should indeed omit the `register_post_type` statement. So chances are, the `{post type key}_connect` taxonomy is already created, and here’s what you can expect: - There won’t be an admin menu item for the `{post type key}_connect` taxonomy.( The plugin manages the terms, so this is by design—to prevent any conflicts or issues that manual maintenance might introduce.) - There will be a box/panel for the `{Post Type Plural Label}` taxonomy on the edit screen for the post type(s) you added the taxonomy to (the ones in the` array()`). - If the custom post type had published posts before Shadow Terms support was added, those posts won’t automatically populate terms—you’ll have to take a “priming” step for them. * A bulk edit, even with no actual changes, is the quickest way to populate terms for existing posts. (Select all on your “All `{Post Type}`” screen, select “Bulk Edit” from the “Bulk Actions” dropdown, click “Apply”, and“ Update” without making any changes. Repeat as needed for page 2, etc.) - New posts published after support was added will create a term—but only published posts. `Draft`, `Pending`, `Private`, or any other status will not create a term. * One more note just for good measure: make sure you’re using the `Post Type Key` from the ACF post type in the support call: * ```wp-block-code add_post_type_support( '{Post Type Key}', 'shadow-terms', array(...)); ``` * Please let me know if that helps—especially if there’s a specific step that would be helpful to add to our documentation. Likewise, if it still gives you trouble or you have further question, please don’t hesitate to ask! Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)