Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Beyond the PostPushing the limits of Custom Post Types

Alley Interactive

WordCamp Miami 2015

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Hi, Im Dan Beil- Software Developer at Alley Interactive

- (WordPress VIP Partner, i.e. We make really big sites)

- Working with WordPress for ~ 5-6 years- B.S. in Applied Sociology- Dogs

http://bit.ly/wcmiami-2015-cpt

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Why This Talk?- Any CMS is about organizing

information- CMS should Allow Devs to

make decisions about organization of info

Plugins / Code Examples:

- Meteor Slides- https://wordpress.

org/plugins/meteor-slides/developers/

- Custom Stuff- https://github.

com/dannyb195/wcmiami2015

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Why Use CPTs / Meta Data- They are already available

to us- Again, Allow Devs to make

decisions on Information Architecture

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Meteor Slides ( Josh Leuze )- https://wordpress.

org/plugins/meteor-slides/- The Basics

- register_post_type();- register_taxonomy();- add_meta_box(); - for slide link

- Shortcode / template tag for display

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Choose Your Meta Weapon WiselyIs it a simple text field

Yes

Code it yourself

No

Do you codeYes No

Fieldmanagerhttps://github.com/alleyinteractive/wordpress-fieldmanager

CMB2https://github.com/WebDevStudios/CMB2

ACF( may still require coding )

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Advanced ExampleThe client needs a mega menu where they have the option of:

- manually selecting posts- curate by multiple tags /

categories- these selections should be

reflect on landing page

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Frontend Menu

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

single.php CPTMeta$post_meta = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'section_options', true );

echo '<pre>';print_r( $post_meta );echo '</pre>';

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Let look at some Meta Boxes, and code if we have time

https://github.com/dannyb195/wcmiami2015

Dan Beil | @add_action_dan | Alley Interactive | @alleydev

Thank You!Slides - http://bit.ly/wcmiami-2015-cpt

@add_action_dan

Alley Interactive is Hiring!