The Fulcrum Custom Post Type Module makes your job easier for adding custom post types to your project. Pass it a configuration and it handles the rest for you.
- Registration is handled for you.
- Label generation - handy when you do not need internationalization.
- Supported features builder - handy when you want the supports that other plugins and/or the theme adds.
- Stores in Fulcrum's Container - when added, automatically stores it in the Container for global usage.
- Column filtering, sorting, and configuration are all handled for you.
The best way to use this component is through Composer:
composer require wpfulcrum/post-type
This module requires:
- at least PHP 5.6
- WordPress 4.8+
This module, as with all Fulcrum modules, is configuration driven as part of the ModularConfig design pattern. In your theme/plugin's configuration folder, you will want to create a configuration file. Here is the basic structure of that file:
<?php
$config = [
'autoload' => true,
'postType' => 'book',
'config' => [
'postTypeArgs' => [],
'labelsConfig' => [],
'supportsConfig' => [],
'columnsConfig' => [],
],
];
/**
* Arguments Configuration Parameters
*
* @see https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#arguments for more details.
*
* Don't configure the label, labels, or supports here. Those are handled separately below.
*/
$config['config']['postTypeArgs'] = [
'description' => 'Books - example custom post type',
'public' => true,
'hierarchical' => false,
'show_in_rest' => true,
'has_archive' => true,
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-book', // @link https://developer.wordpress.org/resource/dashicons
];
/**
* Labels Builder - Configuration Parameters
*/
$config['config']['labelsConfig'] = [
/***************************************************************************************************
* When Your Plugin Doesn't Need Internationalization:
*
* By default, the label builder automatically builds the labels for you using the plural and singular
* names you configure below.
**************************************************************************************************/
'useBuilder' => true, // set to false when you need internationalization.
'pluralName' => 'Books',
'singularName' => 'Book',
/***************************************************************************************************
* Specify the labels you want here.
*
* When not using the automatic builder (i.e. when 'useBuilder' is set to `false`), then you specify
* all the custom labels here.
*
* If you are using the builder, any labels you specify here will overwrite what the builder generates.
*
* @see https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#labels for more details.
**************************************************************************************************/
'labels' => [
'name' => _x('Books', 'post type general name', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'singular_name' => _x('Book', 'post type singular name', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'menu_name' => _x('Books', 'admin menu', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'name_admin_bar' => _x('Book', 'add new on admin bar', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'add_new' => _x('Add New', 'book', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add New Book', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'new_item' => __('New Book', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit Book', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'view_item' => __('View Book', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'all_items' => __('All Books', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'search_items' => __('Search Books', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'parent_item_colon' => __('Parent Books:', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'not_found' => __('No books found.', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No books found in Trash.', 'your-plugin-textdomain'),
],
];
/**
* Post Type's Supported Features Builder - Configuration Parameters
*/
$config['config']['supportsConfig'] = [
/***************************************************************************************************
* When you want only these specific supports, configure them here.
*
* @see https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#supports for more details.
**************************************************************************************************/
'supports' => [
'title',
'editor',
'author',
'thumbnail',
'excerpt',
'comments',
],
/***************************************************************************************************
* Want all or some of the supports that other plugins/theme add? Use this option instead.
*
* For example, let's say you want your custom post type to use the features that Yoast SEO, Genesis,
* or Beans add. This option uses the "post" post type as its base to grab all of them. Cool, right?!
*
* Configure the post type support features you want to include (set to `true`) or exclude (set to `false`).
* You can add new ones too. Then the builder handles it for you.
**************************************************************************************************/
'additionalSupports' => [
'title' => true,
'editor' => true,
'author' => false,
'thumbnail' => true,
'excerpt' => true,
'trackbacks' => false,
'custom-fields' => false,
'comments' => false,
'revisions' => false,
'page-attributes' => false,
'post-formats' => false,
'foo' => true,
'bar' => true,
],
];
/**
* Columns Handler - Configuration Parameters
*/
$config['config']['columnsConfig'] = [
'columnsFilter' => [],
'columnsData' => [],
];
return $config;
There are 2 ways to utilize this module:
- With the full Fulcrum plugin.
- Or on its own without Fulcrum.
In Fulcrum, your plugin is an Add-on. In your plugin's configuration file, you will have a parameter for the serviceProviders, where you list each of the service providers you want to use. In this case, you'll use the provider.post_type.
For example, using our Book configuration above, this would be the configuration:
'serviceProviders' => [
/****************************
* Custom Post Types
****************************/
'book.post_type' => array(
'provider' => 'provider.post_type', // this is the service provider to be used.
'config' => BOOK_PLUGIN_DIR . 'config/post-type/book.php', // path to the book post type's configuration file.
),
],
Fulcrum's Add-On Module handles flushing the rewrites upon plugin activation and deactivation. That saves you time.
Without Fulcrum, you'll need to instantiate each of the dependencies and PostType. For example, you would do:
$config = require_once BOOK_PLUGIN_DIR . 'config/post-type/book.php'; // path to the book post type's configuration file.
$supportsConfig = $config['config']['supportsConfig'];
$supportsConfig['hierarchical'] = $config['config']['postTypeArgs']['hierarchical'];
$postType = new PostType(
$config['postType'],
ConfigFactory::create($config['config']['postTypeArgs']),
new Columns($config['postType'], ConfigFactory::create($config['config']['columnsConfig'])),
new SupportedFeatures(ConfigFactory::create($supportsConfig)),
new LabelsBuilder(ConfigFactory::create($config['config']['labelsConfig']))
);
$postType->register();
You will need to handle flushing the rewrites with your plugin's activation and deactivation.
All feedback, bug reports, and pull requests are welcome.