Using Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress

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1. LET YOUR CONTENT BE KING USING CUSTOM POST TYPES AND

   TAXONOMIES TO CONTROL YOUR CONTENT... PRESENTED BY DAELAN WOOD @daelan northrepublic.com [email protected] AND MAKE THINGS EASY FOR YOUR CLIENTS

2. WORDPRESS AS A CMS

3. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website?

4. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website? Site Visitors

5. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website? Site Visitors (Your Clients Clients)

6. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website? Site Visitors Site Administrators (Your Clients Clients)

7. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website? Site Visitors Site Administrators (Your Clients Clients) (Your Client)

8. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website? How can we make things easy for everyone? Site Visitors Site Administrators (Your Clients Clients) (Your Client)

9. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of

   the Website? How can we make things easy for everyone? Site Visitors Site Administrators (Your Clients Clients) (Your Client)
10. None

11. US

12. VS US

13. VS US THEM

14. US

15. Interested in technology. US

16. Interested in technology. Willing to experiment. US

17. Interested in technology. Willing to experiment. Take the time to

    understand how things work because we care. US

18. THEM

19. THEM Impatient with technology.

20. THEM Impatient with technology. Want the website to make their

    job easier.

21. THEM Impatient with technology. Want the website to make their

    job easier. Don’t care how things work, tend to follow steps.

22. HOW DO WE MAKE THINGS EASIER?

23. CONTENT TYPES

24. CONTENT TYPES

25. CONTENT TYPES POSTS

26. CONTENT TYPES POSTS

27. CONTENT TYPES POSTS Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press Releases)

28. CONTENT TYPES POSTS Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press Releases)

    Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page

29. CONTENT TYPES POSTS Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press Releases)

    Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page Can be organized using taxonomies (Date, Categories, Tags)

30. CONTENT TYPES POSTS PAGES Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press

    Releases) Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page Can be organized using taxonomies (Date, Categories, Tags)

31. CONTENT TYPES POSTS PAGES Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press

    Releases) Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page Can be organized using taxonomies (Date, Categories, Tags)

32. CONTENT TYPES POSTS PAGES Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press

    Releases) Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page Can be organized using taxonomies (Date, Categories, Tags) Primarily for static content that won’t change often

33. CONTENT TYPES POSTS PAGES Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press

    Releases) Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page Can be organized using taxonomies (Date, Categories, Tags) Primarily for static content that won’t change often Content typically exists in only 1 location

34. CONTENT TYPES

35. CONTENT TYPES What if your content doesn’t fit this mold?

36. CONTENT TYPES What if your content doesn’t fit this mold?

    Use default Taxonomies and Custom Queries to fake it.

37. CONTENT TYPES What if your content doesn’t fit this mold?

    Use default Taxonomies and Custom Queries to fake it. Custom Post Types

38. CONTENT TYPES What if your content doesn’t fit this mold?

    Use default Taxonomies and Custom Queries to fake it. Custom Post Types Job Listings Product Listings Case Studies Press Releases Movie Reviews Book Reviews

39. CUSTOM POST TYPES

40. CUSTOM POST TYPES Forcing WordPress to work with your content

    rather than forcing your content to work with WordPress

41. CUSTOM POST TYPES Forcing WordPress to work with your content

    rather than forcing your content to work with WordPress Where do we start?

42. CUSTOM POST TYPES Forcing WordPress to work with your content

    rather than forcing your content to work with WordPress functions.php Where do we start?

43. CUSTOM POST TYPES

44. CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme

45. CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme

    Custom Post Query

46. CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme

    Custom Post Query Custom Single Post Template

47. CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme

    Custom Post Query Custom Single Post Template Custom Archive Template

48. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES

49. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content.

50. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies.

51. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Categories - Hierarchical

52. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Tags - Non Hierarchical Categories - Hierarchical

53. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Tags - Non Hierarchical Categories - Hierarchical ......................................................................................................................................

54. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Tags - Non Hierarchical Categories - Hierarchical ...................................................................................................................................... Genres

55. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Tags - Non Hierarchical Categories - Hierarchical ...................................................................................................................................... Genres Colours

56. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Tags - Non Hierarchical Categories - Hierarchical ...................................................................................................................................... Genres Colours Sizes

57. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize

    content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Tags - Non Hierarchical Categories - Hierarchical ...................................................................................................................................... Genres Colours Sizes Locations

58. CODE SAMPLES + MORE INFO http://daelan.com/wordcampyeg To download code samples

    used in this demo and to get more resources on Custom Post Types & Taxonomies visit: THANKS!