WP Content Types

Types of structured content in wordpress

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1. Content Types Structured Content in Wordpress
2. 3 Major Types of Data • “Post” Types - Content types. Base building block • Taxonomies - Categorization • Metadata - extra data for objects
3. Post Types Default types: • Post • Page • Attachment (media) • Revision • Navigation menu • Post types are the base building blocks. • Typically have a URL. • Two different kinds
4. Post Types: 2 Kinds Page (Hierarchical)! • Relationships 
 (Parent - Child) • Template options • Pseudo Static Post (Non-hierarchical)! • Categorized (taxonomies) • Part of a bigger group
 (Archives) • Single “entries” • Common to have comments
5. Page (Hierarchical) Post
6. Taxonomies Default types: • Category • Tags • Grouping mechanism • The taxonomy is the descriptor of the groups • Like post types two different kinds • Each “group” is called a term
7. Taxonomies: 2 Kinds Hierarchical! • Relationships 
 (Parent - Child) Non-hierarchical! • Tag Based
8. Metadata • Adds extra information to objects • Adds extra structure • Keeps wysiwyg from being yucky. • Basically everything in has its own form of metadata • 3 Major Classification
9. Metadata Classifications 1. Options 2. Custom Fields 3. Custom Types
11. Metadata: Options Used as preferences or to fill in information that is consistent across pages and posts Common Use Cases:! • Settings Menu • Theme Options • Editable Logos
12. Metadata: Custom Fields Metadata to create structure. Information that belongs to “something” • Can be one-off or separated into groupings with metaboxes • Use to help make complex information easily editable
13. Metadata: Custom • Not used much any more. • Developer focused
14. So what’s next?
15. How to Integrate Part 2: We’ll cover plugins to make integration easy. Custom Post Type UI
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/ Advanced Custom Fields
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom- fields/
16. Questions?