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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

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WORDPRESS AS A CMS

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WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of the Website?

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WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of the Website? Site Visitors

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WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of the Website? Site Visitors (Your Clients Clients)

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WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of the Website? Site Visitors Site Administrators (Your Clients Clients)

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WORDPRESS AS A CMS Who are the Primary Users of the Website? Site Visitors Site Administrators (Your Clients Clients) (Your Client)

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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)

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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)

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US

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VS US

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VS US THEM

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US

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Interested in technology. US

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Interested in technology. Willing to experiment. US

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Interested in technology. Willing to experiment. Take the time to understand how things work because we care. US

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THEM

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THEM Impatient with technology.

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THEM Impatient with technology. Want the website to make their job easier.

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THEM Impatient with technology. Want the website to make their job easier. Don’t care how things work, tend to follow steps.

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HOW DO WE MAKE THINGS EASIER?

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CONTENT TYPES

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CONTENT TYPES

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CONTENT TYPES POSTS

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CONTENT TYPES POSTS

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

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CONTENT TYPES POSTS Primarily for Time Sensitive Content (Blog/News/Press Releases) Displayed in reverse chronological order on 1 page

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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CONTENT TYPES

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

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CONTENT TYPES What if your content doesn’t fit this mold? Use default Taxonomies and Custom Queries to fake it.

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CONTENT TYPES What if your content doesn’t fit this mold? Use default Taxonomies and Custom Queries to fake it. Custom Post Types

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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

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CUSTOM POST TYPES

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CUSTOM POST TYPES Forcing WordPress to work with your content rather than forcing your content to work with WordPress

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CUSTOM POST TYPES Forcing WordPress to work with your content rather than forcing your content to work with WordPress Where do we start?

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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?

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CUSTOM POST TYPES

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CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme

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CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme Custom Post Query

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CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme Custom Post Query Custom Single Post Template

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CUSTOM POST TYPES Implementing Custom Post Types into Your Theme Custom Post Query Custom Single Post Template Custom Archive Template

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CUSTOM TAXONOMIES

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

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CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies.

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CUSTOM TAXONOMIES Taxonomies are a means to group and organize content. By default WordPress has 2 different types of Taxonomies. Categories - Hierarchical

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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

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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 ......................................................................................................................................

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!