Bits of .NET

📦 Beyond Blog Posts: Portfolio, Products, Events

Default “post” not enough. Custom Post Types (CPT) create dedicated content structures. Separate admin menus, custom fields, different templates.

📝 Register CPT

// functions.php
function create_portfolio_cpt() {
    register_post_type('portfolio',
        array(
            'labels' => array(
                'name' => __('Portfolio'),
                'singular_name' => __('Portfolio Item'),
                'add_new' => __('Add New'),
                'add_new_item' => __('Add New Portfolio Item'),
                'edit_item' => __('Edit Portfolio Item'),
                'new_item' => __('New Portfolio Item'),
                'view_item' => __('View Portfolio Item'),
                'search_items' => __('Search Portfolio'),
                'not_found' => __('No portfolio items found'),
                'not_found_in_trash' => __('No portfolio items found in trash')
            ),
            'public' => true,
            'has_archive' => true,
            'supports' => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt'),
            'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-portfolio',
            'show_in_rest' => true,  // Block editor support
            'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'work')
        )
    );
}
add_action('init', 'create_portfolio_cpt');

🎯 Display CPT

// archive-portfolio.php
<?php
$portfolio = new WP_Query(array(
    'post_type' => 'portfolio',
    'posts_per_page' => 9
));

if ($portfolio->have_posts()) :
    while ($portfolio->have_posts()) : $portfolio->the_post(); ?>
        <div class="portfolio-item">
            <?php the_post_thumbnail('medium'); ?>
            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
            <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">View Project</a>
        </div>
    <?php endwhile;
    wp_reset_postdata();
endif;
?>

💡 Use Cases

• Portfolio (work samples)
• Products (e-commerce)
• Events (calendar)
• Testimonials (client reviews)
• Team members (staff profiles)