V4 Extentions Post-Type-Builder Estimated reading: 5 minutes 2 views Create your own content types, like Books, Events or Courses, with a few clicks. You can also create your own groups for them, like Genres. No code needed. YOU CREATE Post types and taxonomies WHERE Animation Addon > CPT Builder PLAN Free BEFORE YOU START Requirement ELEMENTOR Any version ANIMATION ADDONS Free Tip: Install and activate Animation Addons for Elementor before you start. Pro is not needed. STEP 1 Enable the Extension Turn on the extension from your dashboard. You only need to do this once. From your WordPress Dashboard, go to Animation Addon > Extensions. Open the Elementor V4 (Atomic) tab. Under Utility Extensions, turn on Post Type Builder. Click Save Settings. Post Type Builder Extension 1 (click to zoom) Note: This extension can be off on a new site. If you do not see CPT Builder in the menu, check this switch first. STEP 2 Create a Post Type A post type is a new kind of content, like Books. Go to Animation Addon > CPT Builder. Open the Post Types tab and click Add New. Type a Plural Label, for example Books. Type a Singular Label, for example Book. Type a Post Type Key, for example book. Turn on Public and Active. Click Save Post Type. Post Type Builder Extension 2 (click to zoom) Post Type Builder Extension 3 (click to zoom) Your post type now shows in the list, and in your WordPress menu. STEP 3 Create a Taxonomy A taxonomy is a group for your content, like Genres for Books. Open the Taxonomy tab and click Add New. Type a Plural Label (Genres), a Singular Label (Genre) and a Taxonomy Key (genre). In Post Types, choose the post type that will use it, for example Book. Turn on Public and Active. Turn on Hierarchical if you want it to work like categories. Click Save Taxonomy. Post Type Builder Extension 4 (click to zoom) Note: After you save a taxonomy, click the Post Types tab, or reload the CPT Builder page, one time. Then the taxonomy shows in your WordPress menu. RESULT Final Result Post Type Builder Extension 5 (click to zoom) Note: Books is now in the menu, with Genres inside it. The menu words, like “All Book” and “Add Post”, are simple by default. You can change them in Advance Configuration > Labels. Tip: If the page of your new post type shows a “not found” error on your website, go to Settings > Permalinks and click Save Changes. SETTINGS Basic Settings Plural Label The name of the whole group, like Books. It shows in your menu. Singular Label The name of one item, like Book. Post Type Key A short name used by WordPress. Use lower case letters, underscores and dashes only. Max 20 characters. Example: book. Taxonomies Pick existing taxonomies to group the items of this post type. Public Show the post type on your website and in the admin dashboard. Hierarchical Items can have children, like pages. Active Turn this on to create the post type in WordPress. When it is off, the post type is not created. ADVANCED Advance Configuration Turn on Advance Configuration to see more options. Use it when you know what you want. Post Type Builder Extension 6 (click to zoom) General Choose what the editor supports: Title, Author, Comments, Trackbacks, Editor, Excerpt, Revisions, Page Attributes, Featured Image, Custom Fields and Post Formats. You can also add a Description. Labels Change the words WordPress shows for this post type, like “Add New Book”. Visibility Control where it shows: Show In UI, Show In Admin Menu, Admin Menu Parent, Menu Position, Menu Icon, Show In Admin Bar, Appearance Menus Support and Exclude From Search. URLs Control the web address: Permalink Rewrite, URL Slug, Front URL Prefix, Feed URL, Pagination, Archive, Archive Slug and Publicly Queryable. Permissions Rename Capabilities, Can Export and Delete With User. REST API Show In REST API and its Base URL, Namespace Route, Controller Class and Template. Use it when another app needs to read your content. Tip: If you are not sure, leave Advance Configuration off. The basic settings are enough for most sites. USE IT Show Your Content Go to your new menu, like Books, and add your items. To show them on a page, use a Loop Grid widget and choose your post type as the source. NEED HELP? Troubleshooting I do not see CPT Builder in the menu Check that the extension is on. Go to Animation Addon > Extensions > Elementor V4 (Atomic) and turn on Post Type Builder. Then reload the page. My post type does not show in the menu Make sure Active is on and you clicked Save Post Type. The Post Type Key must use lower case letters, underscores or dashes only. Then reload the admin page. My taxonomy does not show Click the Post Types tab, or reload the CPT Builder page, one time. Also make sure Active is on and you picked a post type for it. You Did It You created your own post type and taxonomy. If you face any problem, please contact our support team. We are happy to help.
