A tutorial showing step by step instructions on how to set up a basic custom post type for events.
A couple weeks ago I released a Portfolio Theme that uses custom post types. The featured image is a key component of the post type, I wanted a way to display it from the post dashboard- along with the title, taxonomy, author, comments, and post date.
You should be able to add this code to any WordPress site. It extends the default body classes to include browser detection. So, if you want to add a specific style for IE6, you can just class it like .ie6 #mydiv { }. I think it’s much more elegant than pulling up multiple stylesheets for all the different browsers.
If you type the following javascript code snippet into your navigation bar, you should be able to edit any text on the page. Also includes video demonstration.
I’m proud to announce a new html5 portfolio theme. It uses custom post types for portfolio pages, takes advantage of the new menu navigation, and includes a ton of neat features.
Woo Themes announced that they are coming out with a Real Estate theme in the next 6-8 weeks. I know there’s a huge need for this- because I’ve built one based off the Canvas framework for a client. Here’s a screencast showing the theme.
The ability to create custom post types was a great feature added in WordPress 2.9 and then expanded in 3.0. It allows us to add and label completely different types of content than the standard “Pages” and “Posts” we’re all used to. To get started with this, here’s my recommended list of links and resources.
These code snippets will build a video post type with a taxonomy, complete with custom meta boxes adding additional information specific to the post type in Canvas.
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How to Upload Images to WordPress
This is a video tutorial showing how to upload your photos and other images into WordPress posts and pages. It explains how to align images to the left or right, how to add a caption, and how to display multiple images in a gallery.