Create a Custom Post Type

Custom Post Types have all sorts of purposes. Are you trying to make a real estate listing page? Maybe you're looking to create a product for your ecommerce solution? Here's how to make your dreams come true.

Creating Your Post Type

There are only two pieces of information you need to create a custom post type, a tag name, and a display name.

Create a file at /app/PostTypes/MyPostType.php and add the following content.

<?php

namespace App\PostTypes;

use Dragon\Posts\PostType;

class MyPostType extends PostType  {
    protected static string $tag = "my-post-type";
    protected static string $name = "My Post Type";
}

Making the post type show in wp-admin

Let's add our post type to the config/post_types.php file. Paste this sample code into the file, and then view the admin area to see your new post type.

<?php

use App\PostTypes\MyPostType;

return [
    'post_types' => [
        MyPostType::class,
    ],
];