Extended CPTs Extras

Extended CPTs Extras is a companion package for the Extended CPTs library, providing additional functionality for managing post types in WordPress.

Features

1. Featured Image Column Width: Customize the width of the featured image column in the admin list view.

2. Remove Meta Boxes: Easily remove unwanted meta boxes from the post edit screen (useful for Gutenberg).

3. Register Meta: Register custom meta fields for your post types with support for the REST API.

4. Modify Existing Post Types: Add additional features to existing post types. Note that the the below features work correctly out of the box on the Extended CPTs package when registeting a new post type. It is only necessary to use the extended_post_type_modify_existing() function when modifying an existing post type. Theses features include:

   • Custom templates
   • Template locking
   • Menu position
   • Menu icon

Installation

1. Require the package in your composer.json:

   {
   	"require": {
   		"builtnorth/extended-cpts-extras": "^1.0"
   	}
   }

2. Run composer install or composer update.

Usage

Use the extended_post_type_extras() function to apply extra configurations to post types:

extended_post_type_extras(['post', 'page'], [
	'featured_image_column_width' => 80,
	'remove_meta_boxes' => ['postcustom', 'commentstatusdiv'],
	'register_meta' => [
		'my_custom_field' => [
			'type' => 'string',
			'description' => 'A custom field for this post type',
			'single' => true,
			'show_in_rest' => true,
		],
	]
]);

Use function extended_post_type_modify_existing() function to modify existing post types:

extended_post_type_modify_existing('post', [
	'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-index-card',
	'menu_position' => 30,
	'template' => [
		['core/image', []],
	],

]);

Functions

extended_post_type_extras($post_types, $options)

Apply extra configurations to specified post types.

Parameters:

• $post_types: String or array of post type names
• $options: Array of configuration options
  • featured_image_column_width: Set width for featured image column
  • remove_meta_boxes: Array of meta box IDs to remove
  • register_meta: Array of meta fields to register

extended_post_type_modify_existing($post_types, $options)

Modify existing post types with additional features that are not available in the original Extended CPTs package. This function allows you to apply certain options to existing post types that normally only work when registering a new post type with register_extended_post_type(). Specifically, it enables you to modify the following attributes for existing post types:

• $post_types: String or array of post type names
• $options: Array of configuration options
  • template: Custom template for the post type
  • template_lock: Lock the template to prevent changes
  • menu_position: Set the menu position
  • menu_icon: Set the menu icon

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.