Advanced custom post types

[budskab]

Hi all

 

Okay, I'm working on the site http://antropologisk.dk and have been using the Genesis framework for a few months - it's absolutely amazing how easy it made my WordPress development!

 

So, I wanna do things even smarter on my site. Often I need to make custom lists, like these:

http://antropologisk.dk/om-antropologisk/antropologerne/

http://antropologisk.dk/foredrag/

 

or pages who output the same content over and over again, like the pages linked to in the lists above, here is one for reference:

http://antropologisk.dk/om-antropologisk/antropologerne/mark-buskbjerg/

 

I've been looking in to Custom Post Types to do this stuff, but only managed to do simple stuff as Landing Pages, or something filled up with widgets - like the home.php for most of your Child Themes.

 

The people we show on the list mentioned above are all registered users on the site and we have filled out a bunch of information on their user profiles (To be shown in an advanced authorbox on their posts). So now I really wanna try making these pages into dynamic generated custom posts. Making my days as webmaster more efficient as the site is growing rapidly!

 

I guess I have to pull some metadata from somewhere and stuff like that - but I have kind of a hard time figuring out how to.

 

So, do you have any super tutorial on this, a link to the perfect plugin suiting my needs or anything else guiding me onwards, I would very much appreciate it.

 

I think I've covered most of it - but do ask all that you want if you need clearance on anything.

Thanks in advance

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[budskab]

no one have a tip for this one? maybe just a link to a tutorial!

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[budskab]

Just trying to bump this one again... Please help!

 

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[John]

You could use a plugin, but I think you'll be better off in the long run by learning how to actually write and use the code for CPTs.

I'd start in the Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types

And then have a look at these:

 http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2011/06/02/how-to-build-a-media-site-on-wordpress-part-1/

http://wplift.com/wordpress-custom-post-types-tutorials-tools-advice

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John Sundberg | blackhillswebworks.com
A WordPress developer’s toolbox: Firebug | WordPress Codex | Google 😉

[budskab]

Thanks John ... Already managened to make everything pop out the way I imagined... now I just need to harness my new powers 😉

Been googling and googling - and have also found these post before, but in the great sea of the internet its hard to see quality apart from the mere crap, so thanks a bunch for pointing these out!! It was a great help.

 

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Webmaster at
http://antropologisk.dk
http://pe3a.dk
http://budskab.nu
all on genesis!

[John]

Excellent - harness those powers!

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John Sundberg | blackhillswebworks.com
A WordPress developer’s toolbox: Firebug | WordPress Codex | Google 😉

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