Featured Custom Post Types for Genesis in Gallery Pro

[ShmickMick]

Hello,

I'm using the Featured Custom Post Types for Genesis widget with Gallery Pro to display 6 photos on my homepage. At the moment it seems I can only have them ordered according to date (either ascending or descending). I want to be able to order them, almost like a menu.

Is this possible?

At the moment I'm using Portfolio Items but it seems I'm limited in how I can custom order them whether using Posts, Gallery Items or Product Items.

Am I missing something really basic within the Featured Custom Post Types for Genesis widget? Or is it just not possible to order them specifically how you want?

I hope I've made it clear.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Cheers,
Mick

https://doublemoondesign.com/

[AnitaC]

The Featured Custom Post Types for Genesis plugin has not been updated in 3 years. That was a plugin a developer created on Github that never went into the WordPress plugin repository, so you use it at your own risk. Another developer expanded on that plugin and it's now a premium plugin called Six/Ten Press Featured Content{aff}.

Since the theme developer, Design by Bloom, recommended the plugin you should reach out to them for support.

You can search the plugin repository for a plugin for ordering content. I know there are quite a few out there.

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[Brad Dalton]

The plugin includes some WP_Query parameters for order and orderby including menu_order. These are the only options coded into the form for the widget.

<label for="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'orderby' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Order By:', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?> </label>
					<select id="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'orderby' ) ); ?>" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_name( 'orderby' ) ); ?>">
						<option value="date" <?php selected( 'date', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'Date', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
						<option value="menu_order" <?php selected( 'menu_order', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'Menu Order', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
						<option value="title" <?php selected( 'title', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'Title', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
						<option value="parent" <?php selected( 'parent', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'Parent', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
						<option value="ID" <?php selected( 'ID', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'ID', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
						<option value="comment_count" <?php selected( 'comment_count', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'Comment Count', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
						<option value="rand" <?php selected( 'rand', $instance['orderby'] ); ?>><?php _e( 'Random', 'featured-custom-post-type-widget-for-genesis' ); ?></option>
					</select>

1. Anything outside these options would require a rewrite of the plugin.

Or

2. Use of another plugin which includes the options you want.

There's no filter for the WP_Query args

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[asbilly92]

Just seeing this and it's relevant to a project I have now with a Genesis based child theme.

2 part Question:

I realize that the Featured Custom Post Types for Genesis plugin is not current. So first part of my related question is: is there a safe/current widget out there for displaying custom post types (with custom fields) in a widget that can be brought in to say a home page?

2nd part of my question. From Brad's comment above am I understanding that even the other plugin mentioned Six/Ten Press will not do what I need (that being displaying CPT'S via a widget on the home page); do I have that correct?

Any and all answers appreciated 🙂

[Brad Dalton]

How about this https://github.com/NicktheGeek/genesis-featured-widget-amplified

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[asbilly92]

Thank you Brad, I actually did see that but didn't mention it because it doesn't look like he's done anything it for a while... is that still ok to use?

[AnitaC]

@asbilly92 what is it that you are trying to do that you think Six/Ten won't work for you? I just put that on a customer site and it works well.

*Edit: The Genesis Featured Widget Amplified plugin will REMOVE Genesis Featured Posts all together. So if you want to use that in a different area, it will be gone. Six/Ten Featured Content leaves the default Genesis Featured Posts active - but, it has a setting you can check to deactivate it if you don't need it.

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[Brad Dalton]

Try it out and see if it still works. He did say he was going to keep it updated.

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[asbilly92]

Wow Anita and Brad thank you! Makes me feel better that it will be kept updated, awesome I will try it!

Anita, all I want to do really is pull one featured 'reveiw' into a section on a home page; nothing to complicated; just didn't realize that the usual Genesis Post Type Widget didn't work with the CPT's 🙂 Now I know!

Thank both of you!

[AnitaC]

Ahhh you could have also used Genesis Featured Page Advanced then - https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-featured-page-advanced/. I love that plugin!

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[asbilly92]

Ok wow, another one to check out, and so this one Gene Featured Page Advanced will pull in CPT'S then?

Thank ya!

[AnitaC]

@asbilly92 - you can add your Custom Links to CPTs with the plugin, along with custom text, custom images, etc.

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[asbilly92]

Wow, thank you so much so helpful!

Much appreciated!

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