Modern Portfolio with Jetpack Custom Content Type Customization

[ArtbyMLO]

Dear Studiopress Community,

I am using Modern Portfolio for about a year and I am very happy with it. Recently, I added Custom Content Types by JetPack to my website in particular the portfolio. It appears as if the portfolio archive uses the same template as the blog post archive.

What I would like to do:

• have a different sidebar for all portfolio related pages (portfolio archive, portfolio-type, portfolio-tags and portfolio-single), because I would like to create custom menus with the portfolio-tags in order to filter my paintings
• change the portfolio archive look in particular square preview images, removing the title, removing the excerpt and showing the featured images ideally it in two columns

What I tried:

• I installed Genesis Portfolio Pro but it lacks the portfolio tags, which are crucial for me. So it didn't make sense for me to pursue this approach.
• I installed the Genesis Simple Sidebars but I lack the possibility to select / customize the portfolio template pages

What I would like to know:

Do you happen to know if there is any Genesis compatible / approved plugin which allows me my desired customization?

Could you give me some guidance how I could get there? Could I copy a template file, rename it and try to adjust e.g. the sidebar hook there?

Thank you very much,
Martin

URL http://ostachowski.com
Child Theme Modern Portfolio

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Art by MLO – Martin Lukas Ostachowski

http://ostachowski.com

[William]

Hi There,

My suggestion, rather than relying on a plugin, would be to create my own custom post type. This will all the flexibility to get the desired result.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types
https://generatewp.com/post-type/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/ ( CPT generator )

🙂

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[ArtbyMLO]

Hi William,

thanks for the links, I kept researching and found a solution:

I used the Portfolio Post Type Plugin by Devin Price:

Portfolio Post Type

Next, I modified the Template Archive according to Bill Erickson step by step instruction:

Adding a Portfolio to any Genesis child theme

Then I manually include titles and descriptions in the archive-portfolio.php

Last, I select the my portfolio sidebar following Nick Ceske code:

Following these four steps my portfolio looks like I wanted: http://ostachowski.com/portfolio

Thanks,
Martin

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Art by MLO – Martin Lukas Ostachowski

[ArtbyMLO]

Thank you William, I kept searching and found a solution.

I tried to include all links in this post but the whole post gets blocked. So therefore, you will have to google the respective pages.

First I included the plugin Portfolio Post Type by Devin Price.
Then, I followed the instructions of Bill Erickson and his post "Adding a Portfolio to any Genesis child theme"
I manually added the title and description in the archive-portfolio.php
Last, I followed the snippet of Nick Ceske on how to asign a custom sidebar. (https://gist.github.com/nciske/6e2cc398f270d34207d5)

Cheers,
Martin

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Art by MLO – Martin Lukas Ostachowski

[ArtbyMLO]

Hi William,

thanks for the advice, but I kept researching and worked it out:

I used the plugin Portfolio Post Type by Devin Price. Link
Then I modified my Archive Template according to the documentation of Bill Erickson. Link
Next, I manually added the title and a description to the archive-portfolio.php and include titles for categories and tags without a description.
Last, I select a separate sidebar following Nick Ciske. Link

Thanks,
Martin

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Art by MLO – Martin Lukas Ostachowski

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