ACF & Custom Post Type: Should I use hooks or custom post template?

Hi there,

for very unique requirements it would be best to use a CPT Template.

If you want to keep the template structure that GP uses you can build off a copy of those templates. This article provides a simple method for doing that:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/setting-up-a-simple-custom-post-type/

Thanks for your quick help, David.

I just did as instructed and somehow I can't get it to work.

Somehow the information here and here is conflicting.

Assuming the custom post type is called 'project', do I need to create an individual file called:

single-project.php

or those two:
project.php and content-project.php

Somehow, if I do the latter (as explained in your support article) my custom post does not pick up any changes done to the template.

UPDATE/
I just found this support article and feel that I simply need to use:
get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘project’ );

Instead of:
generate_do_template_part( 'project' );

Thanks,
Alex

Aah theres actually a typo in that doc - ill get the corrected.

First thing to do is to copy the GP single.php and content-single.php templates to your Child Theme.
Then rename them to:

single-cptname.php
content-cptname.php

replace the cptname in those filenames with that of your custom post type.

you can then update the HTML within the content-cptname.php to display whatever it is you need from your CPT.

Yes, that helped. Thank you, David!

But in addition, I also need to do this, or (as I am using a child theme)?

Use:
get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘project’ );

Instead of:
generate_do_template_part( ‘project’ );

You should use:

generate_do_template_part( ‘project’ );

Its a GP Custom function for the get_template_part - does a similar thing but has some extra functionality.