[Support request] Archive in a page

[Alberto]

Hello!
I want to achieve something like this: https://wireframe.cc/Mg6Ifw
I’m testing with GP 1.5 (looks so great!) and I’m working with WP Show Posts PRO. I’ve got my own custom post types and I’m wondering what’s the best approach to achieve my goal. Maybe using WP Show Post in a custom widget area?, maybe creating my own page template and using the WP loop?, maybe working in the archive template php code?

How can I get the ‘red section’ into the page and how can I use a filter to display the posts in the category selected?

I’ll appreciate so much your help!

Thanks in advance!

[Tom]

Overwriting archive pages is never easy unfortunately. The best thing you can do is make the core posts work with your setup.

Otherwise, you will need to create custom page templates for those archives, and build specific WPSP lists for each one: https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/#category

[Alberto]

Hi Tom.
Thanks for replying!
I’m afraid in this case I must create custom page templates for my archives because I’ve got more than one page and archive with this behavior.
I’ll try and I’ll tell you.

Thanks!

[Alberto]

Mmmm… what if I add a page and in a section I add a WPSP shortcode?
Is it possible?
The only thing I must do is to customize the way you display each post in the archive because I need something like this: https://prnt.sc/h7xbi4
Is this right?

Although I would still have to resolve the question of the filter, both in your choice and in mine…..

[Tom]

You could use regular pages with a WPSP shortcode, then simply 301 redirect the core WP archives page to the static page you created.

[Alberto]

Hi Tom!
Good point, I hadn’t thought of the redirection.
However, I don’t think it will be necessary because the page is accessed through a menu item and I wouldn’t need to access the archive of that CPT.
I’ll try and I’ll tell you.

Thanks!

[Alberto]

Mmmm… I’ll see what you mean. Doing in this way when I browse to foo.com/myregularpage what I get is the archive page.
Please, could you tell me where I must place the wp_redirect code?

I’m using this approach in my functions.php and it seems it works fine.

function dom_archive_to_page() {
    if( is_post_type_archive( 'archive-slug' ) ) {
        wp_redirect( home_url( '/myregularpage/' ), 301 );
        exit();
    }
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'dom_archive_to_page' );

Is this the best choice with GP?

Thanks!

[Tom]

Yep, that’s definitely one way to do it.

There’s also plugins out there that give you a nice UI like the “Redirection” plugin.

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