[Resolved] Creating a custom post type and archive

[Filip]

Hi!

I’m creating a Case study custom post type for my website and I’m lost.

I tried following your tutorial but it’s still not working.

I’ve added this code to my child theme’s functions.php:

function create_post_type() {
register_post_type(‘case-study’,
array(
‘labels’ => array(
‘name’ => __(‘Case studies’, ‘textdomain’),
‘singular_name’ => __(‘Case study’, ‘textdomain’),
),
‘public’ => true,
‘has_archive’ => true,
)
);
}

add_action(‘init’, ‘create_post_type’);

I’ve also downloaded a copy of single.php and content-single.php, renamed them to single-case-study.php and content-case-study.php and uploaded them in my child theme’s folder.

I’ve replaced the code in a single-case-study.php (line 29) with the one you provided:

get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘project’ );

The thing is – I can add the case studies in the WP dashboard, but I can’t view them and see the archives (404 errors).

Please help, thanks!

[Ying]

Hi there,

You need to replace the projectwith your custom post type name in get_template_part( 'content', 'project' );

In your case, case-study.

[Filip]

Oh, I’ve replaced that too, just as you said (accidentally pasted the default line in the original post).

[Ying]

Can you try change permalinks setting to post name to test?

The setting can be found at dashboard > settings > permalinks

[Filip]

It works now.

Thanks so much!

[Filip]

Everything’s perfect but there’s still one more issue.

I’ve applied the same template for a blog post and a case study – but the width of the content for the case study CPT is not applied.

Here’s the image.

1st img – post
2nd img – case study
3rd img – content settings applied to both

[David]

Hi there,

change:

get_template_part( 'content', 'case-study' );

to:

generate_do_template_part( 'case-study' );

[Filip]

Works fine now, thanks once more!

[David]

Glad to hear that!

[Author]

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