Custom post type template

[Fatih]

Hi, I’m trying to create a template for a custom post type. I have created the file single-posttype.php. and I have noticed that it also uses the content.php. How can I create content-posttype.php and make single-posttype.php use it? I know this sounds complicated but I hope I made it clear.

Thanks

[Tom]

In your file, find:

<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'single' ); ?>

Now if your file is named content-posttype.php, replace it with:

<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'posttype' ); ?>

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[Fatih]

Awesome, thank you so much 🙂

[Tom]

You’re welcome 🙂

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[Alberto]

Hello Tom!
This information is very useful, thanks!

I’m also working with custom post types and I want to edit not only the page template but also the archive page. So in my child theme I’ve created single-myCPT.php where I wrote
<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'single-myCPT' ); ?>

I’ve also created archive-myCPT.php but I don’t know how to reference my custom content replacing get_post_format().
<?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>

Hope I explained well…

Thanks in advance!

[Tom]

This line: get_template_part( 'content', 'single-myCPT' )

Will look for a file like this: content-single-myCPT.php

If you’re already using a custom single-myCPT.php file, you might as well copy the code inside content-single.php, and replace this with it:

get_template_part( 'content', 'single' )

get_template_part() is cool as it allows you to only change the loop – not the entire single.php file. In your case, it’s probably easier to keep everything in one file.

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[s2prod]

Dear Tom,

If i want to create a custom page, which page of your theme will be most usefull to get a basis ?

content.php, page.php ??

[Tom]

It depends on which areas you’re editing. page.php is likely the one you want to edit.

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