[Resolved] Which Generatepress template to use for a custom post type loop?

[Daniel]

Hi!

I have a CPT created with the CPT UI plugin and I want to display a custom loop on one of the pages of my website.

Which generatepress page template do I have to copy into my child theme to modify it and add the custom loop?

I tried with page.php modifying from line 29 but I get a critical error.

I’m starting with this kind of programming to learn and I just need guidance on which generatepress template is better to use to include a custom loop.

I’m using GeneratePressVersion: 3.0.2

Thanks
Daniel

[David]

Hi there,

If this is for the single post type – then you should use the single.php:

https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/master/single.php

For reference:

https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/template-files-section/custom-post-type-template-files/

[Daniel]

Thanks David!

It isn’t for the single post type but for displaying the loop of my CPT. I mean I need a page template where I’m going to paste my custom loop which will be something like:

<?php

$portafolio = new WP_Query( $args ); 
			 
while ( $portafolio->have_posts() ) :

$portafolio->the_post();

generate_do_template_part( 'page' );

endwhile;
?>

I’ve tried modifiying with a copy of page.php called page-portfolio.php in my child theme and I have modified this section https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/master/page.php#L29-L36

But it didn’t work, maybe is my code which is incorrect, but I need to be sure if the template I have to modify is page.php or another.

[Tom]

Hi there,

You would need to replace the following line with your custom loop:

generate_do_template_part( 'page' );

The above line is a wrapper for this: get_template_part( 'content', 'page' );

So it’s loading the content-page.php file in that place of your template.

[Daniel]

Thank you Tom!

That was the little push I needed to make it work.

[Tom]

Awesome, glad I could help 🙂

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