Displaying Content

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Post types you build with the Custom Post Type Builder are public. Each post has its own page, and you can list the posts on other pages with widgets.

Post and Archive Pages

  • Single posts: Each post has a page at the slug of the post type, for example /projects/harrogate-bakery/. To find it, go to the post type in the admin menu, hover over a post and click View.
  • Archive page: When Has archive pages is on, a page lists all the posts, for example /projects/. Your theme’s archive template controls its design.
  • Term pages: Each term of a taxonomy has a page that lists its posts, for example /project-type/branding/. To find it, go to the taxonomy screen, hover over a term and click View.

The URL examples on this page use a permalink structure other than Plain. You set it at SettingsPermalinks. You can add these pages to your menus.

Show Posts With Widgets

These widgets can list the posts of any public post type. Add one to a Page Builder page, for example a Work page for Northfield Studio. In the widget’s Posts Query section, choose your post type in Post Type, for example Projects.

SiteOrigin Blog
Shows the posts in one of several templates, such as Standard, Grid or Masonry. In templates that show the post content, set Post Content to Post Excerpt. With the default, Full Post Content, each item shows the full Page Builder layout of the post. To write the excerpts, check Excerpt in the Post Supports of the post type.

SiteOrigin Post Carousel
Shows the posts in a carousel with their featured images. To set a featured image on each post, check Thumbnail in the Post Supports of the post type. For posts without one, the widget shows the Default Thumbnail you choose in it.

SiteOrigin Recent Posts
Shows a short list of the latest posts.

Post Loop
The Post Loop widget comes with Page Builder. It shows the posts with a loop template of your theme. Choose a Template, then choose the post type in the Posts query section. If your theme has no loop templates, the widget says “Your theme doesn’t have any post loops.”