Following is the code to create Custom Post Type for Services and its Category in WordPress.
/**
* This file registers the Services custom post type and its category
*
* @package Naveed
* @link http://naveedanjum.info
* Author: Naveed
* License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
*/
// Register the Services custom post type
function naveed_register_services() {
$slug = apply_filters( 'naveed_services_rewrite_slug', 'services' );
$labels = array(
'name' => _x( 'Services', 'Post Type General Name', 'naveed' ),
'singular_name' => _x( 'Service', 'Post Type Singular Name', 'naveed' ),
'menu_name' => __( 'Services', 'naveed' ),
'name_admin_bar' => __( 'Services', 'naveed' ),
'archives' => __( 'Item Archives', 'naveed' ),
'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Item:', 'naveed' ),
'all_items' => __( 'All Services', 'naveed' ),
'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New Service', 'naveed' ),
'add_new' => __( 'Add New Service', 'naveed' ),
'new_item' => __( 'New Service', 'naveed' ),
'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Service', 'naveed' ),
'update_item' => __( 'Update Service', 'naveed' ),
'view_item' => __( 'View Service', 'naveed' ),
'search_items' => __( 'Search Service', 'naveed' ),
'not_found' => __( 'Not found', 'naveed' ),
'not_found_in_trash' => __( 'Not found in Trash', 'naveed' ),
'featured_image' => __( 'Featured Image', 'naveed' ),
'set_featured_image' => __( 'Set featured image', 'naveed' ),
'remove_featured_image' => __( 'Remove featured image', 'naveed' ),
'use_featured_image' => __( 'Use as featured image', 'naveed' ),
'insert_into_item' => __( 'Insert into item', 'naveed' ),
'uploaded_to_this_item' => __( 'Uploaded to this item', 'naveed' ),
'items_list' => __( 'Items list', 'naveed' ),
'items_list_navigation' => __( 'Items list navigation', 'naveed' ),
'filter_items_list' => __( 'Filter items list', 'naveed' ),
);
$args = array(
'label' => __( 'Service', 'naveed' ),
'description' => __( 'A post type for your services', 'naveed' ),
'labels' => $labels,
'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'excerpt', 'thumbnail' ),
'taxonomies' => array( 'naveed_service_category' ),
'hierarchical' => false,
'public' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'show_in_menu' => true,
'menu_position' => 26,
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-screenoptions',
'show_in_admin_bar' => true,
'show_in_nav_menus' => true,
'can_export' => true,
'has_archive' => true,
'exclude_from_search' => false,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'capability_type' => 'page',
'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => $slug ),
);
register_post_type( 'services', $args );
}
add_action( 'init', 'naveed_register_services', 0 );
//-----------------------------------------------------
// naveed_service_category
// Register the Taxonomy for the Services
//-----------------------------------------------------
if ( ! function_exists( 'naveed_service_category' ) ) {
// Register Custom Taxonomy
function naveed_service_category() {
$labels = array(
'name' => _x( 'Categories', 'Taxonomy General Name', 'naveed' ),
'singular_name' => _x( 'Category', 'Taxonomy Singular Name', 'naveed' ),
'menu_name' => __( 'Categories', 'naveed' ),
'all_items' => __( 'All Categories', 'naveed' ),
'parent_item' => __( 'Parent Category', 'naveed' ),
'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Category:', 'naveed' ),
'new_item_name' => __( 'New Category Name', 'naveed' ),
'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New Category', 'naveed' ),
'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Category', 'naveed' ),
'update_item' => __( 'Update Category', 'naveed' ),
'separate_items_with_commas' => __( 'Separate Categories with commas', 'naveed' ),
'search_items' => __( 'Search Categories', 'naveed' ),
'add_or_remove_items' => __( 'Add or remove Category', 'naveed' ),
'choose_from_most_used' => __( 'Choose from the most Categories', 'naveed' ),
'not_found' => __( 'Not Found', 'naveed' ),
);
$rewrite = array(
'slug' => 'service-category',
'with_front' => true,
'hierarchical' => false,
);
$args = array(
'labels' => $labels,
'hierarchical' => true,
'public' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'show_in_rest' => true,
'show_admin_column' => true,
'show_in_nav_menus' => true,
'show_tagcloud' => true,
'rewrite' => $rewrite,
);
register_taxonomy( 'service-category', array( 'services' ), $args );
}
// Hook into the 'init' services
add_action( 'init', 'naveed_service_category', 0 );
}To change place holder of title use the following code.
// Change the post title to request the name of the services
add_filter( 'enter_title_here', function( $title ) {
$screen = get_current_screen();
if ( 'services' == $screen->post_type ) {
$title = 'Service Title';
}
return $title;
});In next post we will show you how to create Metabox in WordPress