#wordpress 2022-04-19

2022-04-19 UTC
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Kongpc KAMPANAT THUMWONG
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[Will_Monroe] Hello, I'm trying add a custom post kind using a helpful post from [chrisaldrich] and I have a question about how WordPress child themes work. I have looked around but I can't seem to find an answer. Here goes:
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[Will_Monroe] I created and have activated a child theme for the WordPress Twenty Twenty theme using the Child Theme Configurator plugin. I understand that making changes to the template/view support for a particular post kind can be made and added to the `kind_views` folder that will persist even if the Post Kinds plugin updates. But if I make changes to a file in the Post Kinds plugin directories (e.g.,
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[Will_Monroe] `wp-content/plugins/indieweb-post-kinds/includes/register-kinds.php`) will that be overwritten when Post Kinds updates? If so, is there a way to make changes that define a new post kind that _won't_ be updated when the plugin updates? I'm very much a novice so if it's too complex, I should probably just plan to make notes to restore my custom code when the plugin updates in the future. Thank you for your consideration!
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GWG [Will_Monroe]: There's a way to register a custom post kind, yes... I wouldn't recommend editing the plugin
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GWG Out of curiosity, what was in the custom code? Maybe it belongs in the plugin?
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[Will_Monroe] [dshanske] thank you! I'd like to register a custom post kind in a way that you recommend and that is durable.
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[Will_Monroe] Chris outlines the creation of an example custom post kind, `chickens` , that I am using to create an `annotation` post kind that is more or less what Chris already uses on his site. I plan to just copy his steps in that post making amendments along the way, as needed.
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GWG So, you just need to create a separate plugin that you activate that adds the new kind, and activate that
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GWG I wrote this for [chrisaldrich] a few years back as an example. It should still be accurate. https://gist.github.com/dshanske/c8eb82d6419bbcc25d81f1469e3eba7d
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[Will_Monroe] Very nice. In this instance, does creating a separate plugin simply mean added a folder to `wp-content/plugins` and then adding the `kind-register.php` code with custom edits made by me to define the new post kind?
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GWG Correct
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GWG I'd call it something custom though
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[Will_Monroe] How about `annotation-kind-register.php`?
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GWG That's fine, also change the name in the file
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GWG Where it says plugin name
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[Will_Monroe] Got it. Thank you.
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[Will_Monroe] Do I need to change the name of the function in the gist? I'm getting a fatal error related to `register_post_kind` when I try to activate the plugin.
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[Will_Monroe] Changing the name of the function from `example-register-kind` to `annotation-register-kind` seems to have worked.
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GWG Great
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[Will_Monroe] This is neat. There are some customizations that I think I'll want to investigate related to `kind-views` but it's working! Thank you.
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GWG Anything you want to propose upstream...tell me
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[Will_Monroe] Will do. Thank you!
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