I want to try CustomPress - WordPress CMS Plugin, but I have few questions:
After I do network activate this plugin, and if I don't like it, deactivate this plugin will turn everything back to normal without me of having to edit the db manually? (using multi db)
This plugin is compatible with buddypress?
Will this plugin changes the behavior of how buddypress work, or it will discourage normal blog users to use their blog since this will turn the whole wordpress into cms? (another way to put it, normal blog users will be able to blog as before this plugin gets installed?)
I want to try CustomPress - WordPress CMS Plugin, but I have few questions:
After I do network activate this plugin, and if I don't like it, deactivate this plugin will turn everything back to normal without me of having to edit the db manually? (using multi db)
This plugin is compatible with buddypress?
Will this plugin changes the behavior of how buddypress work, or it will discourage normal blog users to use their blog since this will turn the whole wordpress into cms? (another way to put it, normal blog users will be able to blog as before this plugin gets installed?)
This plugin really hasn't been tested in a BuddyPress setup and isn't designed to be used on one.
This plugin will create new tables for the custom post types and they won't be deleted by deactivating the plugin. If you want the tables removed you'll have to do so manually.
Am ..., its quite the opposite really :) . CustomPress dosn't create any additional tables, it uses only the default WordPress core "wp_sitemeta" table to store its options. Also it provides very convenient deregister function which looks like this:
It's a great plugin I use it on my new site (itfreepress.com) for the FAQs. I had tried using a category for FAQ and it was ok, but then that FAQ category was showing up everywhere a post would show (because it was a post). I made a FAQ type so now I literally add a new FAQ as opposed to a post categorized as an FAQ.
Basically a POST and a FAQ are treated as two separate beast.
You can create separate types via your functions file but it's a bit messy. This plug-in literally makes it a 2 min process.
Only thing that I find annoying (not the plug-in fault) is that Wordpress (becuase this is a new feature in the core) hasn't built a Category page/template for custom types yet, which means to list them as an index /category you need to either create a dynamic Page template that pulls up all your custom type post or use a page and hard code it.
Only thing that I find annoying (not the plug-in fault) is that Wordpress (becuase this is a new feature in the core) hasn't built a Category page/template for custom types yet, which means to list them as an index /category you need to either create a dynamic Page template that pulls up all your custom type post or use a page and hard code it.
You can set custom templates for almost everything.
Examples:
single-[post-type].php will load when viewing single post from this post type.
taxonomy.php will load when you are viewing any taxonomy
taxonomy-[taxonomy-name].php will load when you are viewing the particular taxonomy.
taxonomy-[taxonomy-name]-[term-name].php will load for each different term you set.
So its quite powerful if you know how to use it right. Any of those files is controlled by the WordPress Loop and query_posts() can do wanders for you.
Will CustomPress be updated soon to support custom post type archives (I didn't see this in the configuration options). If not, I may need to scrap CustomPress entirely and control this through the functions file.
Responses (8)
Sales & Support Lead — 4th December 2010 #
Hiya argh2xxx,
This plugin really hasn't been tested in a BuddyPress setup and isn't designed to be used on one.
This plugin will create new tables for the custom post types and they won't be deleted by deactivating the plugin. If you want the tables removed you'll have to do so manually.
Thanks!
Developer — 10th December 2010 #
Am ..., its quite the opposite really :) . CustomPress dosn't create any additional tables, it uses only the default WordPress core "wp_sitemeta" table to store its options. Also it provides very convenient deregister function which looks like this:
You can set the $flush_cp_data from:
$flush_cp_data = false;To:$flush_cp_data = true;And when you deactivate the plugin all CustomPress data will be removed.
You can also use this plugin with BuddyPress, its not tested, but it operates on a core WordPress level so there are no tie-ins with BuddyPress.
Volunteer support dude — 10th December 2010 #
It's a great plugin I use it on my new site (itfreepress.com) for the FAQs. I had tried using a category for FAQ and it was ok, but then that FAQ category was showing up everywhere a post would show (because it was a post). I made a FAQ type so now I literally add a new FAQ as opposed to a post categorized as an FAQ.
Basically a POST and a FAQ are treated as two separate beast.
You can create separate types via your functions file but it's a bit messy. This plug-in literally makes it a 2 min process.
Only thing that I find annoying (not the plug-in fault) is that Wordpress (becuase this is a new feature in the core) hasn't built a Category page/template for custom types yet, which means to list them as an index /category you need to either create a dynamic Page template that pulls up all your custom type post or use a page and hard code it.
Developer — 10th December 2010 #
You may find this helpful: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy
You can set custom templates for almost everything.
Examples:
single-[post-type].php will load when viewing single post from this post type.
taxonomy.php will load when you are viewing any taxonomy
taxonomy-[taxonomy-name].php will load when you are viewing the particular taxonomy.
taxonomy-[taxonomy-name]-[term-name].php will load for each different term you set.
So its quite powerful if you know how to use it right. Any of those files is controlled by the WordPress Loop and query_posts() can do wanders for you.
Volunteer support dude — 10th December 2010 #
aren't they lacking (and building in next version) archive-[post type]? that's what I was talking about.
Member — 23rd December 2010 #
@JoseffB - Not sure if this helps:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-custom-post-type-archives/
WP says this is coming in Version 3.1
Member — 10th March 2011 #
Hi,
Will CustomPress be updated soon to support custom post type archives (I didn't see this in the configuration options). If not, I may need to scrap CustomPress entirely and control this through the functions file.
Member — 10th March 2011 #
Nevermind...I updated CustomPress on my own to support custom post type archives.
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