The document discusses various aspects of creating and managing custom post types and post formats in WordPress. It provides resources for adding theme support and options for building custom post types, including using plugins or coding them directly in the theme. Additionally, it includes links to useful references and infographics related to the topic.

1. WordPress Custom Content
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2. Posts
Timely
Dynamic
Taxonomies
Formats
Syndication
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3. Pages
Timeless
Static
Hierarchical
Templated
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4. Posts AND Pages
Built in
Menus
Privacy
Scheduling
Editors
Media
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5. Attachment
Revision
Navigation
Menu
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6. The Post Table

7. Custom Post
Types
Chronological
Taxonomies
Templates
Syndication
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8. Formats
Aside
Gallery
Link
Image
Quote
Status
Video
Audio
Chat
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9. • How to Add Theme Support for Post Formats (to your
functions.php file)
add_theme_support(
'post-­‐formats',
array(
'aside',
'gallery',
'link',
quote,
status,
video,
audio,
chat,
image
)
);
Check out Lisa Sabin Wilson’s
WordPress 3.1 Post Formats Reference
post for how
ways to include them in your theme
http://lisasabin-wilson.com/wordpress-3-1-post-formats-reference/

10. Options for creating Custom Post Types
• Don’t... just use Posts/Categories
• Build them into your Theme (generally by putting the code into
functions.php)
http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types
• Use a pre-built Plugin to Create them...
http://wordpress.org/plugins/cpt-onomies/
http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/
http://masterpressplugin.com/ (premium)
• Create your own plugin

11. Sources
• Kristarella’s Posts v Pages Infographic
http://www.kristarella.com/2013/09/wordpress-posts-vs-pages/
• Post Formats vs. Custom Post Types
http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/post-formats-vs-custom-post-types/
• Post Formats Reference
http://lisasabin-wilson.com/wordpress-3-1-post-formats-reference/
• Codex
http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats - http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types
• Custom Posts Types
http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/04/29/custom-post-types-in-wordpress (awesome reference)
http://blog.matthill.co/2013/custom-post-types-wordpress-themes-best-practice/