Add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file or a custom plugin:<\/p>\n
\r\nfunction my_custom_post_type() {\r\n $labels = array(\r\n 'name' => _x('Books', 'Post type general name', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'singular_name' => _x('Book', 'Post type singular name', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'menu_name' => _x('Books', 'Admin Menu text', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'name_admin_bar' => _x('Book', 'Add New on Toolbar', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'add_new' => __('Add New', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'add_new_item' => __('Add New Book', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'new_item' => __('New Book', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'edit_item' => __('Edit Book', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'view_item' => __('View Book', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'all_items' => __('All Books', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'search_items' => __('Search Books', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'parent_item_colon' => __('Parent Books:', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'not_found' => __('No books found.', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'not_found_in_trash' => __('No books found in Trash.', 'textdomain'),\r\n );\r\n\r\n $args = array(\r\n 'labels' => $labels,\r\n 'public' => true,\r\n 'publicly_queryable' => true,\r\n 'show_ui' => true,\r\n 'show_in_menu' => true,\r\n 'query_var' => true,\r\n 'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'books'),\r\n 'capability_type' => 'post',\r\n 'has_archive' => true,\r\n 'hierarchical' => false,\r\n 'menu_position' => 5,\r\n 'supports' => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail'),\r\n );\r\n\r\n register_post_type('book', $args);\r\n}\r\nadd_action('init', 'my_custom_post_type');\r\n\t\t\t<\/code>\r\n\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t![\"books](\"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/books-post.png\")
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- \n\t\tRegister Custom Taxonomy (Category)<\/strong><\/p>\n
Add the following code to create a custom taxonomy for the custom post type:<\/p>\n
\r\nfunction my_custom_taxonomy() {\r\n $labels = array(\r\n 'name' => _x('Book Categories', 'taxonomy general name', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'singular_name' => _x('Book Category', 'taxonomy singular name', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'search_items' => __('Search Book Categories', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'all_items' => __('All Book Categories', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'parent_item' => __('Parent Book Category', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'parent_item_colon' => __('Parent Book Category:', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'edit_item' => __('Edit Book Category', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'update_item' => __('Update Book Category', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'add_new_item' => __('Add New Book Category', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'new_item_name' => __('New Book Category Name', 'textdomain'),\r\n 'menu_name' => __('Book Categories', 'textdomain'),\r\n );\r\n\r\n $args = array(\r\n 'hierarchical' => true, \/\/ Set to true for category-like behavior\r\n 'labels' => $labels,\r\n 'show_ui' => true,\r\n 'show_admin_column' => true,\r\n 'query_var' => true,\r\n 'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'book-category'),\r\n );\r\n\r\n register_taxonomy('book_category', array('book'), $args);\r\n}\r\nadd_action('init', 'my_custom_taxonomy');\r\n\t\t<\/code><\/pre>\n\t\t![\"books](\"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/book-category.png\")
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Summary <\/h1>\n\n- Custom Post Type:<\/strong> The register_post_type() function creates the new post type.<\/li>\n
- Custom Taxonomy:<\/strong> The register_taxonomy() function creates the custom taxonomy (category) for the new post type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
After adding this code, you should see a new menu item for “Books” in your WordPress admin panel, and under “Books,” you should be able to see and manage the custom categories.<\/p>\n
If you have more questions or need additional customization, let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To create a custom post type with categories in WordPress, follow these steps: Register the Custom Post Type Add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file or a custom plugin: function my_custom_post_type() { $labels = array( ‘name’ => _x(‘Books’, ‘Post type general name’, ‘textdomain’), ‘singular_name’ => _x(‘Book’, ‘Post type singular name’, ‘textdomain’), ‘menu_name’ => _x(‘Books’, ‘Admin Menu text’, ‘textdomain’), ‘name_admin_bar’ => _x(‘Book’, ‘Add New on Toolbar’, ‘textdomain’), ‘add_new’ => __(‘Add New’, ‘textdomain’), ‘add_new_item’ => __(‘Add New Book’, ‘textdomain’), ‘new_item’ => __(‘New Book’, ‘textdomain’), ‘edit_item’ => __(‘Edit Book’, ‘textdomain’), ‘view_item’ => __(‘View Book’, ‘textdomain’), ‘all_items’ => __(‘All Books’, ‘textdomain’), ‘search_items’ => __(‘Search Books’, ‘textdomain’), ‘parent_item_colon’ => __(‘Parent Books:’, ‘textdomain’), ‘not_found’ => __(‘No books found.’, ‘textdomain’), ‘not_found_in_trash’ => __(‘No books found in Trash.’, ‘textdomain’), ); $args = array( ‘labels’ => $labels, ‘public’ => true, ‘publicly_queryable’ => true, ‘show_ui’ => true, ‘show_in_menu’ => true, ‘query_var’ => true, ‘rewrite’ => array(‘slug’ => ‘books’), ‘capability_type’ => ‘post’, ‘has_archive’ => true, ‘hierarchical’ => false, ‘menu_position’ => 5, ‘supports’ => array(‘title’, ‘editor’, ‘thumbnail’), ); register_post_type(‘book’, $args); } add_action(‘init’, ‘my_custom_post_type’); Register Custom Taxonomy (Category) Add the following code to create a custom taxonomy for the custom post type: function my_custom_taxonomy() { $labels = array( ‘name’ => _x(‘Book …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[56,57,55],"class_list":["post-1583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress","tag-create-custom-post-type","tag-create-custom-post-type-with-category","tag-wordpress"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1586,"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions\/1586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debugspot.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}