Difference between revisions of "Week Twelve (MGDP2060)"

Latest revision as of 14:53, 27 November 2016

This article lists topics for Week Twelve of Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060).

NO CLASS NEXT WEEK. Have a happy Thanksgiving.

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PHP code for custom post type (p. 517)

You need this code in your functions.php file, in order to display custom post type (such as Products):

function add_product_to_archives ( $wp_query ){
	$types_array = array ( 'post', 'product');
	if ( is_archive() && empty ( $query->query_vars['suppress_filters']) ) {
		set_query_var ('post_type', $types_array);
	}
}

add_action ( 'pre_get_posts', 'add_product_to_archives');

The code appears on page 517 of the textbook.

(1) Previously, I said that you could skip this step. This turns out to be not true: you do need to use this code in order for the category.php theme to work correctly.

(2) You can't have a second copy of the code, for a second custom post type -- if you do, the code will not work.

(2.a) There must be some other code which allows use of multiple custom post types, however, I don't have that code at this time.

Contact form plugins for WordPress

To implement web forms in WordPress, use a plugin.

Many are available. See:

• 5 Best Contact Form Plugins for WordPress Compared
• 6 Best Contact Form Plugins for WordPress Compared (2016 Edition)

I like Contact Form 7 - see also Docs.

Exercises

See Week Twelve Exercises (MGDP2060).