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  • #41722
    realph
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    How can I get a custom post type I’ve setup to appear in the loop on my homepage, alongside my posts? I’ve got my custom post type acting as a post.

    functions.php
    add_action(‘init’, ‘portfolio_register’);

    function portfolio_register() {

    $labels = array(
    ‘name’ => _x(‘My Portfolio’, ‘post type general name’),
    ‘singular_name’ => _x(‘Portfolio Item’, ‘post type singular name’),
    ‘add_new’ => _x(‘Add New’, ‘portfolio item’),
    ‘add_new_item’ => __(‘Add New Portfolio Item’),
    ‘edit_item’ => __(‘Edit Portfolio Item’),
    ‘new_item’ => __(‘New Portfolio Item’),
    ‘view_item’ => __(‘View Portfolio Item’),
    ‘search_items’ => __(‘Search Portfolio’),
    ‘not_found’ => __(‘Nothing found’),
    ‘not_found_in_trash’ => __(‘Nothing found in Trash’),
    ‘parent_item_colon’ => ”
    );

    $args = array(
    ‘labels’ => $labels,
    ‘public’ => true,
    ‘publicly_queryable’ => true,
    ‘show_ui’ => true,
    ‘query_var’ => true,
    ‘menu_icon’ => get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/article16.png’,
    ‘rewrite’ => true,
    ‘capability_type’ => ‘post’,
    ‘hierarchical’ => false,
    ‘menu_position’ => null,
    ‘supports’ => array(‘title’,’editor’,’thumbnail’)
    );

    register_post_type( ‘portfolio’ , $args );
    }

    My post loop begins like this:

    // If there’s some posts, let’s go get them
    if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post();

    // If a post background has been provided… let’s go get it.
    if(get_field(‘sst_background_photo’)) :

    #119655
    Andy Howells
    Participant

    When you say “alongside” do you mean, literally to the side of, like in a sidebar/separate module? Or do you want them to appear mixed in with other post types?

    #119662
    realph
    Participant

    @andy_unleash Sorry, I mean mixed within the normal posts on the homepage.

    #119666
    realph
    Participant

    So, I think I managed to do it. I added this before if(have_posts()):

    // query the posts of your custom post types
    query_posts( array(
    ‘post_type’ => array(
    ‘post’,
    ‘name-of-custom-post-type’,
    ),
    ‘paged’ => $paged ) // for paging links to work
    );

    #119693
    Andy Howells
    Participant

    You may want to use WP_Query, when I did codeboxers over Christmas I ran into trouble with pagination.

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