Presentation given to Sept 2011 Gulf Coast WordPress Users Group on using Custom Post Types in WordPress. More up to date details at http://davidsullivan.net/implementing-custom-post-types-with-a-custom-plugin/

1. Custom Post Types
Wordpress Gone Wild

2. Wordpress Basics
• HTML / CSS / Images
• Database
• PHP

3. Default Post Types
• Posts
• Pages
• Menus
• Attachments
• Revisions

4. Examples
• Employees
• Books
• Movies
• Products

9. Code Method

10. register_post_type( )

12. Plugin Method

22. Resources
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types
• http://thinkvitamin.com/code/create-your-first-
wordpress-custom-post-type/
• http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-
use-custom-post-types/

23. David Sullivan
@SullivanDavid
davidsullivan.net