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Customized Custom Post Type

Setting 'post_type' to an array lets you customize the custom type and how it behaves. Accepted properties are:

  • 'args' - Same as the $args settings in register_post_type
  • 'fields' - How the fields of the post should be set whenever the object is updated (see below)

Types of values for 'fields'

  • 'generate_post_title()' would use the value returned by generate_post_title($object) in the model
  • '$description' would use the value of $object->description (i.e. the description column in the table)
  • 'draft' would always use the string 'draft'
<?php
class Venue extends MvcModel {

  var $wp_post = array(
    'post_type' => array(
      'args' => array(
        'show_in_menu' => true,
        'supports' => array('title')
      ),
      'fields' => array(
        'post_title' => 'generate_post_title()',
        'post_content' => '$description',
        'post_status' => 'draft'
      )
    )
  );
  
  function generate_post_title($object) {
    return 'The '.$object->name;
  }

}
?>