This is a powerful little snippet to allow filtering your post or custom post type by a specific taxonomy term in the WordPress admin. In my use case I had a custom post type for 'Team' members. I then had a custom taxonomy called 'Group' that associated each member with one or more groups within the organization. The client wanted to be able to filter all Team members by Group in the admin. My first thought was to use sortable columns, but that would still require scrolling and possibly … [Read more...]
Using Custom Post Types And Meta Fields To “Client-Proof” Adding New Content
In the website I recently launched, my client wanted to have the ability to add new videos to the portfolio section of their site. With the need to make this as streamlined and easy to use for a non-techie (and a person new to WordPress) to update, I decided to use custom meta fields on top of a custom post type. The client's need was also a bit tricky as they had some of their work on YouTube along with other videos being displayed on HBO's website. HBO has their own custom player so it … [Read more...]