Sam Hotchkiss

One of the shortcomings of Custom Post Types in WordPress is that there’s no way to easily set a different custom template from the standard single.php. If it’s a custom post type, it’s got custom information, and I want to put it in a custom template!
So I threw together a plugin to handle this. With this plugin installed and activated, it checks your template directory for posttype.php then t_posttype.php. If neither exists, then the standard WP template rules take effect.
For example, if your custom post type is ‘books’, it’s going to check your template directory for ‘books.php’. If it finds it, it will use that as the template for your ‘books’ posts. If not, it will check for ‘t_books.php’, and use that as the template for your ‘books’ posts. If it finds neither, the standard WP logic kicks into place, looking to see if you’ve defined a template for the post, and, if not, using single.php.

Custom Post Type Template Redirect

For custom post types, allows you to have default templates specific to each custom post type.

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Content Repeater is designed to quickly set up custom content types. It simplifies the process of managing and displaying custom posts. Typically, there are at least three steps for displaying custom post content on the frontend:
<ol>
<li>Register a custom post type specifying all its options.</li>
<li>Create custom fields (field groups)</li>
<li>Create a post type template (single-{post_type}.php) in the theme folder</li>
</ol>
Content Repeater reduces step #1 to a single name-entry action, and merges steps #2 and #3 into one. Custom fields are assigned right in the Template Editor, and you don’t have to add any files to your theme. Displaying custom content is as simple as inserting a shortcode.
Features
<ul>
<li>Set up custom content types with a single action</li>
<li>Quickly add slug for single post frontend view</li>
<li>Quickly add categories when needed</li>
<li>Content type icon selector</li>
<li>Template Editor with syntax highlighting</li>
<li>Separate Template Editor for the single post view (when slug is defined)</li>
<li>field types: Post Title, Post URL, Post ID, Featured Image, Site URL, Plugin URL, Text (single line), Textarea, Images / Gallery, Color, Date, Icon, Dropdown, Checkboxes</li>
<li>Default values for fields</li>
<li>Conditional shortcodes (e.g. [if field=”Sale Price”]…[/if])</li>
<li>Custom classes per post type</li>
<li>Custom CSS per post type (with syntax highlighting)</li>
<li>Custom Javascript per post type (with syntax highlighting)</li>
<li>Adding external CSS and Javascript files per post type</li>
<li>Drag & drop post ordering</li>
<li>Post duplication</li>
<li>Publish & Add New</li>
<li>Available Repeaters: Ajax Reload, Masonry, Isotope, Slick Slider, Single Row</li>
<li>Pre-built Templates: Testimonials, Coupons, Products (with Magnifier), Flipboxes, Entry Portals, Portfolios (with Gallery), Before & Afters (using TwentyTwenty)</li>
<li>Export / import plugin settings</li>
<li>Bulk rename custom fields per post type</li>
</ul>

Content Repeater – Custom Posts Simplified

I use this tool to quickly set up custom content types and display them in interesting ways.

Custom Post Type Template Redirect vs Content Repeater – Custom Posts Simplified