Casey Bisson

This is a convenience class and collection of methods to make creating new custom post types with their own metaboxes easy.
The general idea is to define a function that’s hooked to the <code>register_post_types</code> action. The function defines a class for your post type that extends the <code>GO_Cpt</code> class. This follows a design pattern established by the modern widgets API (as introduced in WP 2.8) https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgets_API#Developing_Widgets .
The result is a new custom post type and much easier creation and updating of custom meta associated with that post type. You’ll also have a convenient object you can use to access the metadata associated with each post.
<pre><code>function my_customposttype() { class My_CustomPostType extends GO_Cpt { function __construct() { // execute the parent constructor with the name 
 // and definition for the custom post type parent::__construct( $post_type_name , $post_type_definition ); } function metabox( $post , $meta ) { // print out the form here // 
 // this method is optional, only use it if you want to 
 // add a metabox to your custom post type } function update( $new_meta , $old_meta ) { // sanitize and validate the metadata // then return $meta so it can be saved // // this method is required if a 
 // metabox() method is included } } global $my_customposttype; $my_customposttype = new My_CustomPostType; } // hook that function to the register_post_types action add_action( 'register_post_types' , 'my_customposttype' ); </code></pre>
Backstory: defining the post type class inside the function avoids issues with loading order and fatal errors resulting from attempting to extend a class that might not exist yet. Isn’t PHP awesome?
See the included hello world example: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/go-cptfactory/trunk/example-helloworld-cpt.php
To access the meta associated with a post, you can call <code>$my_customposttype->get_meta( $post_id );</code>
You can easily add a method and hook to filter <code>the_content</code> or <code>the_excerpt</code> to insert custom values that may have been entered in the post meta. Simply add <code>add_filter( 'the_content' , array( $this , 'the_content' ));</code> in the <code>__construct()</code> and then define another method in the <code>My_CustomPostType</code> class such as:`
<pre><code> function the_content( $content ) { 
 $meta_print = print_r( $this->get_meta( get_the_ID() ) , TRUE ); 
 return $meta_print . $content 
 } </code></pre>
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GigaOM Custom Post Type Factory

Makes defining custom post types as easy as creating a widget. Includes example code to get you started.

Stephen AfamO

This plugin allows you to use any HTML or PHP file as the template for any page or post.
Simply upload the file and select it. 
You can upload custom js and css files into the media library and link to them from the HTML file.
Options:
<ul>
<li>Overwrite All: You overwrite the entire theme and use your custom file</li>
<li>Overwrite Content: Keeps the header, footer, sidebar, e.t.c. Simply overwrites the body of the page or post</li>
<li>Above Content: Your custom content is simply added to the top of the page content</li>
<li>Below Content: You custom content is placed just beneath the page content.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Adding support for custom post types</h4>
By default the pulugin works with pages and posts, however, go to the settings to enable it on any other registered post type.
use the <code>hppp_post_types</code> filter to add more post types.
Like this:
<pre><code> public function post_type_modify ($post_types) {
 $post_types[] = 'custom_post_type';
 return $post_types;
 }

 add_filter( 'hppp_post_types', 'post_type_modify' );
</code></pre>

Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates

I use this on a couple sites I own and it works wonderfully.
I hope you can find it useful. 

Works like a charm

Use your HTML or PHP files for any page or post.

GigaOM Custom Post Type Factory vs Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates