In earlier years of WordPress, its known for blogging websites. By default WordPress comes with pages and post as the main content types for manage content of website. But now there are some plugins can be use for create custom post types. In this article, we will show you how to create custom post types in WordPress.
Custom post types are content types like pages and posts. By default, WordPress comes with these post types post, page, attachment, revision and menu.
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We can create our own custom post types and call them whatever we want. For example if we need a website for Movies reviews, then we can create a custom post type with name Movie Reviews.
The simple way to create a custom post type in WordPress is by using a plugin. This method is recommended for beginners because it is safe and very easy.
First thing we need to install and activate the Custom Post Type UI plugin. After activation, the plugin will add a new menu item in WordPress admin menu called CPT UI.
Add New Custom Post Type
Now go to CPT UI » Add New to create a new custom post type.