Custom post type - selecting the template

[wpbakery]

How can you let users to select page template for custom post type?

I'm calling register_post_type with 'hierarchical' => true and 'supports' => array('editor', 'title', 'page-attributes'), but template selection dropbox doesn't appear

Thanks!

[darrell]

I'm having the same issue, have you found a solution?

[darrell]

Should anyone have this same issue, it's because they are post types, not pages, hence the page template selection drop down will not show....

I used <?php if(is_single('id')){ }?> in my single.php to display the additional custom template pieces I needed.

Cheers

[Ivor]

Hey Michael maybe this will help http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/2765/adding-page-attributes-metabox-and-page-templates-to-the-posts-edit-page

See the last answer

Just change this:

add_action('add_meta_boxes','add_post_template_metabox');
function add_post_template_metabox() {
    add_meta_box('postparentdiv', __('Post Template'), 'post_template_meta_box', 'post', 'side', 'core');
}

To this:

add_action('add_meta_boxes','add_post_template_metabox');
function add_post_template_metabox() {
    add_meta_box('postparentdiv', __('Post Template'), 'post_template_meta_box', 'custom_post-type', 'side', 'core');
}

Where custom_post_type is the slug of your post type.

Tell me the results mate

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EDIT:Not sure if this is the best solution, Codex says "'page-attributes' (template and menu order, hierarchical must be true)"

Maybe you can ask in http://wpquestions.com/ or check this article http://www.twothirdsdesign.co.uk/article/2010/03/setting-templates-for-wordpress-3-0-custom-post-type/

[j-mie]

I just found this tutorial. looks pretty good and should cover all your questions

http://www.vooshthemes.com/blog/wordpress-tip/create-a-professional-portfolio-using-wordpress-3-0-custom-post-types/

[kubiq]

Just add this code to your functions.php

add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', 'add_custom_page_attributes_meta_box' );
function add_custom_page_attributes_meta_box(){
	global $post;
	if ( 'page' != $post->post_type && post_type_supports($post->post_type, 'page-attributes') ) {
		add_meta_box( 'custompageparentdiv', __('Template'), 'custom_page_attributes_meta_box', NULL, 'side', 'core');
	}
}

function custom_page_attributes_meta_box($post) {
	$template = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_wp_page_template', 1 ); ?>
	<select name="page_template" id="page_template">
		<?php $default_title = apply_filters( 'default_page_template_title',  __( 'Default Template' ), 'meta-box' ); ?>
		<option value="default"><?php echo esc_html( $default_title ); ?></option>
		<?php page_template_dropdown($template); ?>
	</select><?php
}

add_action( 'save_post', 'save_custom_page_attributes_meta_box' );
function save_custom_page_attributes_meta_box( $post_id ) {
	if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return;
	if ( isset( $_POST['post_type'] ) && 'page' == $_POST['post_type'] ) return;
	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) return;
	if ( ! empty( $_POST['page_template'] ) && get_post_type( $post_id ) != 'page' ) {
		update_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_page_template', $_POST['page_template'] );
	}
}

[Pirenko]

@ kubiq: it has been 4 years so maybe he already sorted this one out

[kubiq]

Pirenko said

@ kubiq: it has been 4 years so maybe he already sorted this one out

It does not matter... I was looking for a full solution and I did not find it, so I created one and I put it here so people will find it when they will be searching...

[spiderflystudios]

kubiq said

Just add this code to your functions.php

Is there anything in your snippet there which should be changed? Or just past it in as-is? Because I've tried your code and it didn't work to show the "Page Template" in my custom post type. I cannot find a single solution that does.

[kubiq]

Kahil said

kubiq said

Just add this code to your functions.php

Is there anything in your snippet there which should be changed? Or just past it in as-is? Because I've tried your code and it didn't work to show the "Page Template" in my custom post type. I cannot find a single solution that does.

Maybe your post_type doesn't support 'page-attributes', so you have to add it - simply paste it to your functions.php:
add_post_type_support( 'YOUR_CUSTOM_POST_TYPE', 'page-attributes' );
or delete this from my code:
&& post_type_supports($post->post_type, 'page-attributes')

[bbrysha]

You are a legitimate king.

So glad you did post this after 4 years because I've just burned 4 hours trying to find a clean solution for doing just this. Worked like a charm.

Thanks, @7kubiq7!

[kubiq]

Thanks @bbrysha But WAIT!
In new version of WordPress there is a new way how to do it
even simlier: [https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/11/03/post-type-templates-in-4-7/]

[bbrysha]

Good, man. Brilliant.

Thanks, @kubiq!