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Custom Post Type Widget Blocks

Custom Post Type Widgets for the Block Editor (Gutenberg). This WordPress plugin adds default Custom Post Type Widgets to the Block Editor.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.7.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 6.2.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update30 Jun 20264mo ago
Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Custom Post Type Widget Blocks version 1.7.1 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

Custom Post Type Widgets for the Block Editor (Gutenberg).

This WordPress plugin adds default Custom Post Type Widgets to the Block Editor.

You can filter by registered Custom Post Type or Taxonomy on the Block Editor.

Compatibility

  • WordPress version 5.8 or later
  • Gutenberg version 10.7 or later

Descriptions of Widget Blocks

Latest Posts (Custom Post Type)

display a list of your most recent custom posts.

Archives (Custom Post Type)

display a monthly archive of your custom posts.

Categories (Custom Post Type)

display a list of categories that has custom posts.

Calendar (Custom Post Type)

display a calendar of your site’s posts.

Latest Comments (Custom Post Type)

display a list of your most recent comments.

Tag Cloud (Custom Post Type)

display a list of the your most used tags in a tag cloud.

Search (Custom Post Type)

A search form for your site.

Hooks

Custom Post Type Widgets has its own hooks. See the reference for details.

com/thingsym/custom-post-type-widget-blocks#hooks

Support

If you have any trouble, you can use the forums or report bugs.

  • Forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-widget-blocks/
  • Issues: https://github.com/thingsym/custom-post-type-widget-blocks/issues

Contribution

Small patches and bug reports can be submitted a issue tracker in Github. Forking on Github is another good way. You can send a pull request.

Translating a plugin takes a lot of time, effort, and patience. I really appreciate the hard work from these contributors.

If you have created or updated your own language pack, you can send gettext PO and MO files to author. I can bundle it into plugin.

  • VCS – GitHub
  • Homepage – WordPress Plugin
  • Translate Custom Post Type Widget Blocks into your language.

You can also contribute by answering issues on the forums.

  • Forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-widget-blocks/
  • Issues: https://github.com/thingsym/custom-post-type-widget-blocks/issues

Patches and Bug Fixes

Forking on Github is another good way. You can send a pull request.

  • Fork Custom Post Type Widget Blocks from GitHub repository
  • Create a feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
  • Commit your changes: git commit -am ‘Add some feature’
  • Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
  • Create new Pull Request

Contribute guidlines

If you would like to contribute, here are some notes and guidlines.

  • All development happens on the develop branch, so it is always the most up-to-date
  • The master branch only contains tagged releases
  • If you are going to be submitting a pull request, please submit your pull request to the develop branch
  • See about forking and pull requests

Test Matrix

For operation compatibility between PHP version and WordPress version, see below Github Actions.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • block editor
  • custom post type
  • taxonomy
  • widget
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.2.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity30 Jun 20264mo ago

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