Title: Front Page Custom Post Type Author: Nick Halsey Published: అక్టోబర్ 7, 2016 Last modified: జూలై 13, 2024 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/front-page-custom-post-type/assets/icon.svg?rev=1514276) # Front Page Custom Post Type By [Nick Halsey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/celloexpressions/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type.zip) * [Details](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/front-page-custom-post-type/#description) * [Reviews](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/front-page-custom-post-type/#reviews) * [Installation](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/front-page-custom-post-type/#installation) * [Development](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/front-page-custom-post-type/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/) ## Description If you use custom post types, you may wish to display recent posts of a custom type in place of recent posts on your front page. A common example is showcasing your portfolio on your front page, with posts being shown elsewhere. With this plugin, you can select a post type other than “Posts” for the latest posts shown on the front page. ## Screenshots * [[ * Front page post type option in the customizer. ## Installation 1. Take the easy route and install through the WordPress plugin installer, or, 2. Download the .zip file and upload the unzipped folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 4. Go to the static front page section in the customizer, set the front page to show the latest posts, and preview the front page to show the front page post type option. ## FAQ ### Where are the options? Go to the static front page section in the customizer. You need to be previewing the front page ### Theme doesn’t display correctly with custom post type Some themes do not account for post types other than `post` in their styles. If switching the frot page post type changes the layout, you can try contacting the theme author and asking them to support other post types as well, or you can restore the indended styling with custom CSS based on the theme’s styling for `post`s. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b732c6ac4b931013edefd032b79b3f8fab42fccea7366f9dba6c09b892bd51d1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works like a charm!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-like-a-charm-2120/)󠁿 [Lucas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luquerias/) అక్టోబర్ 31, 2022 The plugin does what it has to do. Do not look for the options in the admin panel but in the customize front end options. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61eebc7f29c22bfc410dbe56f8aeff5c8254168c2bdf0d7ad7975b006517cf04? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works perfectly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-2179/)󠁿 [chanelwp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanelwp/) జనవరి 6, 2021 Really easy…installed, selected the custom post type, and it works! Thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/22a7af49f94c58951a05fd39c12ef6e17dd625949b10bcd5bcee10643ed00bc3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Did nothing.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/did-nothing-15/)󠁿 [Mav-IT Kft.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mavit/) ఏప్రిల్ 5, 2020 1 reply Did nothing. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/188331d33aed1ae39f4a8242bb1c315e7ddd33e99200470e2f55b0653fa2d457? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-1800/)󠁿 [geo2arc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/geo2arc/) జనవరి 29, 2020 It is simple and works well. Just go to Customizer > Front page options and select the post type you want to appear on the front page ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4be4340117626fa6e1c4e5d2cca357ef8b939e8cf23d262d5b893d01c03408a0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Did nothing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/did-nothing-14/)󠁿 [ben.at](https://profiles.wordpress.org/benat/) ఏప్రిల్ 12, 2019 No change in customizer or Wordpress read options. [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Front Page Custom Post Type” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Nick Halsey ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/celloexpressions/) * [ annenbergdl ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annenbergdl/) [Translate “Front Page Custom Post Type” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/front-page-custom-post-type) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/front-page-custom-post-type/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/front-page-custom-post-type/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/front-page-custom-post-type/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/front-page-custom-post-type/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * First publicly available version of the plugin. ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **2 సంవత్సరాలు ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.6.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/front-page-custom-post-type/) * Tags * [custom post type](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post-type/)[front page](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/front-page/) [home](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/home/) * [Advanced View](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/front-page-custom-post-type/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/front-page-custom-post-type/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Nick Halsey ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/celloexpressions/) * [ annenbergdl ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annenbergdl/) ## Support Got something to say? 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