=== PixTypes === 
WordPress plugin for managing custom post types and custom meta boxes.
The main idea of this plugin is to allow a WordPress theme to define what custom post-types or metaboxes are needed for that theme.
=== #Configuration ===
Note: We still have to add things in this documentation.
The PixTypes plugin is taking configurations from the pixtypes_themes_settings option.
All we have to do is to add our settings in this option when the theme gets active, so we need to use the after_switch_theme filter.
Here is a small example, which adds a portfolio post type, a portfolio taxonomy and some custom metaboxes for a contact page template(kinda fictive, I know).
function theme_getting_active () {
// first get the old settings if there are ones.
$types_options = get_option( 'pixtypes_themes_settings' );
if ( empty( $types_options ) ) {
$types_options = array();
}
// now add your settings
$types_options[ 'theme_name' ] = array(
'first_activation' => true,
'post_types' => array(
'theme_name_portfolio' => array(
'labels' => array(
'name' => esc_html__( 'Project', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'singular_name' => esc_html__( 'Project', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'add_new' => esc_html__( 'Add New', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'add_new_item' => esc_html__( 'Add New Project', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'edit_item' => esc_html__( 'Edit Project', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'new_item' => esc_html__( 'New Project', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'all_items' => esc_html__( 'All Projects', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'view_item' => esc_html__( 'View Project', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'search_items' => esc_html__( 'Search Projects', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'not_found' => esc_html__( 'No Project found', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'not_found_in_trash' => esc_html__( 'No Project found in Trash', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'menu_name' => esc_html__( 'Projects', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
),
'public' => true,
'rewrite' => array(
'slug' => 'theme_name_portfolio',
'with_front' => false,
),
'has_archive' => 'portfolio-archive',
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-portfolio',
'menu_position' => null,
'hierarchical' => true,
'supports' => array(
'title',
'editor',
'page-attributes',
'thumbnail',
),
'yarpp_support' => true,
)
),
'taxonomies' => array(
'theme_name_portfolio_categories' => array(
'hierarchical' => true,
'labels' => array(
'name' => esc_html__( 'Project Categories', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'singular_name' => esc_html__( 'Project Category', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'search_items' => esc_html__( 'Search Project Categories', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'all_items' => esc_html__( 'All Project Categories', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'parent_item' => esc_html__( 'Parent Project Category', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'parent_item_colon' => esc_html__( 'Parent Project Category: ', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'edit_item' => esc_html__( 'Edit Project Category', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'update_item' => esc_html__( 'Update Project Category', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'add_new_item' => esc_html__( 'Add New Project Category', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'new_item_name' => esc_html__( 'New Project Category Name', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'menu_name' => esc_html__( 'Portfolio Categories', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
),
'show_admin_column' => true,
'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'portfolio-category', 'with_front' => false ),
'sort' => true,
'post_types' => array( 'theme_name_portfolio' )
),
),
'metaboxes' => array(
//for the Contact Page template
'_gmap_settings' => array(
'id' => '_gmap_settings',
'title' => esc_html__( 'Map Coordinates & Display Options', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'pages' => array( 'page' ), // Post type
'context' => 'normal',
'priority' => 'high',
'hidden' => true,
'show_on' => array(
'key' => 'page-template',
'value' => array( 'page-templates-contact.php' ),
),
'show_names' => true, // Show field names on the left
'fields' => array(
array(
'name' => esc_html__( 'Map Height', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'desc' => __( '<p class="cmb_metabox_description">Select the height of the Google Map area in relation to the browser window.</p>', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'id' => 'page_gmap_height',
'type' => 'select',
'options' => array(
array(
'name' => esc_html__( ' ◉◯ Half', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'value' => 'half-height',
),
array(
'name' => esc_html__( '◉◉◯ Two Thirds', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'value' => 'two-thirds-height',
),
array(
'name' => esc_html__( '◉◉◉ Full Height', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'value' => 'full-height',
)
),
'std' => 'two-thirds-height',
),
array(
'name' => esc_html__( 'Google Maps Pins', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'desc' => __( 'Paste here the Share URL you have taken from <a href="http://www.google.com/maps" target="_blank">Google Maps</a>.', 'theme_name_txtd' ),
'id' => 'gmap_urls',
'type' => 'gmap_pins',
'std' => array(
1 => array(
'location_url' => "https://www.google.ro/maps/@51.5075586,-0.1284425,18z",
'name' => esc_html__('London', 'theme_name_txtd')
)
)
),
),
),
),
);
update_option( 'pixtypes_themes_settings', $types_options );
}Development Notes
Gulp 3.x doesn't work on Node.js 12.x or above. You have to downgrade Node.js to 11.5.0
nvm install 11.15.0
nvm use 11.15.0 # Just in case it didn't automatically select the 11.15.0 as the main node.
nvm uninstall 13.1.0
npm rebuild node-sass