How to create a custom post in wordpress

To create a custom post type in WordPress, you can use the register_post_type() function. This function allows you to create a new post type and specify its labels, options, and capabilities.

Here’s an example of how you can use register_post_type() to create a custom post type called “Books”:

function create_book_post_type() {
    register_post_type( 'book',
        array(
            'labels' => array(
                'name' => 'Books',
                'singular_name' => 'Book',
                'add_new' => 'Add New',
                'add_new_item' => 'Add New Book',
                'edit_item' => 'Edit Book',
                'new_item' => 'New Book',
                'view_item' => 'View Book',
                'search_items' => 'Search Books',
                'not_found' => 'No books found',
                'not_found_in_trash' => 'No books found in Trash',
                'parent_item_colon' => '',
                'menu_name' => 'Books',
            ),
            'public' => true,
            'has_archive' => true,
            'menu_position' => 5,
            'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'author', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'comments' ),
            'taxonomies' => array( 'category', 'post_tag' ),
            'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'books' ),
        )
    );
}
add_action( 'init', 'create_book_post_type' );

This code creates a new function called create_book_post_type(), which registers a new post type called “book” using the register_post_type() function. It specifies a number of labels for the post type, such as the name, singular name, and various labels for the post type’s admin menu. It also sets the public and has_archive options to true, which makes the post type visible to visitors and enables an archive page for the post type.

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