[Solved] The editor has encountered an unexpected error. // TypeError: Cannot read property ‘prefix’ of null

So, I was researching this topic a bit deeper. All answers found on this SE suggested disabling Gutenberg with a plugin. This couldn’t be a valid “fix” in my oppinion. After researching and browsing through the git issues of WordPress/gutenberg I’ve found a pretty easy solution for this problem. The user joshuafredrickson on the git … Read more

[Solved] Template for custom post type shows all posts instead of just one

If the code for the ‘actual template’ you posted is in the single-people.php… you do not need any query at all! When you call the url mysite.com/people/firstname-lastname wordpress already know that you want to view that person, only search for a file that display it. Normally, wordpress, in this case, search for the file single-people.php … Read more

[Solved] Query not returning CPT posts

I had a similar problem and posted the solution here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/role-scoper-updating-query_posts query_posts causes the main WP_Query to be discarded. That may or may not be the behavior you want. If no, you need to update WP_Query, then you could update your functions.php file to include a register filter that displays your content types as part … Read more

[Solved] Custom post types, taxonomies, and permalinks

Change slug in your post type arguments to products/%product_cat%, and slug in your taxonomy arguments to just products, then flush your rewrite rules. WordPress should now handle /products/my-product-cat/post-name/! Now finally, we need to help WordPress a little with generating permalinks (out of the box, it won’t recognise the permastruct tag %product_cat%): /** * Inject term … Read more

[Solved] Permalinks: custom post type -> custom taxonomy -> post

First, register your taxonomy and set the slug argument of rewrite to shows: register_taxonomy( ‘show_category’, ‘show’, array( ‘rewrite’ => array( ‘slug’ => ‘shows’, ‘with_front’ => false ), // your other args… ) ); Next, register your post type and set the slug to shows/%show_category%, and set has_archive argument to shows: register_post_type( ‘show’, array( ‘rewrite’ => … Read more

[Solved] Pagination not working with custom loop

I’ve run into this problem with PageNavi before. My solution is to hijack the $wp_query variable temporarily and then reassign it after closing the loop. An exmaple: <?php $paged = (get_query_var(‘paged’)) ? get_query_var(‘paged’) : 1; $args=array( ‘post_type’=>’post’, ‘cat’ => 6, ‘posts_per_page’ => 5, ‘paged’=>$paged ); $temp = $wp_query; $wp_query= null; $wp_query = new WP_Query($args); /* … Read more

[Solved] How to create a permalink structure with custom taxonomies and custom post types like base-name/parent-tax/child-tax/custom-post-type-name

After combining a bunch of pieces of other answers I got it working! So here’s the solution for those of you who are struggling with this too: This post and this one helped me out some, so thanks to those guys. Note, all this code, plus your initial custom post type and taxonomy registration code … Read more

[Solved] Where to put my code: plugin or functions.php?

I would start with this question: Is the functionality related to presentation of content, or with generation/management of content, or of the site, or of the user identity? If the functionality is not related specifically to presentation of content, then it is squarely within Plugin Territory. This list is long: Modifying core WP filters (wp_head … Read more