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Enable the CCT Module<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Let us start with activating the Custom Content Type<\/strong> module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the JetEngine > JetEngine > Modules<\/em><\/strong> tab, and enable the Custom Content Types<\/strong> toggle. This will provide access to the CCT creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Custom<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After the page is reloaded, the Custom Content Types<\/em><\/strong> tab is available in the admin area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Custom<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Create a CCT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Go to the JetEngine > Custom Content Types<\/em><\/strong> dashboard and create a new CCT by clicking the \u201cAdd New\u201d<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"create<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After that, you will be redirected to the Add New Content Type<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get the description of all CCT options, proceed to the Custom Content Type (CCT) Overview<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set the General Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the General Settings<\/strong>, you need to write the CCT Name,<\/strong> which will be displayed in the WordPress admin menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slug<\/strong> will be appended to the \u2018wp_jet_cct_\u2019 to create a unique slug for this CCT DB Table Name<\/strong>. Make sure to use only Latin lowercase letters. Hyphens and underscores are also accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, we proceed to the Has Single Page<\/strong> toggle. Activating this toggle is optional and is only needed if a CCT item needs to have a single page according to the idea of your website. By default, there is no single page for a CCT item as per the initial idea of CCT \u2013 to store big numbers of data in the website database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By enabling the toggle, an additional field appears that allows you to select the Related Post Type<\/strong>. In this post type, a new post will be created when a new CCT item is added on the backend or with the front-end form. A post in this post type will serve as a single page for its related CCT item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also specify which CCT fields will fill in the post Title Field<\/strong> and Content Field<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have already created two text fields in this CCT to select them in the Title Field<\/strong> and Content Field<\/strong> accordingly. You\u2019ll learn how to add meta fields for a CCT later in this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next settings help define the Menu Icon<\/strong> and Menu position<\/strong> in the WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Custom<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Menu Icon<\/strong> is the icon on the left from a CCT in the admin area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the Menu position<\/strong> defines a part of the WordPress admin menu where the CCT is to be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"menu<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Create meta fields<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now let us get to the Fields<\/strong> section of the Custom Content Type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As was mentioned before, we added two custom fields to the CCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first field is of a text type and will fill in the title of a single CCT post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second field is also a text one and will fill the single post content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"create<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Two meta fields have similar settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"meta<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Add admin columns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The next part of the Custom Content Type settings is Admin Columns<\/strong>. The admin columns help display the data of each CCT item on the Custom Content Type page in the admin area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"cct<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So we enabled toggle in several columns to make them displayed in the Admin Columns on the CCT page on the backend. The result you\u2019ll further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finish customizing the CCT and hit the \u201cAdd\/Update Content Type\u201d <\/strong>button to save changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Create CCT Items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Go to the admin menu tab of the recently created CCT and push the \u201cAdd New\u201d <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"create<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fill in the meta fields and hit the \u201cAdd\u201d <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"add<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The CCT item is created. Now, you can edit item details and save the results by hitting the \u201cSave\u201d <\/strong>button, create a new item by pressing the \u201cNew Item\u201d <\/strong>button, or go \u201cBack to the items list<\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"edit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you have enabled the Has Single Page<\/strong> toggle, the Single post <\/strong>field appears. If you click the \u201cGo to single post\u201d <\/strong>link, you will navigate to the single post editing page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"single<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We created another item and returned to the items list. We can see the Submission title (Text meta field), Item Author, and Created Date columns\u2019 values shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Output CCT on the Front End<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are the following ways to show the CCT items on the front end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first one is creating a Listing template<\/strong> for a Custom Content Type in the JetEngine > Listings<\/em><\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynamic widgets like Dynamic Field<\/strong>, Dynamic Image<\/strong>, and Dynamic Link<\/strong> can be used to output the CCT data. The Listing template can be used in the Listing Grid<\/strong> to show the items in a grid. Listing templates can be customized in Elementor, WordPress Block (Gutenberg), and Bricks editors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another option is redirecting from the CCT Listing Grid to the single CCT page if the Has single Page<\/strong> toggle is enabled in the CCT settings. This toggle ensures that the data of a specific CCT item can be represented on its single page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And another way is creating a dynamic popup<\/strong> with the help of the JetPopup<\/em> plugin, which can be attached to a CCT Listing Grid<\/strong>. Upon clicking on a CCT item in a listing, a popup can appear that dynamically showcases the CCT item’s data. See this tutorial<\/strong><\/a> for further details.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That is all. Now you know how to create a Custom Content Type, add CCT items, and output CCT in the front end with the help of the JetEngine <\/em>WordPress plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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