That’s trivial, we can exploit how WordPress URLs work and pass the query vars directly in the URL: <form action=”/” method=”GET”> <select name=”year”> <option value=”2017>2017</option> … etc .. </select> <select name=”month”> <option value=”01>01</option> … etc .. </select> <input type=”submit” value=”Filter”/> </form> WP will then see that it’s a date archive, it may even 301 redirect … Read more
OK, so this problem has two parts: Make WordPress to sort these posts properly. Make WordPress to display them with all that grouping. 1. Sorting CPT by meta value on archive You can use pre_get_posts to achieve this. add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, function ( $query ) { if ( is_post_type_archive( ‘event’ ) && $query->is_main_query() ) { $query->set( … Read more
How to reverse the pagination numbers of an archive?
You can redirect, when someone tries to see the archive or the single of your custom post type, just redirect them to another page, just put this in your functions.php add_action( ‘template_redirect’, ‘theme_redirects’, 99 ); function theme_redirects() { if ( is_post_type_archive( ‘post_type_slug’ ) || is_singular( ‘post_type_slug’ ) ) { wp_redirect( ‘my_url’ ); die(); } } … Read more
Take a look at the Template Hierarchy section of the Codex that concerns Custom Post types. archive-{post_type}.php – If the post type were product, WordPress would look for archive-product.php. archive.php index.php What you are describing is built in, down to the file naming pattern– archive-cpt.php To load the same template for all CPT archives use: … Read more
As you point out, if you want separate loops for different post types you’ll need to use a separate WP_Query() for post type. In the template you can get the current term (ID) being viewed via: get_queried_object_id() (see source) $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘staff’, ‘tax_query’ => array( array( ‘taxonomy’ => ‘themes’, ‘terms’ => get_queried_object_id(), … Read more
The single_tag_title() function returns the tag title while you need the tag slug or ID for use in query_posts(). This should get you started: if ( is_tag() ) { $tag = get_queried_object(); $tag_title = $tag->name; // Same as single_tag_title() $tag_slug = $tag->slug; $tag_id = $tag->term_id; } http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Tag_Parameters
Take a look at the “Template Hierarchy” Codex page. Custom Post Type Archive display Template file used to render the Archive Index page for a Custom Post Type. [emphasis added] By my reading, that means that the archive-{cpt_slug}.php template is only used for the page that, by default, lists all posts of that post type … Read more
According to template hierarchy you have to create the template taxonomy-photographyCategories.php
The solution was surprisingly simple as you can see below. Thanks for your help @Sally CJ and @Tom J Nowell. <?php get_header(); ?> <!– PAGE INTRODUCTION –> <div class=”container”> <h1 class=”page_title”><?php the_archive_title(); ?></h1> </div> <!– PAGE CONTENTS –> <div class=”container”> <div class=”row”> <!– POSTS –> <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) … Read more