Yes, you’ll just need to set the has_archive parameter to true or your chosen slug when registering your custom post type.
So firstly add the has_archive parameter to your post type, here’s an example…
add_action( 'init', 'question_10706_init' );
function question_10706_init() {
register_post_type( 'example', array(
'labels' => array(
'name' => __('Examples'),
'singular_name' => __('Example')
),
'public' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'rewrite' => array(
'slug' => 'example',
'with_front' => false
),
//'has_archive' => true // Will use the post type slug, ie. example
//'has_archive' => 'my-example-archive' // Explicitly setting the archive slug
) );
}
The has_archive parameter supports the following settings.
-
false (default)
No archive
-
true
The archive url is formulated from the post type slug
www.example.com/example/ -
‘string‘
The archive url is explicitly set to the slug you provided
www.example.com/my-example-archive/
Once you’ve added the parameter visit the permalink page, this will cause a regeneration of the rewrite rules, accounting for the custom post type archive.
Lastly, create an archive-{$post_type}.php template to handle that archive (it could be a straight copy->paste of your existing archive, make adjustments as necessary).
Noting, that {$post_type} would of course represent the slug of your actual post type.
Sourced information:
- Mark McWilliams also wrote about this
on his blog:
WordPress 3.1 Introduces Custom Post Type Archives - Trac ticket that introduced the new
post type archives.
Ticket #13818 – There should be index pages for custom post
types
Hope that helps. 🙂