In the last tutorial we added a Portfolio custom post type plugin. We will now customize the plugin to make sure updates don't overwrite our changes to the files.
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Author: Brad Williams
Add a plugin to create a Portfolio Custom Post Type
This tutorial will go over how to include a plugin with the TGM Plugin Activation Script that is shipped with your WordPress theme. This plugin will create a Portfolio custom post type to allow your theme users to add Portfolio items.
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Add a Theme Options Panel and our First Option
In this tutorial we will add the needed files for a theme options panel. We will first edit the TGM plugin activation script to add the Redux framework with a plugin. You will then learn how to create a custom options panel and add our first option.
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Adding the Banner Image and Title to every WordPress Template
Now that we give our theme users the ability to change the banner title and image when creating a new page, we need to move this code to every other WordPress template. This will allow the user to change the banner background image and title whenever they are creating a new page or post.
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Meta Box for custom Background Image
In the last tutorial we got the title working from our custom meta boxes. The next step is to get the custom background image working and displaying correctly. This tutorial will show you how to display the custom background image in the banner for our posts and pages. This is a nice feature that will allow your theme users to have a different background image for every post and page they create.
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Adding a custom Meta Box for the Banner Title
Now that we can add custom meta boxes to our posts and pages, lets add a meta box that gives our theme users the ability to customize the banner title. We will create a PHP if statement that will fallback to the page or post title if they don't submit a custom title in our meta box.
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Using the TGM Script to add the Meta Box Plugin
In this tutorial I will show you how to recommend the meta box plugin to your theme users. Once the plugin is installed we will add the meta box demos to see all the different options within the plugin.
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Adding the TGM Plugin Activation Script
In this tutorial I will show you how to add the TGM plugin activation script to our WordPress theme. This will allow us to recommend and require plugins to our theme users. We will use this script throughout this tutorial series to include third-party plugins as well as include a plugin we include in our theme package.
TGM Plugin Activation is a PHP library that allows you to easily require or recommend plugins for your WordPress themes (and plugins). It allows your users to install and even automatically activate plugins in singular or bulk fashion using native WordPress classes, functions and interfaces. You can reference pre-packaged plugins, plugins from the WordPress Plugin Repository or even plugins hosted elsewhere on the internet.
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Adding Meta Box Demo Script
In this tutorial you will learn how to include the Meta Box demo script within your WordPress theme. This will add different Meta Boxes to your posts and pages so you can see the power of the plugin and all the different options.
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Adding the Banner code to every WordPress template
Now that we have the banner markup figured out for the default page, lets add the code we wrote in the last tutorial to every other WordPress template in our theme.
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