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Add Post Type Instructions
Allows admins to easily set instructional context for metaboxes and more on pages, posts or custom post types.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 7
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Apr 2015
- Added
- Dec 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 4.2.39
- Downloads
- 4,581
Our analysis
AI-assistedAdd Post Type Instructions is a WordPress plugin designed to help administrators provide instructional context for various metaboxes on the add/edit screens of posts and custom post types. It allows you to add guidance above the title field, above the WYSIWYG editor, and as default content within the WYSIWYG editor itself.
This plugin is particularly useful for sites with multiple custom post types that require specific content entry methods. It does not affect the front-end of your site but enhances the admin experience by clarifying how content should be added, making it suitable for site editors and clients who may need additional guidance.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress site administrators managing complex content entry requirements.
What it does well
- ✓Adds instructional context to various metaboxes
- ✓Supports multiple custom post types
- ✓Works with multisite networks
- ✓Utilises OOP standards for efficient code execution
Where it falls short
- •Does not modify front-end appearance
- •Limited information on future updates or features
Verdict
Add Post Type Instructions is a straightforward tool for enhancing the admin interface, particularly for sites with custom post types. It effectively addresses the need for clearer content entry guidance.
From the developer
dauidus's own description of Add Post Type Instructions, lightly tidied.
Add Post Type Instructions allows admins to easily set instructional context for metaboxes and more on pages, posts or custom post types. Currently it supports adding instructional context in the following areas on the add/edit screen:
- above the title field
- above the WYSIWYG editor
- default content within the WYSIWYG editor
and within the following metaboxes:
- publish
- author
- featured image
- excerpt
- trackbacks
- custom fields
- page attributes
- categories
- tags
- post format
- discussion
- comments
- revisions
- slug
APTI uses OOP standards to add options only for those metaboxes which are supported for each post type and to execute code only on those pages where it is needed. It works especially well for sites with many custom post types that require content to be entered in a specific way (ie. when a post type requires a specific page template or when the absence of a featured image will break the intended look of a post). Think of any theme or plugin that supports an image slider powered by a required featured image, and you can surely see where APTI can come in handy.
To be clear, APTI does absolutely nothing to the front-end of your site. It simply adds instructional context to the add/edit page/post admin screen so your clients and site editors might better understand how content is to be added.
APTI works with multisite networks and allows users to define settings on a per-site basis.
Coming soon
- Translations – to submit a translation, please contact the author
APTI will work with drag-n-drop builders such as Visual Composer, but the author cannot recommend its use with them. This will be addressed in a future release.
Suggestions are welcome
- email the author at dave@dauid.us
Follow Development on Github
- https://github.com/dauidus/add-post-type-instructions
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