Upon creating a custom post type, using “register_post_type” function, I am having trouble finding the template that is used in displaying these custom post type posts. I can see that regular posts use “single_template_x.php” files for their templates and can be selected in dashboard during the creation of a post, however, I don’t see the option to choose a template when creating a custom post type post. Do all custom post types use a specific, pre-defined template and where is this file located?
Hello,
Custom post types use the default template as the global option. There is no option to change it however as the post styles were only created for posts only. You can edit the single.php and loop-single.php files if you want but this will also affect posts that use the default template.
Thank you!
Would this solution that I found on you site work? I got this from – https://forum.tagdiv.com/custom-post-type-support/
How to create a custom single template for your post type
pick one of your favorite single templates [see image]
copy it in the root of your child theme folder
rename it to single-your_post_type.php (replace your_post_type with the wordpress id of your post type. In our sample plugin the id is td_book so the file should be called single-td_book.php)
Hi,
Yes, that should work as the guide instructs.
Thank you!
