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PRC "Page-Like" Types

Registers "page-like" custom post types for PRC Platform — content types that share a simple /{slug}/{post-name} permalink structure and a common feature set, but are editorially and functionally independent of each other.

by Seth Rubenstein · github.com/pewresearch/prc-page-like-types · website

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wp plugin install https://github.com/pewresearch/prc-page-like-types/archive/refs/heads/trunk.zip
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Canonical docs: docs/plugins/prc-page-like-types/

Registers "page-like" custom post types for PRC Platform — content types that share a simple /{slug}/{post-name} permalink structure and a common feature set, but are editorially and functionally independent of each other.

What it does

  • Registers three custom post types: mini-course (URL: /course/{post-name}), events (URL: /event/{post-name}), and fact-sheet (URL: /fact-sheet/{post-name})
  • Provides a Registry class that standardizes post type registration across all page-like types — labels, rewrite rules, taxonomy assignments, and default feature support
  • Opts all registered types into the PRC Platform post-publish pipeline via prc_platform_post_publish_pipeline_post_types
  • fact-sheet declares pub_listing, so it gets prc-publication-listing support and is included in the main RSS feed by prc-publication-listing
  • Enforces a matching formats taxonomy term on every page-like post at incremental save (auto-creating the term if it doesn't exist)
  • Enables custom-fields and comments support on the built-in page post type
  • Adds notes editor support to every registered page-like type (merging into existing editor supports without overwriting them)
  • Includes pub_listing flag on fact-sheet, which opts it into the _post_visibility taxonomy and enables prc-publication-listing post type support

Registered post types

Post type URL slug pub_listing Notes
mini-course /course No Additional taxonomies: datasets, collection, bylines
events /event No Default taxonomy set only
fact-sheet /fact-sheet Yes Additional taxonomies: datasets, collection, bylines; included in main feed

Default supports (all types)

title, editor, excerpt, author, thumbnail, revisions, prc-revisions, custom-fields, comments, prc-schema-seo, prc-social, prc-bylines, prc-art-direction, prc-datasets, prc-collections, prc-sitemap, prc-markdown-for-agents

Types with pub_listing: true also get prc-publication-listing.

Default taxonomies (all types)

category, collection, formats, languages, research-teams

Types with additional taxonomy arrays get those merged in.

Key files

File Purpose
prc-page-like-types.php Plugin entry point; defines constants, registers activation/deactivation hooks, boots Plugin
includes/class-plugin.php Wires up dependencies and registers the three concrete post types via Registry::register()
includes/class-registry.php Core abstraction — handles label construction, register_post_type() calls, format enforcement, and pipeline opt-in
includes/class-loader.php Standard hook loader (add_action/add_filter queue)
includes/class-prc-page-like-types-activator.php Activation hook handler
includes/class-prc-page-like-types-deactivator.php Deactivation hook handler

Filters / hooks

Consumed (listens to)

Hook Type Description
init Action Calls register_page_like_types() to register all post types and add notes support
init Action Adds custom-fields and comments support to the page post type
prc_platform_on_incremental_save Action Enforces matching formats term on post save for any registered page-like type

Produced (exposes)

Hook Type Description
prc_platform_post_publish_pipeline_post_types Filter Appends all registered page-like type slugs so they flow through the post-publish pipeline

Adding a new page-like type

Call Registry::register() from Plugin::init_dependencies():

$this->registry->register(
    array(
        'slug'        => 'press-release',
        'singular'    => 'Press Release',
        'plural'      => 'Press Releases',
        'description' => 'Official press releases from Pew Research Center.',
        'pub_listing' => false,
    ),
    array(
        'rewrite'   => array( 'slug' => 'press-release' ),
        'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-megaphone',
    ),
    array( 'bylines' ) // extra taxonomies beyond the default set
);

The type is automatically:

  • Registered with register_post_type() on init
  • Opted into the post-publish pipeline
  • Given notes editor support
  • Assigned a matching formats term on every save

Set pub_listing: true to also opt into _post_visibility taxonomy and prc-publication-listing support.

Dependencies

  • prc-platform-core (required) — provides prc_platform_post_publish_pipeline_post_types and prc_platform_on_incremental_save hooks

Notes

  • The set_fact_sheet_schema_type method (sets schema type to Report for fact-sheet) is currently commented out pending schema SEO integration.
  • capability_type is set to page for all registered types, meaning editorial permissions mirror the page post type.
  • Flushing rewrite rules after activating or adding a new type is required; the activator handles this on plugin activation.