Posttypes Json

Defines Custom Post Types (CPTs) without writing PHP.

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "posttypes": {
    "project": {
      "labels": {
        "singular": "Project",
        "plural": "Projects"
      },
      "supports": ["title", "editor", "thumbnail"],
      "menu_icon": "dashicons-hammer",
      "rewrite": { "slug": "projects" },
      "taxonomies": ["sector"],
      "archive": true,
      "show_in_rest": true
    },

    "job": {
      "labels": { "singular": "Job", "plural": "Jobs" },
      "supports": ["title"],
      "public": false,            // still queryable via REST
      "show_in_rest": true
    }
  }
}

Path	Description
version	Bumps the cache + flushes rewrite rules.
posttypes.{slug}.labels	singular & plural names. If omitted PorterWP auto‑titles.
posttypes.{slug}.supports	Array passed to register_post_type( … supports ).
menu_icon	Dashicons class or SVG path. If SVG, gulpfile.js auto‑minifies into porter/inc/posttypes/{slug}/icon.svg.
archive	true for /slug/ archive, or string for custom. Leaving it out disables archives.
rewrite.slug	Override permalink base.
taxonomies	Array of taxonomy slugs to attach.
show_in_rest	Must be true for Gutenberg/REST.

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When you save the file the Gulp task createPostTypes auto‑creates the folder & SVG icon so nothing breaks in the admin menu.

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