Custom Post Type homepage template

Question

This is what I want: I have made a Custom Post Type in my theme and it shows in my home too, but the problem is that tha CPT takes the same elements and style of a default post in Wordpress, how I can assign a template for how my CPT is displayed at my home? When I say home I mean www.mysite.com (The content of index.php, this archive has the aspect of all the post in the home, so how I can create a dedicaded template to my CPT in the home)

Check this code example of a theme in index.php, but doesn't work for me:

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
            <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

                <?php

                if ( get_post_type() == 'reviews' ) : ?>

                    <?php include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/includes/show-reviews-frontpage.php' ); ?>

                <?php elseif ( get_post_type() == 'videos' ) : ?>

                    <?php include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/includes/show-videos-frontpage.php' ); ?>

                <?php elseif ( get_post_type() == 'screenshots' ) : ?>

                    <?php include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/includes/show-screenshots-frontpage.php' ); ?>

                <?php else: ?>

                    <?php include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/includes/show-posts-frontpage.php' ); ?>

                <?php endif; ?>

            <?php endwhile; ?>


            <?php endif; ?>

Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

I am thinking you probably want get_template_part() to load CPT specific pieces of code. For example (from the Codex):

get_template_part( 'nav', 'single' ); // Navigation bar to use in single pages (nav-single.php)

You can then reuse pieces of code on your home page, your CPT archives, etc.

You may also find post formats useful, though I am still unclear about exactly what you want to accomplish.

Take a look at the way Twenty Thirteen (for example), handles posts formats by using content-aside.php, content-audio.php, etc

Answer 2

There is only one home/frontpage, so I'm not sure, what are you trying to achieve...

Let's assume that your page is example.com and your CPT is books.

If you'd like to change the look of home/frontpage (the page you see when you go to example.com), then use one of these templates.

If you want to change the look of CPT index (the page you see when you go to example.com/books), then it is this CPT's archive template...

If you'd like to show books on home, then you should use pre_get_posts action to change main query for home...

Answer 3

You can create a page template (refer this https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/page-templates/ ). The page template code shall have a custom query to show the poats from your custom post type. Then create page named let's say 'Home'. Assign that page template to it. Then from 'Settings > Reading' Select static page to 'Home'.