Title: Custom Post Type UI Author: webdevstudios Published: February 26, 2010 Last modified: January 8, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/custom-post-type-ui/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2744389) ![](https://ps.w.org/custom-post-type-ui/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2744389) # Custom Post Type UI By [webdevstudios](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevstudios/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-post-type-ui.1.18.3.zip) [Live Preview](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/?preview=1) * [Details](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/#installation) * [Development](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/) ## Description Custom Post Type UI provides an easy-to-use interface for registering and managing custom post types and taxonomies for your website. #### Custom Post Type UI Extended CPTUI helps create custom content types, but displaying that content can be a whole new challenge. [Custom Post Type UI Extended](https://pluginize.com/plugins/custom-post-type-ui-extended/?utm_source=cptui-desription&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=wporg) was created to help with displaying your crafted content. [View our Layouts page](https://pluginize.com/cpt-ui-extended-features/?utm_source=cptui-description-examples&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=wporg) to see available layout examples with Custom Post Type UI Extended. #### Plugin development Custom Post Type UI development is managed on GitHub, with official releases published on WordPress.org. The GitHub repo can be found at [https://github.com/WebDevStudios/custom-post-type-ui](https://github.com/WebDevStudios/custom-post-type-ui). Please use the WordPress.org support tab for potential bugs, issues, or enhancement ideas. ## Screenshots * [[ * Add new post type screen and tab. * [[ * Add new taxonomy screen and tab. * [[ * Registered post types and taxonomies from CPTUI * [[ * Tools screen. * [[ * Help/support screen. ## Installation #### Admin Installer via search 1. Visit the Add New plugin screen and search for “custom post type ui”. 2. Click the “Install Now” button. 3. Activate the plugin. 4. Navigate to the “CPTUI” Menu. #### Admin Installer via zip 1. Visit the Add New plugin screen and click the “Upload Plugin” button. 2. Click the “Browse…” button and select zip file from your computer. 3. Click “Install Now” button. 4. Once done uploading, activate Custom Post Type UI. #### Manual 1. Upload the Custom Post Type UI folder to the plugins directory in your WordPress installation. 2. Activate the plugin. 3. Navigate to the “CPTUI” Menu. That’s it! Now you can easily start creating custom post types and taxonomies in WordPress. ## FAQ ### User documentation Please see https://docs.pluginize.com/tutorials/custom-post-type-ui/ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/854c1f3036c768537b6574628c1cbd7946e42a60664ba3006e0562fde13fcca0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple & Useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-useful-56/)󠁿 [aniya0](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aniya0/) March 10, 2026 Used it to create custom post types on my site. Setup was quick & everything worked as expected. Makes managing CPTs much easier without coding. Really helpful plugin for WP users. Tnkz devs ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/807a1b9edd49c5233382a88a97fd2b61f63ec3434d886f113ae8c9444c9459d5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Essential tool! Now perfectly translated into Persian](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/essential-tool-now-perfectly-translated-into-persian/)󠁿 [Afshari](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saeidafshari/) January 5, 2026 CPT UI is the standard for managing post types in WordPress. It allows developers to extend WordPress capabilities without writing complex code. To help the Persian community, I have translated 100% of the plugin and Readme.As the PTE for this locale, I focused on using standard WordPress terminology (e.g., correct translation for“ Slug”, “Taxonomy”, “Hierarchical”) to ensure the interface is intuitive for Iranian developers. Thanks for this great plugin! Best regards,@saeidafshariترجمه فارسی این افزونه محبوب به صورت ۱۰۰٪ کامل شد. تلاش کردم در ترجمه اصطلاحات فنی مثل (نامک، طبقه‌بندی و…) از استانداردهای رسمی وردپرس استفاده کنم تا رابط کاربری برای همکاران عزیز روان و قابل‌فهم باشد. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3f752657787d3fddc391bded266103f90f1ec5139fcc8d885da23121281016b0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[No-nonsense tool to manage CPTs and Taxonomies](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-nonsense-tool-to-manage-cpts-and-taxonomies/)󠁿 [saksaksak](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saksaksak/) November 7, 2025 For the development of a new site, I have been using a combination of CPT UI and ACF. I have specifically chosen CPT UI for the management of Custom Post Types and Taxonomies whilst using ACF for the fields. I have tried out the ACF CPT and Taxonomy functionality and I like the user interface (to see a list of the created staff in a simple way etc) of ACF more, but I chose CPT UI because it is proven with years and it is portable. I did not want to get locked into ACF for everyhing. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5946a23d596709f0accd23b83c7df91ef1389f65bb4f2455a521e6487a608cd9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really really really bad](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-really-really-bad-2/)󠁿 [antoine44](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antoine44/) October 22, 2025 1 reply Bad, really bad, really bad, WordPress is used by millions of people who have no idea how to program, but with this plugin you have to edit PHP… no, no, useless garbage. You can’t display the types of content you’ve created, you can’t do anything but act like an idiot for a while, until you get tired and delete it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34579b912a378a2bcceb4e876a547431e819a5dc52c49f2e361e80e59da7c261? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Love this Plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/love-this-plugin-1274/)󠁿 [crafting4websites](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crafting4websites/) February 13, 2025 The Custom Post Type UI plugin is a wonderful asset to the web builders wishing to add custom post types to their websites! I highly recommend! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b121af1bd5fc43ba29b4dac32950c9b7e46bd2f15946b7c06d7c727d147a468e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Reliable Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reliable-plugin-55/)󠁿 [hohumtiddleypom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hohumtiddleypom/) May 13, 2024 The Custom Post Type UI plugin is reliable and is constantly updated. The User Interface means I do not have to write PHP everytime I need to edit a Post Type. [ Read all 273 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Custom Post Type UI” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ webdevstudios ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevstudios/) * [ pluginize ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginize/) * [ Michael Beckwith ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tw2113/) * [ Brad Williams ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/williamsba1/) “Custom Post Type UI” has been translated into 19 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-post-type-ui/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Custom Post Type UI” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-post-type-ui) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-post-type-ui/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/custom-post-type-ui/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/custom-post-type-ui/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/custom-post-type-ui/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.18.3 – 2026-01-08 * Fixed: Remove double escaping in tools section, for some output. * Added: Dismissable upsell notifications for CPTUI-Extended. #### 1.18.2 – 2025-12-05 * Fixed: Security issue around Get Code functionality. * Fixed: Potential security issue around post type descriptions. * Updated: various internationalization details. #### 1.18.1 – 2025-11-20 * Fixed: Potential authorization access issues around content type modification. * Fixed: JS issue regarding warning user when changing content type slugs. * Updated: Revised “new tab” and ‘rel=”noopener”‘ link behavior and attributes. * Updated: Cleaned up CPTUI About screen. #### 1.18.0 – 2025-07-29 * Added: “template_name” label support. * Fixed: Typo in “games” Dashicon classname. * Updated: CPTUI “ad” graphics. Added ThemeSwitcher Pro. * Updated: touched up some label usage for post type registration screen. #### 1.17.3 – 2025-04-21 * Fixed: PHP notices around foreach loops in cptui_post_thumbnail_theme_support(). * Fixed: PHP notices around empty variable values with get code section. * Fixed: PHP notices around false values with taxonomy listings with post type registration. * Updated: Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.8 #### 1.17.2 – 2024-11-19 * Fixed: PHP warnings around empty description variables from tools page. * Updated: Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.7 #### 1.17.1 – 2024-06-27 * Fixed: Missed re-showing of autolabel fill links for js enabled browsers. #### 1.17.0 – 2024-06-17 * Added: “sidebars” as a reserved slug for post types. * Added: Blueprint for trying Custom Post Type UI on wordpress.org before installation. * Updated: Reworked javascript files to be more modular with the build process. #### 1.16.0 – 2024-04-08 * Added: Added a wpml-config.xml file. * Updated: Added “search_terms” to disallowed taxonomy list. * Updated: Began converting our javascript away from jQuery dependency. * Updated: tested up to WP 6.5 #### 1.15.1 – 2023-11-08 * Fixed: Fixed up some Right-to-Left language styling issues. * Fixed: Fixing forgot to update about page and some PHP constants for CPTUI version. #### 1.15.0 – 2023-11-06 * Added: Checkbox to indicate you intend to migrate a post type into CPTUI in event of matching slugs. Props @ramsesdelr * Added: “item_trashed” post type label support from WordPress 6.3 * Updated: confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.4. * Updated: PHP8 compatibility. * Updated: Minimum WordPress version to version 6.3, minimum PHP version to 7.4. #### 1.14.0 – 2023-08-07 * Added: “Scroll to top” links in CPTUI pages. Props @aslamatwebdevstudios * Added: Remembers toggled states for CPTUI settings panels. Props @aslamatwebdevstudios and @ramsesdelr * Updated: Notes about slugs for both post types and taxonomies. * Updated: Support/FAQ section with more accurate links. ## Meta * Version **1.18.3** * Last updated: **3 months ago** * Active installations: **1+ million** * WordPress Version: ** 6.6 or higher ** * Tested up to: **6.9.4** * PHP Version: ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language: * [Arabic](https://ar.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Spanish (Costa Rica)](https://es-cr.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), and [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-post-type-ui) * Tags: * [content types](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-types/)[custom post types](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post-types/) [post type](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-type/)[taxonomy](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) [types](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/types/) * [Advanced View](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 233 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 14 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 7 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 4 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 15 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ webdevstudios ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevstudios/) * [ pluginize ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginize/) * [ Michael Beckwith ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tw2113/) * [ Brad Williams ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/williamsba1/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 4 out of 6 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-post-type-ui/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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