Custom Post Type UI provides an easy-to-use interface for registering and
managing custom post types and taxonomies for your WordPress website — no
coding required.
Used by more than 1,000,000 active WordPress sites, CPTUI is the trusted
foundation for building structured content in WordPress. Whether you are
creating a portfolio, events calendar, product catalog, staff directory, or
any other custom content type, CPTUI gives you the tools to define it quickly
and correctly.
Ready to go further? Meet CPT UI Pro
CPTUI handles registration.
CPT UI Pro handles everything else.
CPT UI Pro
is the official premium add-on built by the same WebDevStudios team that
created and maintains this plugin. It extends CPTUI into a complete content
operations stack — front-end display blocks, admin list table controls,
multisite management, and a full developer API.
Front-end display tools
- Ten built-in layout options: Default, List, Single Post Type, Taxonomy
List, Post Slider, Post Cards, Featured Plus, Grid, and Grid With Overlay
- Taxonomy Filter Blocks so visitors can filter content by term
- Single Post Block Templates to control individual post output
- Shortcode Builder for reusable, configurable display output
Admin list table management
- Column Builder with drag-and-drop column control for any post type
- Advanced Filters by taxonomy, meta field, date, author, and status
- Screen Options Panel for per-user admin table visibility
Multisite management
- Network-level CPT registration from one central location
- Push config to subsites to keep site structures consistent
- Per-site inheritance control for flexible network governance
Developer-focused workflow
cptui_pro_post_types filter to merge, modify, or replace registrations
- Auto-discovery hooks so themes and plugins can register CPTs without
manual setup
- Programmatic registration API for JSON-driven or CI-driven workflows
- Extended REST API support on top of core CPTUI REST capabilities
Get CPT UI Pro at Pluginize.com
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.
Please use the
WordPress.org support tab for potential bugs, issues, or
enhancement ideas.
Admin installer via search
- Visit the Add New plugin screen and search for "custom post type ui".
- Click the "Install Now" button.
- Activate the plugin.
- Navigate to the "CPTUI" menu.
Admin installer via zip
- Visit the Add New plugin screen and click the "Upload Plugin" button.
- Click the "Browse..." button and select the zip file from your computer.
- Click "Install Now" button.
- Once done uploading, activate Custom Post Type UI.
Manual
- Upload the Custom Post Type UI folder to the plugins directory in your
WordPress installation.
- Activate the plugin.
- Navigate to the "CPTUI" menu.
That's it! Now you can easily start creating custom post types and taxonomies
in WordPress.