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Jake White
41,730 PointsBest Option for Custom Post Type Plugin
I am working on a Wordpress plugin that creates a custom post type. The custom post type uses some of the standard meta fields, plus a few created for the post type. My question is what the best practice is for the single-$posttype.php.
I want to be mindful of the users current theme and don't want to break how they display their posts, so right now Im using a shortcode on each page to bring in the content needed, while still maintaining the theme's single.php styles. I could use the add_filter('single_template'), to give me more design control, but Im worried that this could cause huge issues with themes.
Is using a shortcode to put in the content needed the best solution or is there a better way of giving me more control of how the post looks, without destroying the user's post styes?
Hope that makes sense...