Pods custom post/page type VS. WordPress regular post/page type

  • Resolved rico34

    (@rico34)


    6 months ago

    Hi,

    I want to recreate my site structure on a bigger website. The website contains approximately 2,000 pages. I am thinking of creating Pods custom page types. Either one main custom page type with a custom taxonomy (category) added additionally so the parent pages and their children can be distinct from other parent pages. Or instead of one main page type maybe create multiple custom page types so they are distinct from each other. I want them to be distinct so I can set various user rights, templates, main navigations, etc.
    So it’s going to be either one page type with around 30 categories of a custom taxonomy or 30 custom page types.

    My main question is:
    Are there any known disadvantages to using Pods custom page types instead of the regular WordPress page type? I am a bit worried because it’s a bigger website and I want to reduce the risk of a possible necessity of going back to regular pages and undo everything I eventually create with Pods and its custom page types.

    Second question:
    Does someone know which one of the two approaches I’ve described is to favor for my possible restructuring? Or does it come down to personal preference?

    Last question:
    If Pods stops working for some reason or has to be deactivated/deleted, is the content of the custom pages gone or can it be somehow reverted back to regular WordPress pages?

    cheers,
    rico34

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  • Plugin Author Jory Hogeveen

    (@keraweb)

    Hi @rico34

    Pods page (post) types are actually the same as WordPress core post types. It’s basically an interface in which you can easily create them without PHP code (along with other extra options like fields).

    As for the general structure. Pages (post type: page) are usually not categorised as these are just pages in your website/app, each with it’s own structure and content.
    So to properly answer this question, I would think that it’s likely a combination of pages and custom post types.
    Just for example, I would consider the following post types separate from pages: products, events, testimonals, reviews, jobs, case-studies, etc.
    While you could add these as regular pages it might be better to add them as custom post types (either through Pods or PHP) and let them have their own categories (and tags) through custom taxonomies.

    I would advice you to check this page: https://docs.pods.io/faqs/what-can-you-build-with-pods/ and watch the video’s mentioned!

    As for your last question. If Pods is deactivated your content will still be available (unless specifically removed). However, the registration of the post and taxonomy types isn’t done anymore so you won’t be able to view them until you register them through some other way.

    Hope this helps!

    Cheers, Jory

    Thread Starter rico34

    (@rico34)

    Hi Jory,

    thanks a lot for your great explanation and answer! Very much appreciated!

    Pods is a great plugin. Thank you very much for your work and support!

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