Custom Post Type Parents Plugin

Compatible with PHP 8.2

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This plugin is meant to solve the problem of highlighting “parent” pages for Custom Post Types in the menu and lists of pages. It integrates with custom menu output as well as output for any functions like wp_list_pages() that utilize the page_css_class or nav_menu_css_class filters. When viewing a custom post type, the assigned “parent page” will be indicated with standard WordPress classes (e.g. current_page_item) in navigation menus and lists of pages.

Usage

1. In the admin, navigate to Settings > Custom Post Type Parents
2. For each custom post type, use the dropdown to select a “parent page”

Menus and lists of pages will now have the appropriate classes applied to the specified parent pages. Additionally, Custom Post Type Parents will apply these classes to Simple Section Navigation widgets, if the plugin is installed.

Classes

Custom Post Type Parents applies the following classes to parent and ancestor pages (all classes are consistent with default WordPress classes and are backwards compatible).

Parent
* current-menu-parent
* current_page_parent
* current-custom-post-type-parent
* current-{post type}-parent

Ancestor
* current-menu-ancestor
* current_page_ancestor
* current-custom-post-type-ancestor
* current-{post type}-ancestor

Manual Installation

1. Upload the entire /custom-post-type-parents directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate Custom Post Type Parents through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

1.1.3

• Change CSS classname (from custom- to current-) to match documentation and keep the same format for all classes.

1.1.2

• Fix: memory issue infinitely calling constructor.

1.1.1

• Fix: widget constructor call throwing deprecated notice.

1.1.0

• Include posts and pages in customizeable list.
• Update parent select to show hierarchy indenting for easier use.

1.0.1

• Fix issue in which custom post types weren’t appearing – code was incorrectly referencing slug
• Add admin text to indicate if no custom post types are available to edit

1.0.0

• First release