Osom Blocks – Custom Post Type listing block

February 27, 2024

Osom Blocks – Custom Post Type listing block Plugin

A Block to display a list of custom post type entries.

Osom Blocks is a block to list Custom Post Types, ideally to use with OsomPress themes.

With Osom Custom Post Type Block you can display a list of CPT entries and customize:
1. The Custom Post Type.
2. Number of posts.
3. Display/hide the featured image.
4. Display/hide the excerpt.
5. Choose grid display
6. Choose the number of columns for the grid layout
7. Choose the title HTML markup (H2, H3 or H4).
8. Customize the “read more” text.
9. Display/hide parent post/pages (only in hierarchical Custom Post Types).
10. Display/hide pagination.

Deprecation Notice

Important: We want to inform you that the plugin will be deprecated in future releases. For new sites we highly encourage you use the native query loop block, which now supports listing of Custom Post Types seamlessly.
We appreciate your understanding.

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Installation

This plugin can be installed directly from your site.

Log in and navigate to _Plugins → Add New.
Type “Osom Blocks” into the Search and hit Enter.
Locate the Osom Blocks plugin in the list of search results and click Install Now.
Once installed, click the Activate link.
Now you have the new block available on editor.

It can also be installed manually.

Download the Osom Blocks plugin from WordPress.org.
Unzip the package and move to your plugins directory.
Log into WordPress and navigate to the Plugins screen.
Locate Osom Blocks in the list and click the Activate link.
Now you have the new block available on editor.

Screenshots

Osom Blocks settings posts
Osom Blocks settings CPT
Osom Blocks CPT grid layout
Osom Blocks settings

FAQ

Can Osom Blocks be used with any theme?

Yes, you can use Osom Blocks with any theme.

Do I need the new block editor to use Osom Blocks?

Yes, you will need to have WordPress 5.0 or later installed to take advantage of Osom Blocks.

Can I display any Custom Post Type?

Yes, all the CPT will automatically populate and you only need to choose it from the dropdown.

I’m seeing more posts than I selected in the settings, why is that?

If more posts than selected are displaying, make sure you activate “Ignore sticky posts” toggle.

I’m not seeing one (or more) Custom Post Type, why is that?

If you have created the CPT make sure you use the argument “show_in_rest” => true, when registering. If it’s created by third party you can use the filter register_post_type_args to add the support.

Changelog

1.2.1

Fixed pagination behavior in home page.

1.2

Tested on WordPress 5.9.
Added filter to modify the loop arguments (osom_blocks_args).

1.1.2

Added responsive break points to the grid layout.

1.1.1

Added: ClassName
Changed text domain for some strings

1.1

This version adds most of the most popular request we’ve received so far.
New: Now CPTs are auto-populated and you can select them from the dropdown
Added: possibility to filter by tags or categories when “post” is selected
Added: display/hide parent posts toggle (only in hierarchical CPTs)
Added: setting to chose the number of columns when grid layout is selected
Added: display/hide sticky posts toggle
Added: display/hide pagination toggle

1.0.2

Added: grid layout
Fixed: HTML tags issue

1.0.1

Added: translations

1.0

Initial release.
- Add the Customizable Button block.
- Includes Custom Post Type Block