Settings Overview for Post Type (CPT) > Settings > General

2 min read Last Updated: April 2, 2025

Here is a summary of all the options that are available when adding a new post type.

You will need to install and activate the Custom Post Types extension in order to access this feature.

Add Post Type

Post Type – CPT post type name.
Slug – CPT slug. Maximum 20 characters; minimum 2. Lowercase alphanumeric characters or hyphens only.
Order in Post Type List (A) – Position at which this post type will appear in post type list everywhere on the website.
Default Image (A) – Default image for the CPT (if the listing has no image).
Menu Icon (A) – Select the menu icon for the CPT.
Disable Comments (A) – Disables the comments feature for this CPT.
Disable Ratings (A) – Disables the ratings feature for this CPT.
Single Review (A) – Prevents users from leaving more than one review.
Disable Favorites (A) – Disables the favorites option for this CPT.
Disable Frontend Add (A) – Prevents the CPT to be added from the frontend.
Disable Physical Location? (A) – Disables all fields related to geographic position/physical location.
* Note that this will remove all location data from the CPT permanently.
* This option is only available if the Location Manager is active.

Authors Posts (A) – Select the visibility of the authors posts on the authors posts URL.
Authors Favorites (A) – Select the visibility of the authors favorites posts on the authors favorites URL.

Name – General name for the post type, Usually Plural.
Singular Name – Name for one object of this post type. Defaults to value of name.
Add New (A) – The add new text. The default is Add New for both hierarchical and non-hierarchical types.
Add New Item (A) – The add new item text. Default is Add New Post/Add New Page.
Edit Item (A) – The edit item text. Default is Edit Post/Edit Page.
New Item (A) – The new item text. Default is New Post/New Page.
View Item (A) – The view item text. Default is View Post/View Page.
Search Items (A) – The search items text. Default is Search Posts/Search Pages.
Not Found (A) – The not found text. Default is No posts found/No pages found.
Not Found in Trash (A) – The not found in trash text. Default is No posts found in Trash/No pages found in Trash.

Description (A) – Descriptive text about the CPT (not to be confused with meta description).

Title (A) – Page title for the CPT archive page template.
Meta Title (A) – Meta title for the CPT archive page template (appears in the <head> section).
Meta Description (A) – Meta description for the CPT archive page template (appears in the <head> section).

Details Page (A) – Select the page to use as the details page template.
Archive Page (A) – Select the page to use for GD archives.
Archive Item Page (A) – Select the page to use for GD archive items. This is the item template used on taxonomy and CPT pages.