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In today’s digital-first world, businesses need websites that are flexible, scalable, and tailored to their marketing goals. One of the most effective ways to achieve this in WordPress is by using custom fields. 

Custom fields enable you to store additional data for your posts, pages, or custom post types, creating more personalized, engaging, and conversion-focused content.

While WordPress comes with built-in custom fields, managing them can be cumbersome without the right tools. That’s where the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin comes in. ACF simplifies the process of adding, organizing, and displaying custom fields, even for marketers without coding experience.

How to add Custom Fields in WordPress

First, install the ACF Plugin. To do that, navigate to your WordPress dashboard.

Screenshot 1: Dashboard of WordPress

Go to Plugins. From the left-hand navigation menu, click on it.

Screenshot 2: Plugin Option

Search for “Advanced Custom Fields.”

Screenshot 3: Search Advanced Custom Field

Click Install Now.

Screenshot 4: Install Now

Click on Activate.

Screenshot 5: Activate

From the Left Hand Navigation Menu, Click on ACF Menu.

Screenshot 6: ACF Plugin

1. Field Groups

Field Groups are collections of custom fields that you create and assign to specific parts of your WordPress site, such as posts, pages, custom post types, users, taxonomies, options pages, and much more.

Screenshot 7: Dashboard Of Field Groups

Click on the "Add New” Button.

Screenshot 8: Add new Field Group

Add New Field Group

First, add the title for the Field Group.

Screenshot 9: Add Title For Field Group

For example, you are creating a field group for Books CPT, let’s call it Books CPT Groups.

Fields Tab

In this tab, you can add the fields in the group Let’s. Consider you want to add four custom fields to the Book Custom Post Type, 

• Number of Pages 
• ISDN 
• BooK author 
• Book volume 

You can add them from this screen. 

There are four Subtabs to create custom fields.

• General
  • Field Type: Enter the Field Type, e.g., Number
  • Field Label: Enter the Field Label, e.g., Number of Pages 
  • Field Name: Enter the Field Name, e.g., page_number
  • Default Value: Enter The Default Value, e.g., 100

Screenshot 10: General tab for creating custom fields

• Validation

Validation options vary by field types.  

For the Number field, they are 

• Required: Switching this will mark the field as required
• Minimum Value: Enter the Minimum Value
• Maximum Value: Enter the maximum Value

Screenshot 11: Validation options for Fields

• Presentation

These settings control how a field appears in the editor

• Instructions:  Add helper text to show Instructions for content editors. This would be shown when submitting the CPT data.
• Allow Access to Value in Editor UI: off
• Enable content editors to view and display the field value in the editor interface using Block Bindings or the ACF shortcode.
• Placeholder Text: Shows sample input
• Step Size: Defines numeric increments
• Prepend: Add text before the input
• Append: Add text after the input
• Wrapper Attributes: Adjust field layout and styling in the editor.
  • Width (%)
  • class
  • id

Screenshot 12: Presentation For Fields

• Conditional Logic

This setting allows fields to show or hide custom fields dynamically based on the conditions set. 

The following rules are available

• Has any value
• Has no value
• Value is equal to
• Value is not equal to
• Value matches pattern
• Value contains

For example, show this field if: Book author is “Abhijeet” 

You can add multiple rule groups.

Screenshot 13: Conditional Logic for custom fields

Settings Tab

After adding the custom fields, you can configure a few settings for the entire field group.

• Location Rules

This setting determines where the custom field group appears; for example, setting “Post Type is equal to Book” ensures the custom fields show only on Book CPT.

Screenshot 14: Location Rules

• Presentation

You control how and where the field group appears in the WordPress editor.

• Style
  • Standard (WP metabox)
  • Seamless (no metabox)
• Position: placement on the edit screen
  • High (after title)
  • Normal (after content)
  • Side
• Label Placement
  • Top aligned
  • Left aligned
• Instruction Placement
  • Below labels
  • Below fields
• Order No: display priority
• Hide on screen: to hide elements for a cleaner editing interface.
  • Toggle All toggles all the Checkboxes 
  • Permalink
  • Content Editor
  • Excerpt
  • Discussion
  • Comments
  • Revisions
  • Slug
  • Author
  • Format
  • Page Attributes
  • Featured Image
  • Categories
  • Tags
  • Send Trackbacks

Screenshot 15: Presentation

• Group Setting
  • Active:  On enables or disables the field group
  • Show in REST API: allows its fields to be accessible via the WordPress REST API.
  • Description: provides internal notes about the group’s purpose,
  • Shown in the field group listing page 
  • Display Title: sets the visible title shown in the editor interface.
  • Title shown on the edit screen for the field group meta box to use instead of the field group title

Screenshot 16: Group Settings

Create three custom Fields for the Field Group, using the above process

• ISDN Number: Type Text 
• Book Author: Type Text 
• Book Volume: Type Number 
• Number of Pages: Type number 

Once all fields are created, Click On Save Changes in the top right-hand corner.

Screenshot 17: Save Changes

The new Field Groups with me, “Books CPT Groups”, will be created and displayed in the    Books CPT.

Screenshot 18: Books CPT Groups

2. Post Type

The following tab is for creating a Custom Post Type

Screenshot 19: Dashboard of Post Types

Click on the “Add New” Button.

Screenshot 20: Add New Post Type

Add New Post Type

• Plural Label: Enter the Plural label. For e.g., Books
• Singular Label: Enter the Singular label.For e.g., Book
• Post Type Key: Enter the label Post Type Key.For e.g., Books
• Taxonomies: Select existing taxonomies to be added to the post type screen.
• Public: Turning them on will make it available on the frontend and the admin dashboard
• Hierarchical:  Set the CPTs hierarchy.

Screenshot 21: Add new Post type in ACF

Advanced Settings

This section lets you set advanced settings for the Custom Post Type.

Advanced Settings → General

• Supports: This option lets you enable or disable the various features of the WordPress editor
  • Title: 
  • Author:
  • Comments
  • Trackbacks
  • Editor: Check
  • Excerpt
  • Revisions
  • Page Attributes
  • Featured Image: Check
  • Custom Fields: Check
  • Post Formats
  • Add Custom
• Description: Enter the description of the post type. 
• Active: On toggles whether the post type is currently enabled.

Screenshot 22: Advanced Settings → General Tab

Advanced Settings → Labels Tab

This tab lets you define all the Custom labels for the CPT 

• Menu Name: The name displayed in the admin menu for this post type.
• All Items: Shown in the post type submenu within the admin dashboard.
• Edit Item: Displayed at the top of the editor screen when editing an item.
• View Item: Appears in the admin bar when viewing an item during editing.
• View Items: Shown in the admin bar on the “All Posts” screen if the post type supports archives and the homepage isn’t an archive of that post type.
• Add New Item: Displayed at the top of the editor screen when adding a new item.
• Add New: Appears in the post type submenu within the admin dashboard.
• New Item: Appears in the post type submenu within the admin dashboard.
• Parent Item Prefix: Displayed for hierarchical post types in the list screen.
• Search Items: Shown at the top of the items screen when searching for an item.
• No Items Found: Displayed at the top of the post type list screen when no posts are available.
• No Items Found in Trash: Displayed at the top of the post type list screen when the trash is empty.
• Archives Nav Menu: Adds "Post Type Archive" items with this label to the list of posts available when adding items to an existing menu for a CPT with archives enabled. This option is only visible in "Live Preview" mode when a custom archive slug is set.
• Attributes Meta Box: Used as the title in the post attributes meta box within the editor.
• Featured Image Meta Box: Used as the title in the featured image meta box within the editor.
• Set Featured Image: Used as the button label for setting the featured image.
• Remove Featured Image: Used as the button label for removing the featured image.
• Use Featured Image: Used as the button label for choosing an image to set as the featured image.
• Insert Into Media Button: Used as the button label for adding media to the content.
• Uploaded To This Item: Displayed in the media modal to show all media files uploaded to this item.
• Filter Items List: Used by screen readers as the heading for filter links on the post type list screen.
• Filter Items By Date: Used by screen readers as the heading for the “Filter by Date” section on the post type list screen.
• Items List Navigation: Used by screen readers as the label for pagination controls on the post type list screen.
• Items List: Used by screen readers as the label for the items list on the post type list screen.
• Item Published: Displayed in the editor notice after an item is published.
• Item Published Privately: Displayed in the editor notice after a private item is published.
• Item Reverted To Draft: Displayed in the editor notice after an item is reverted to a draft.
• Item Scheduled: Displayed in the editor notice after an item is scheduled.
• Item Updated: Displayed in the editor notice after an item is updated.
• Item Link: Title of a navigation link block variation.
• Item Link Description: Description of a navigation link block variation.
• Title Placeholder: Used in the editor as the placeholder for the title.

Screenshot 23: Add new Post type → Advanced Settings → Labels tab

Advanced Settings → Visibility

This tba lets you define settings for Custom Post Type visibility.

• Show In UI: Items can be managed and edited from the admin dashboard.
• Show In Admin Menu: Admin editor navigation is located in the sidebar menu.
• Admin Menu Parent: By default, the post type appears as a new top-level item in the admin menu. If you specify an existing top-level item, the post type will instead be added as a submenu under it.
• Menu Position: The position of the item in the admin dashboard’s sidebar menu.
• Menu Icon
  • Dashicons: Select an icon from the library of Dashicons.
  • Media Library: select an icon from the Media Library
  • URL: Select an icon from URL or an SVG provided as a Data URI.
• Custom Meta Box Callback: The name of a PHP function to be called when setting up meta boxes on the edit screen. For security reasons, this callback runs in a restricted context without access to superglobals such as $_POST or $_GET.
• Show In Admin Bar: Displays as an item in the “New” menu within the admin bar.
• Appearance Menus Support: Allows items to be added to menus from the Appearance → Menus screen. This option must be enabled in Screen Options.
• Exclude From Search: Determines whether posts are excluded from search results and taxonomy archive pages.

Screenshot 24: Add new Post type → Advanced Settings → Visibility

Advanced Settings → URLs

This screen helps manage the URLs for Custom Post Types.

• Permalink Rewrite: Post Type Key(Default) Rewrites the URL using the post type key as the slug. The resulting permalink structure will be {slug}.
• Front URL Prefix: Modifies the permalink structure to include the WP_Rewrite::$front prefix in URLs.
• Feed URL: The RSS feed URL for items of this post type.
• Pagination: Enables pagination for item URLs, such as archive pages.
• Archive: Includes an item archive that can be customized using an archive template file in your theme.
• Publicly Queryable: Allows item URLs to be accessed using a query string.
• Query Variable Support: Post Type Key(Default) Items can be accessed using a non-pretty permalink format, such as {post_type}={post_slug}.

Screenshot 25: Add new Post type → Advanced Settings → URLs

Advanced Settings → Permissions

• Rename Capabilities: By default, the post type inherits the capability names from the standard “Post” type, such as edit_post and delete_posts. Enable this option to use post type–specific capabilities, like edit_{singular} and delete_{plural}.
  
• Can Export: Enables the post type to be exported via Tools → Export.
• Delete With User: Deletes a user’s items when the user account is removed.

Screenshot 26: Add new Post type → Advanced Settings → Permissions

Advanced Settings → REST API

• Show In REST API: On Makes this post type available in the REST API. This is required for using the block editor.
• Base URL: The base route used for the post type’s REST API endpoints.

Screenshot 27: Add new Post type → Advanced Settings → REST API

3. Taxonomies

This section allows you to create taxonomies. To do that, go to the Taxonomies menu in the ACF main menu.

Click on Add new.

Screenshot 28: Add New Taxonomy

Add New Taxonomy

• Plural Label: Enter the label Plural. For e.g., Book Genres
• Singular Label: Enter the label. For e.g.. Book Genre
• Taxonomy Key: Enter the taxonomy Key. For e.g.. book-genre
• Use only lowercase letters, underscores, and dashes. Maximum length: 32 characters.
• Post Types: One or more post types that can be associated with this taxonomy.
• Public: Makes the taxonomy visible on both the frontend and the admin dashboard.
• Hierarchical: e.g., Hierarchical taxonomies can include parent and child terms, similar to categories.

Screenshot 29: Add new Taxonomy

Advanced Settings

This section lets you set advanced settings for creating a taxonomy.

Advanced Settings → General

• Sort Terms: Specifies whether terms in this taxonomy should be ordered based on the sequence provided to wp_set_object_terms().
• Default Term: Creates a permanent term for the taxonomy that cannot be deleted. It will not be automatically assigned to posts.
• Description: A brief description that summarizes the purpose of the taxonomy.
• Active: Active taxonomies are those that are enabled and registered with WordPress.

Screenshot 30: Add new Taxonomy → Advanced Settings → General

Advanced Settings → Labels

Set the labels displayed on various screens

• Menu Label:  Specifies the text used for the menu name. E.g., Book Genres
• All Items: Specifies the text displayed for “All Items.” For e.g., All Book Genres 
• Edit Item:  Displayed at the top of the editor screen when editing a term. For e.g., Edit Book Genre.
• View Item: Appears in the admin bar to view the term while editing. For e.g., View Book Genre.
• Update Item: Specifies the text shown for “Update Item.” For e.g., Update Book Genre.
• Add New Item: Specifies the text displayed for “Add New Item.” For e.g., Add New Book Genre.
• New Item Name:  Specifies the text shown for “New Item Name.” For e.g., New Book Genre Name.
• Search Items: Specifies the text displayed for “Search Items.” For e.g., Search Book Genre.
• Popular Items: Specifies the text shown for “Popular Items.” Used only for non-hierarchical taxonomies. For e.g., Popular Book Genre.
• Separate Items With Commas: Specifies the “Separate items with commas” text shown in the taxonomy meta box. Applicable only to non-hierarchical taxonomies.
• Add Or Remove Items:  Specifies the “Add or remove items” text shown in the meta box when JavaScript is disabled. Used only for non-hierarchical taxonomies.
• Choose From the Most Used:  Specifies the “Choose from the most used” text displayed in the meta box when JavaScript is disabled. Applicable only to non-hierarchical taxonomies.
• Most Used: Specifies the text displayed in the Title field of the “Most Used” tab.
• Not Found: Specifies the text shown when clicking “Choose from the most used” in the taxonomy meta box if no tags are available, and the text displayed in the terms list table when the taxonomy has no items.
• No Terms: Specifies the text shown in the posts and media list tables when no tags or categories exist. For e.g. No Book Genre
• Name Field Description: Describes the Name field on the Edit Tags screen.
• Slug Field Description: Describes the Slug field on the Edit Tags screen.
• Description Field Description: Describes the Description field on the Edit Tags screen.
• Items List Navigation: Specifies the text used for the hidden heading in table pagination. For e.g., Book Genre list navigation
• Items List: Specifies the text used for the hidden heading in the table. For e.g., Book Genre list
• Back To Items: Specifies the text for the link that returns to the main index after a term is updated. For e.g. ←Go to Book Genre.
• Item Link: Specifies the title for a navigation link block variation used in the block editor. For e.g. Book Genres Link.
• Item Link Description: Describes navigation link block variation used in the block editor. For e.g. A link to a book genre.

Screenshot 31: Add New Taxonomy → Advanced Settings → Labels

Advanced Settings  → Visibility

This tab lets you set visibility for taxonomies.

• Show In UI: Items can be managed and edited from within the admin dashboard.
• Show In Admin Menu: Navigation for the admin editor is located in the sidebar menu.
• Meta Box: Controls the meta box displayed on the content editor screen. By default, hierarchical taxonomies use the Categories meta box, while non-hierarchical taxonomies use the Tags meta box.
• Appearance Menus Support: Allows items to be added to menus from the Appearance → Menus screen. This option must be enabled in Screen Options.
• Tag Cloud: Displays the taxonomy in the Tag Cloud widget settings.
• Quick Edit: Non-displays the taxonomy in the Quick Edit and Bulk Edit panels.
• Show Admin Column: Adds a column for the taxonomy to the most type list screens.

Screenshot 32: Add New Taxonomy → Advanced Settings → Visibility

Advanced Settings  → URLs

This screen helps manage the URL for taxonomies.

• Permalink Rewrite:  There are three options for the Permalink rewrite.
  • Taxonomy Key
    • Rewrites the URL using the taxonomy key as the slug. The resulting permalink structure will be https://yourwebsite.com/{slug}.
    • Front URL Prefix: Modifies the permalink structure to include the WP_Rewrite::$front prefix in the URLs.
    • Hierarchical: Includes parent-child terms in URLs for hierarchical taxonomies.
  • Custom permalink
    • Rewrites the URL using a custom slug specified in the field below. The resulting permalink structure will be https://yourwebsite.com/aitools/{slug}.
    • URL Slug: Customise the slug that appears in the URL.
    • Front URL Prefix: Modifies the permalink structure to append the WP_Rewrite::$front prefix to the URLs.
    • Hierarchical: Displays parent and child terms in URLs for hierarchical taxonomies.
  • No Permalink(prevent URL Rewriting) Permalinks are disabled for this taxonomy.
• Publicly Queryable: URLs for an item and items can be accessed with a query string.
• Query Variable Support: There are three options for Query Variable Support
  • Taxonomy Key(Default): Terms can be accessed using a non-pretty permalink format, such as {query_var}={term_slug}.
  • Custom Query Variable
    • Terms can be accessed through a non-pretty permalink format, for example: {query_var}={term_slug}.
    • Query Variable: :S Set a custom name for the query variable.
  • No Query Variable Support
    • Terms can be accessed using a plain permalink format, such as {query_var}={term_slug}.

Screenshot 33: Add New Taxonomy → Advanced Settings → URLs

Advanced Settings → Permissions

This tab lets you set Permissions for taxonomies.

• Manage Terms Capability: The capability required to manage terms in this taxonomy. manage_categories(Default)
• Edit Terms Capability: The capability required to edit terms within this taxonomy. manage_categories(Default)
• Delete Terms Capability: The capability required to delete terms within this taxonomy. manage_categories(Default)
• Assign Terms Capability: The capability required to assign terms to this taxonomy.edit_posts(Default) 

Screenshot 34: Add New Taxonomy → Advanced Settings → Permissions

Advanced Settings →REST API

Access the taxonomies using the REST API.

• Show in REST API: Make this post type available in the REST API.
• Base URL: The base path used for the REST API endpoints of this post type.

Screenshot 35: Add New Taxonomy → Advanced Settings → REST API

4. Tools

Using the tools menu, you can export and import ACF field groups, taxonomies, and custom post types as JSON. 

Export

• Select Field Groups: Export, the Select Field Groups option lets you choose specific field groups (like Books CPT Groups) to include in your export, making it easy to back up or move custom field setups to another WordPress site.
• Select Post Types: Export, the Select Post Types option allows you to choose specific custom post types (like Books) for export, helping you transfer or replicate post type settings between WordPress sites.
• Select Taxonomies: Export, the Select Taxonomies option lets you choose custom taxonomies (like Book Genres) to include in your export, allowing easy migration or duplication of taxonomy settings across WordPress sites.

Import

• Select JSON File: Import a JSON file that includes field groups, post types, or taxonomies — only from trusted sources.
• Import from Custom Post Type UI: you can import existing Post Types and Taxonomies created with the Custom Post Type UI plugin, allowing you to manage and edit them directly within ACF.

Screenshot 36: Tools Export Import

Conclusion

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is a powerful and user-friendly tool that allows you to create field groups, custom post types, and taxonomies effortlessly—no coding required. Its Pro version goes a step further by enabling the creation of custom options pages, giving you even greater control and flexibility over your WordPress site’s content and structure.

That’s it for this blog. Stay tuned for another awesome post!

In WordPress, post types define the different kinds of content you can create and manage. By default, WordPress provides several post types:

• Posts – for blog articles and news updates.
• Pages – for static content like About or Contact.
• Attachments – for media uploads such as images, videos, or documents.
• Revisions – for version control of posts and pages.
• Menus (nav_menu_item) – for navigation items.
• Custom CSS-Add your own styling to change the site’s look.
• Changesets-Save and preview customizer changes before publishing.

What Are Custom Post Types?

Custom post types extend WordPress beyond blogs and pages. They enable you to create content that is easier to manage and tailored to your project’s unique needs. They also help separate different types of content instead of mixing everything into regular posts or pages.

Some examples of Custom Post Types (CPTs):

• Portfolio – to showcase creative work.
• Products – for an eCommerce store.
• Testimonials – to display client reviews.
• Events – for managing schedules or bookings.
• Movies – to list and showcase film details or reviews.
• Products – for displaying items you sell or promote.
• Services – to present the offerings or solutions your business provides.
• Case Studies – to highlight successful projects and real-world results.

Why Use Custom Post Types?

• Better Content Organization – keeps your blog posts, products, or projects separate.
• Improved User Experience – visitors can easily navigate and find specific content.
• Scalability – as your website grows, content remains structured and manageable.
• Flexibility – you can design layouts and templates tailored to each post type.

How to add a Custom Post Type in WordPress using the Custom Post Type UI plugin

Go to the WordPress Dashboard of your website. From the left-hand navigation menu, go to the Plugin menu and click on it.

Screenshot 1: Plugin Option

Then click on Add plugin.

Screenshot 2: Add Plugin

In search Plugin Search Custom Post type

Screenshot 3: Search Plugins

Click on Install Now In Custom Post Type UI

Screenshot 4: Install Now Plugin

After installing the Custom Post Type Plugin, you will see the option of CPT UI in the left-hand navigation Menu.

Screenshot 5: CPT UI

Click On CPT UI.

Screenshot 6: Click On CPT UI

CPT UI → Add/Edit Post Types

Using this sub-menu, you can add a Custom Post type.

1. Add New Post Type

Basic Settings

• Post Type Slug:  Enter the Setting post type name/slug. For e.g, book. The post type name or slug, used in various queries to retrieve post type content.
• Slugs can only include lowercase letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores.
• Plural Label: Enter the plural label for e.g, Books.Displayed as the label for the post type in the admin menu.
• Singular label: Enter the Singular Label for e.g. Book.Used for the singular form of the label.
• Auto-populate labels: This helps to auto-populate additional labels based on chosen labels. Clear labels link will clear all labels.     
• I'm trying to migrate things into CPTUI.. Let me save this: This option is used when the post type has already been registered through another method—such as a different plugin or the register_post_type() function—and allows you to override the default restriction that prevents re-registering an existing post type.

Screenshot 7: Basic Settings

Additional labels

• Post Type Description: Enter the description of what your custom post type is used for.
• Menu Name: Enter the Label for Menu Name. For e.g., My Books. Specify a custom name to display for your post type in the admin menu.
• All Items: Enter the Label for all items. For e.g., All books.Displayed in the admin submenu for viewing all items of the post type.
• Add New: Enter the Label for adding new. For. e.g., Add New. Displayed in the post type admin submenu for adding new items.
• Add New Item: Enter the Label for adding new items. e.g., Add New Book. Displayed at the top of the editor screen when creating a new post of this post type.
• Edit Item: Enter the Label for the edit item. For e.g., Edit Book. Displayed at the top of the editor screen when editing an existing post of this post type.
• New Item: Enter the Label for New Item. For e.g., New Book. A post type label is shown in the admin menu to represent the post type.
• View Item: Enter the Label for View Item. For e.g., View Book. Displayed in the admin bar when viewing the editor screen of a published post for this post type.
• View Items: Enter the Label for View Items. For e.g., View Books. Displayed in the admin bar when viewing the editor screen of published posts for this post type.
• Search Item: Enter the Label for the Search item. For e.g., Search Books. Displayed as the label for the search button on the post type list screen.          
• Not Found: Enter the Label for Not Found. For e.g., No Books Found. Displayed on the post type list screen when no posts are found to display.           
• Not Found in Trash: Enter the Label for Not Found in Trash. For e.g., No Books Found in thrash. Displayed on the post type trash screen when no posts are found in the trash.            
• Parent: Enter the Label for parent. For e.g. Parent Book. Used for hierarchical post types where a colon is required.

Screenshot 8: Additional Labels

Settings

• Public: (Default: true) Determines whether posts of this custom post type are visible in the WordPress admin interface and can be accessed publicly.
• Publicly Queryable: (Default: true) Specifies whether queries for this post type can be executed on the front end during the parse_request() process.
• Show UI: (Default: true) Determines whether a default user interface should be created for managing this post type.
• Show in Nav Menus: (Default: true) Specifies whether this post type can be selected for inclusion in navigation menus.
• Delete with user: (Default: false) Specifies whether posts of this type should be deleted when a user is removed.
• Show in REST API: (Default: true) Determines whether this post type’s data is included and accessible through the WordPress REST API.
• Has Archive: (Default: false) Determines whether this post type should include an archive URL.If left empty, the archive slug will automatically use the post type’s slug.
• Capability Type: Enter the setting Capability Type. For e.g.post. Specifies the post type used to determine read, edit, and delete capabilities. You can include a comma-separated second value to define the plural form.
• Hierarchical: (Default: false) Determines whether the post type can have parent-child relationships. At least one published item must exist to assign a parent. 
• Menu Icon: Enter the Menu Icon. For Eg.dashicons-book-alt. Specifies the image URL or Dashicon class to use as the icon. Custom images should be 20×20 pixels.
• Support: This setting adds the support for various available post editor features. Checked value means the post type feature is supported.
  • Title
  • Editor
  • Featured Image
  • Excerpt
  • Trackbacks
  • Custom Fields
  • Comments
  • Revisions
  • Author
  • Page Attributes
  • Post Formats
  • None

Screenshot 9: Post Types Settings

2. Edit Post Types

All the Basic settings, Additional Labels, and settings added in the “Add New Post type” tab can be edited here.

• Basic Settings
  • Post Type Slug
  • Plural Label
  • Singular Label
  • Auto-populate labels

Screenshot 10: Edit Post type Basic Settings

• Additional Labels
  • Post Type Description
  • Menu Name
  • All Items
  • Add New
  • Add New Item
  • Edit Item
  • New Item
  • View Item
  • View Items
  • Search Item
  • Not Found
  • Not Found in Trash
  • Parent Item
  • Featured Image
  • Set Featured Image
  • Remove Featured Image
  • Use Featured Image

Screenshot 11: Edit Post Type Additional Labels

• Settings
  • Public (True)
  • Publicly Queryable(True)
  • Show UI(True)
  • Show in Nav Menus(True)
  • Delete with user(False)
  • Show in REST API(True)
  • Menu Icon
  • Supports
    • Title
    • Editor
    • Author
    • Featured image
    • Excerpt
    • Trackbacks
    • Custom Fields
    • Comments
    • Revisions
    • Author
    • Page Attributes
    • Post Formats
    • None

Screenshot 12: Edit Post Type Settings

3. View Post Types

All the Custom post types registered with CPT UI plugin can be viewed here. You can view the following data: Settings, Supports, Taxonomies, Labels, Template Hierarchy

Screenshot 13: View Post Type

Template Hierarchy Column lists all the hierarchies for the Archives and Single posts

• Archives file name examples
  • archive-books.php
  • archive.php
  • index.php
• Single Posts file name examples
  • single-books-post_slug.php *
  • Single-books.php
  • Single.php
  • Singular.php
  • index.php

4.Import/Export Post Types

This tab takes you to CPT UI → Tools Menu.   From this tab you can Import Post Types and Export Post Types settings 

• Import Post Types: To import post types from another WordPress site, paste the exported data from that site and click “Import.”
• Export Post Types settings: Use the “Copy” option to export your current post types for use on another WordPress site or to create a backup of your existing post type settings.

Screenshot 14: Import/Export Post Types

CPT UI → Add/Edit Taxonomies

When you go to WordPress Dashboard → CPT UI → Add/Edit Taxonomies, you get two main sections:

5. Add New Taxonomy

Here you can create a new taxonomy. The submenu/fields you’ll see include:

Basic Settings

• Taxonomy Slug: The name or slug of the taxonomy, used for querying taxonomy-related content. Slugs can only include lowercase letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores.
• Plural Label: Enter the plural label for the setting.For e.g., Book Categories.Used as the label for the taxonomy in the admin menu.
• Singular Label: Enter the setting Singular label.For e.g. Book Category.Used for the singular form of the label.
• Auto-populate label: Fill in additional labels based on the selected labels | Clear labels link will clear all labels.     
• Attach to Post Types: These settings enable support for available registered post types. Selecting at least one is required, and by default, only public post types are shown.
  • Posts (WP Core)
  • Pages (WP Core)
  • Media (WP Core)
  • Books (Custom Post Type)

Screenshot 15: Basic Taxonomy Settings

Additional Labels

• Description: This label describes the purpose of your taxonomy.
• Menu Name: Enter the Label for Menu Name. For e.g., My Book Categories.Custom name to display for your taxonomy in the admin menu.
• All Items: Enter the Label for All Items. For e.g., All Books Categories. Displayed as the tab text when viewing all terms of a hierarchical taxonomy while editing a post.
• Edit Item: Enter the Label for Edit item. For e.g., Edit Book Category. Displayed at the top of the term editor screen when editing an existing taxonomy term.
• View Item: Enter the Label for View Item. For e.g., View Book Category. Displayed in the admin bar while editing an existing taxonomy term.
• Update Item Name: Enter the Label for Update Item. For e.g., Update Book Category. Custom taxonomy label displayed in the admin menu for managing taxonomies.
• Add New Item: Enter the Label for Add New Item. For e.g., Add a New Book Category. Displayed at the top of the term editor screen and used as the button text when creating a new taxonomy term.
• New Item Name: Enter the Label for New Item Name. For e.g., New Book Category. Custom taxonomy label shown in the admin menu to display taxonomies.
• Parent Item: Enter the Label for Parent Item. For e.g., Parent Book Category. Custom taxonomy label displayed in the admin menu to represent taxonomies.

Screenshot 16: Taxonomies Additional labels

Settings

• Public: (Default: true) Specifies whether the taxonomy is intended for public use, either through the admin interface or on the front end.
• Publicly Queryable: (Default: same as the “public” setting) Determines whether the taxonomy can be queried publicly.
• Hierarchical: (Default: false) Determines whether the taxonomy supports parent-child relationships. When set to “True,” checkboxes are displayed; when set to “False,” a text input field is used.
• Show UI: (Default: true) Specifies whether a default user interface should be created for managing this custom taxonomy.
• Show in Menu: (Default: same as show_ui) Determines whether the taxonomy should be displayed in the admin menu.
• Show in Nav Menus: (Default: same as public) Specifies whether the taxonomy can be included in navigation menus.

Screenshot 17: Add New Taxonomies Settings

6. Edit Taxonomies 

All the Basic settings, Additional Labels, and settings added in the “Add New Taxonomy” tab can be edited here.

Basic Settings

• Taxonomy Slug – Unique ID (cannot contain spaces, e.g., books_category).
• Plural Label – Plural form of taxonomy name (e.g., Book Categories).
• Singular Label – Singular form (e.g., Book Category).
• Attach to Post Types – Choose which post types the taxonomy should be assigned to (Posts, Pages, Products, or Custom Post Types).

Screenshot 18: Taxonomies Settings

Additional Labels

• Description: Describe the purpose of your taxonomy.
• Menu Name: Specify a custom name for your taxonomy in the admin menu.
• All Items: Displayed as the tab label when viewing all terms of a hierarchical taxonomy while editing a post.
• Edit Item: Shown at the top of the editor screen when editing an existing taxonomy term.
• View Item: Displayed in the admin bar while editing an existing taxonomy term.
• Update Item Name: Custom label for the taxonomy displayed in the admin menu.
• Add New Item: Displayed at the top of the term editor and used as the button text when creating a new taxonomy term.
• New Item Name: Custom label shown in the admin menu for the taxonomy.
• Parent Item: Used to identify the parent item in the admin menu.
• Parent Item Colon: Used to indicate the parent item in the admin menu.
• Search Items: Used as the search prompt in the admin menu.
• Popular Items: Used to indicate popular items in the admin menu.
• Separate Items with Commas: Used when separating items with commas in the admin menu.
• Add or Remove Items: Used for actions like adding or removing items in the admin menu.
• Choose from Most Used: Text displayed in the taxonomy meta box when clicking ‘Choose from the most used items’ and no items are available.
• Not Found: Text displayed to indicate that no terms exist in the taxonomy within the meta box or list table.
• Back to Items: Text shown as a link back to the main index after a taxonomy term has been updated.

Screenshot 19: Taxonomies Additional labels

Settings

• Public: (Default: true) Specifies whether the taxonomy is intended for public use, accessible through the admin interface, or the front end.
• Publicly Queryable: (Default: same as the "public" setting) Determines whether the taxonomy can be queried publicly.
• Hierarchical: (Default: false) Specifies whether the taxonomy supports parent-child relationships. Setting it to “True” displays checkboxes, while “False” uses a text input field.
• Show UI: (Default: true) Determines whether a default user interface should be created for managing this custom taxonomy.
• Show in Menu: (Default: same as show_ui) Specifies whether the taxonomy should appear in the admin menu.
• Show in Nav Menus:(Default: same as public) Determines whether the taxonomy can be included in navigation menus.
• Query Var: (Default: true) Determines the query_var key used for this taxonomy.
• Rewrite: (Default: true) Specifies whether WordPress should generate rewrite rules for this taxonomy.
• Show Tag Cloud: (Default: inherited from show_ui) Specifies whether the taxonomy should appear in the Tag Cloud Widget controls.
• Show in Quick/Bulk Edit Panel: (Default: false) Determines whether the taxonomy is displayed in the quick or bulk edit panels.
• Show in REST API: (Default: true) Specifies whether this taxonomy’s data should be accessible via the WP REST API.
• REST API Base Slug: The slug used in REST API URLs.

Screenshot 20: Taxonomies Settings

After editing, click Save Taxonomy. The taxonomy will be updated immediately.

7. View Taxonomies

All the Custom post types registered with CPT UI plugin can be viewed here. You can view the following data: Taxonomy Settings, Post Types, Labels, Template Hierarchy.

Screenshot 21: Custom Post Type UI registered taxonomies

8. Import/Export Taxonomies

To migrate registered post types or taxonomies to another site using Custom Post Type UI, use the import/export feature. If moving to a site not using Custom Post Type UI, refer to the 'Get Code' tab.

Note: This only transfers the settings, not the associated posts or taxonomy terms.

• Import Taxonomies: Importing will overwrite any previously registered settings. To import taxonomies from another WordPress site, paste the exported content from that site and click the 'Import' button.
• Export Taxonomies settings: 
• Copy the content shown to import your current taxonomies into another WordPress site, or to back up your taxonomy settings.

Screenshot 22: Import / Export Taxonomies

 9. Get code

Get the PHP code for Custom Post Type and Taxonomy registered through CPT UI.  This code snippets are useful for if for some reason you not might wan to use CPT UI further but want to retain your existing registered post types or taxonomies.

Screenshot 23: All CPT UI Post Types

Screenshot 24: Books Post Type

Screenshot 25: All CPT UI Taxonomies

Screenshot 26: Book Categories Taxonomy

10. Debug info

If you’ve requested support for Custom Post Type UI on the forums, you may be asked to send the information below to the plugin developer. 

Enter the email they provided in the field at the bottom and click 'Send debug info.' 

Screenshot 27: Debug info

Conclusion

In WordPress, post types play a vital role in managing and displaying different kinds of content. The default post types—such as posts, pages, attachments, and revisions—cover the basics, but they are not always enough for websites that need more structured or specialized content. This is where Custom Post Types (CPTs) are useful. 

They give site owners the flexibility to create unique content like portfolios, testimonials, events, or products, making websites more dynamic and organized.

Instead of writing custom code, you can use the plugin’s simple interface to register and manage new post types and taxonomies. This ensures that even non-technical users can customize their website’s content structure to match their business needs.

Introduction

In today’s digital world, website speed is no longer optional; it's essential for user experience, SEO, and conversion rates. A slow WordPress site can frustrate visitors, increase bounce rates, and affect search rankings. 

For WordPress site owners, optimizing performance can feel overwhelming with so many plugins & settings to consider. That’s where FlyingPress stands out by offering an easy-to-use, all-in-one WordPress optimization solution, combining smart caching, image & font optimization, and advanced CSS/JS handling for fast page loads. 

In this guide, we’ll show you exactly how to configure FlyingPress to maximize your WordPress site’s speed, from caching and CDN integration to image optimization & database cleanup.

Why FlyingPress Is the Go-To WordPress Speed Plugin?

FlyingPress is widely recognized as a leading WordPress performance plugin for several key reasons:

• All-in-One Optimization: Covers caching, lazy loading, CSS/JS optimization, and database cleanup in a single plugin.
• User-Friendly Interface: Makes complex performance enhancements accessible for non-technical users.
• Seamless CDN & Cloudflare Integration: Ensures faster global delivery of your content.
• Advanced Features for Dynamic Sites: Supports role-based caching, query string control, and cookie bypass rules, ideal for enterprise websites, membership sites, or content-heavy blogs.
• Proven Speed Boosts: Many users see improvements in Core Web Vitals and overall page load speeds, thanks to features such as self-hosted fonts, lazy rendering, and deferred JavaScript.

FlyingPress effectively balances simplicity & advanced functionality, making it the go-to WordPress speed optimization plugin.

Optimizing Your WordPress Site with FlyingPress

Activating FlyingPress

• Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and choose the FlyingPress ZIP.
• Click Install Now, then Activate.
• Open the FlyingPress Dashboard and paste your license key → Activate License.

Screenshot 1: Activating FlyingPress

The FlyingPress dashboard provides essential cache management controls. From here, you can see:

• Total Pages Cached – Displays how many pages have been successfully cached.
• URLs in Queue – Shows pages currently waiting to be cached.
• Preload Cache Option – lets you start preloading cached pages manually.
• Purge Cache Button – Allows you to clear the entire cache and rebuild it instantly.

The dashboard also provides quick access to documentation, the Facebook community, and support tickets.

Screenshot 2: FlyingPress Dashboard

Without any further delay, let's dive into the core FlyingPress settings and see how to configure them properly for optimal performance.

Optimization

Screenshot 3: Optimizing CSS & JavaScript

Step 1: Optimizing CSS & JavaScript

Optimizing your CSS and JavaScript files is a crucial step to boost your WordPress site's speed, and FlyingPress makes this process seamless with its smart features. 

• Minify CSS and JavaScript:- Minification is a simple yet powerful speed optimization. FlyingPress removes unnecessary spaces, line breaks, and comments from CSS and JS files, reducing their size for faster page loads.
• Remove Unused CSS:- FlyingPress’s cloud system automatically removes unused CSS. Since this can affect complex themes or page builders like Elementor, test your site carefully after enabling it and exclude any problematic files if necessary.
• Delay All JavaScript:- This feature lets you control when JavaScript files load to improve your site’s performance. FlyingPress offers three options:
  • Defer Loading: Loads JavaScript after the page’s main HTML is parsed. This speeds up the initial render while keeping functionality intact.
  • Load When Idle: Loads JavaScript only after the page fully loads and the browser is idle. Ideal for pages with heavy scripts or where interactivity isn’t needed right away.
  • Load After Interaction: Loads JavaScript only after the user interacts with the page (e.g., clicks, scrolls, or moves the mouse). Perfect for maximizing speed on static or content-led pages.
• Load Third-Party Scripts on Interaction:- This optimization setting delays the loading of third-party scripts, such as ads, analytics, and widgets, until a user interacts with the page, ensuring that your main content loads instantly for a faster and smoother browsing experience.
• Delay Specific Scripts on Interaction: - For greater control, you can manually select which scripts to delay. This helps you fine-tune your optimization setup and minimize any potential conflicts.
• Self-Host External CSS and JavaScript:- Enabling this lets FlyingPress download & serve important third-party CSS and JS files locally. This reduces external HTTP requests, improves Time To First Byte (TTFB), & boosts site responsiveness.

Step 2: Optimizing  Images, Videos & iframes

Screenshot 4: Optimizing Images, Videos & iframes

When it comes to optimizing images, videos, and iframes on your WordPress site, FlyingPress makes it easy to improve load times & overall user experience.

• Lazy Loading for Images and Videos:- Enabling this feature delays off-screen media from loading until scrolled into view, reducing initial page load time and boosting performance and SEO.
• Properly Size Images:- When images lack width and height attributes, layout shifts can occur as the page loads. FlyingPress automatically adds these attributes, stabilizing the layout and preventing disruptive visual shifts.
• YouTube Preview Images:- Instead of loading the full YouTube embed immediately, it replaces the embed with a lightweight preview thumbnail that only loads the full video player when clicked, greatly reducing page weight and speeding up initial loads.
• Self-host Gravatar Images:- Just like hosting fonts locally, you can also serve Gravatar images from your own server. Doing that, you reduce extra third-party requests, helping to improve your site’s loading speed.

Step 3: Optimizing Fonts

Screenshot 5: Optimizing Fonts

Fonts shape your website’s visual identity, but unoptimized fonts can slow your site and hurt performance. Tools like FlyingPress make it easy to optimize fonts for faster load times and better user experience.

• Preload Critical Fonts:- Preloading the key fonts used above the fold, usually one or two essential ones, ensures that browsers load them first. This speeds up the rendering of visible text, improving the page load time.
• Self-Host Google Fonts: - By enabling this, you can download these fonts directly to your server instead of loading them from Google's servers. This reduces the number of external requests, resulting in faster loading times and better performance.
• Use System Fonts First: Enable this to show text immediately with system fonts while custom fonts load in the background, preventing invisible text delays and improving site speed and readability. 

Step 4: Lazy Render Elements

Screenshot 6: Lazy Render Elements

To boost your website’s initial load speed, you can lazy render HTML elements. Lazy rendering delays the loading of certain sections until they become visible on the screen, making it one of the most effective techniques for improving performance.

Screenshot 7: Lazy Render Exclusion

You can also exclude above-the-fold elements that should load instantly for a better user experience. To add or exclude elements, click the respective button in the settings and list the CSS selectors, such as:

• .main-navigation → Main navigation
• .hero-banner → Hero section

Once you’ve added these exclusions, save your changes.

If you’re unsure about the class name, use the Inspect Element tool in your browser. Open a page, right-click the section you want to check, and select Inspect. You’ll find the class name there. Copy it and add it to the plugin’s settings as shown above in screenshot 7, and then save your changes.

Caching

Next is Caching, which is one of the easiest ways to make your site load faster:

Step 5: Set Basic Caching Options

Screenshot 8: Basic Caching

• Preload Links on Hover:- Begins preloading pages when users hover over links, creating a smooth and fast navigation experience.
• Separate Mobile Cache & Optimizations:- By enabling a separate mobile cache, you ensure that your site serves optimized content for mobile devices. 
• Cache for Logged-in Users by Role:- For most blogs and informational sites, this setting can stay disabled. Enable it only for membership or content sites where logged-in users need personalized caching.
• Auto-Refresh Cache:- Set your cache refresh to 2, 6, 12, or 24 hours based on content update frequency. Use 24 hours for regular blogs, and 2 to 4 hours for news sites or frequently updated content to ensure visitors always see the latest information.

Step 6: Advanced Caching options (optional)

Screenshot 9: Advanced Caching

Enhance your site’s speed by customizing caching for dynamic content. This is useful for WooCommerce or membership sites, allowing you to exclude specific pages, user queries, or cookies from being cached, ensuring accurate, real-time content delivery.

Screenshot 10: Page Enclusion from Caching

• Exclude Pages from Cache:- Some pages shouldn’t be cached, for example, a user account page. 
• If the permalink is https://yourwebsite.com/my-account
• Simply add the page’s permalink (like my-account) to the exclude list, and FlyingPress will skip caching it.

Screenshot 11: Query Strings to Cache

• Separate Cache for Query Parameters:- Exclude pages with specific query parameters (e.g., category) from caching by entering the parameter; these pages will always load fresh.

Screenshot 12: Cookie Bypass Rules

• Bypass Cache for Cookies:  Similarly, you can bypass caching for specific cookies. Enter the cookie names in the bypass list, like (user_session for logged-in members), and FlyingPress will serve uncached pages for users with those cookies, perfect for logged-in users or personalized experiences.

CDN

Step 7: Set up a CDN

Screenshot 13: Enable CDN

A Content Delivery Network (CDN) can improve your website’s speed by serving static assets like images, CSS, and JavaScript from servers located around the world. FlyingPress makes it easy to integrate a CDN, offering multiple options according to your needs:

Custom CDN Providers

If you prefer another CDN provider, FlyingPress supports custom configurations:

• Enter your CDN domain (e.g., cdn.yoursite.com)
• Select which file types to serve via CDN (CSS, JS, images, fonts) or all files

FlyingCDN

Screenshot 14: FlyingCDN

FlyingCDN is the premium option, offering advanced features and seamless integration with FlyingPress. Simply enter your API key, and FlyingPress handles the configuration automatically.

Cloudflare

Screenshot 15: Cloudflare

FlyingPress also integrates directly with Cloudflare, allowing you to take advantage of its edge network without additional costs:

• Enter your Zone ID from the Cloudflare dashboard
• Add your Global API Key
• Enable Page Caching to cache your full HTML content directly on Cloudflare’s edge network.

Screenshot 16: Custom URL

After setting up the CDN settings, you can proceed to the next step, database optimization.

Database

A clean, optimized database keeps your WordPress site fast. FlyingPress automates maintenance, letting you focus on content while your site runs smoothly. Database optimization in FlyingPress comes with four main sub-options. Let’s take a closer look at each option.

Step 8: Automatic Cleaning (optional)

Screenshot 17: Database Automatic Cleaning

You can configure the automatic cleanup process based on your site’s activity:

• Daily – Recommended for high-traffic websites
• Weekly – Ideal for most sites
• Monthly – Suitable for low-activity websites

Automatic cleanup boosts database performance by removing junk data and optimizing during low-traffic times.

Step 9: Post Cleanup (optional)

Screenshot 18: Post Cleanup

FlyingPress lets you remove unnecessary post data to keep your database lean:

• Delete Post Revisions:- If you frequently update content, enable this to save multiple post revisions for easy tracking. For single-page sites, you can disable it.
• Delete Post Auto Drafts:- Auto drafts are temporary and usually don’t accumulate much data. You can leave this disabled.
• Delete Trashed Posts:- Automatically removes posts in the trash, keeping your database clean and freeing up space.

Step 10: Comment Cleanup

Screenshot 19: Comment Cleanup

FlyingPress helps keep your comment database clean and optimized:

• Delete Spam Comments:- If comments are marked as spam, FlyingPress will automatically remove them, keeping your database lean.
• Delete Trashed Comments:- Once enabled, FlyingPress will automatically remove every trashed comment from your website.

Step 11: Table Optimization

Screenshot 20: Table Optimization

Maintaining your database tables ensures long-term efficiency and faster queries:

• Delete Expired Transients:- There’s no need to keep expired transients in your database. Enabling this option automatically removes them, keeping your database clean.
• Optimize Database Tables:- Regularly optimizing your MySQL database is essential for website speed and performance. Enable this option to defragment and rebuild tables for better efficiency.

Bloat

Step 12: Remove WordPress Bloat

Screenshot 21: Bloat

Next, let’s address WordPress bloat. Bloat occurs when unnecessary scripts, styles, or features load on your website, slowing it down. FlyingPress (or Perfmatters settings) lets you disable or optimize these features to streamline your site. Here’s how:

• Disable Block Editor CSS: If you are using the Gutenberg editor, keep this option disabled to ensure proper functionality.
• Remove Dashicons: Eliminates CSS files loaded by admin icons on the front end, reducing unnecessary CSS.
• Disable Emojis: Removes extra JavaScript related to emojis, improving page load speed.
• Disable jQuery Migrate: Page builder plugins like Divi or Elementor rely on jQuery. Keep this enabled if you use such plugins. 
• Disable XML-RPC: XML-RPC enables remote interactions with your site, such as publishing posts from mobile apps, pingbacks, or third-party services, but it’s not optimized for speed or security. Most sites can safely disable it.
• Disable RSS Feed: If your website includes a blog, keep the RSS feed active. Otherwise, you can disable it to reduce unnecessary load.
• Disable oEmbeds: WordPress automatically generates previews for embedded content like YouTube videos, Spotify playlists, or tweets. Disable this if you don’t need auto-embeds.
• Disable WP Cron: WP Cron is essential for running scheduled tasks. Only disable it if you have configured a manual cron job via your hosting or a third-party service.
• Limit Post Revisions: Saves only the latest three post revisions in your database, helping reduce database bloat.
• Throttle Heartbeat API: Limits background activity to once every 60 seconds, minimizing unnecessary server requests.

Settings

The Settings page focuses on managing key plugin configurations that help keep your site running smoothly.

Step 13: License Key Management

Screenshot 22: License Management

FlyingPress is a premium plugin that requires a valid license key for updates and support. Enter your key here to keep the plugin up-to-date.

Step 14: Configuration Management (optional)

Screenshot 23: Configuration Management

FlyingPress lets you import or export plugin settings, making it easy to transfer your configuration to another WordPress site or apply a third-party setup. This ensures consistency across multiple sites and simplifies migration.

Step 15: Purge Entire Cache

When needed, you can purge the entire cache from this page. This is helpful if you’ve made major changes to your site or want to ensure that visitors see the latest content immediately.

Step 16: Cache settings 

In this step, you’ll configure your cache settings to control how WordPress stores and delivers cached content.
Access Cache Settings

From the WordPress admin menu, go to Caching → Cache Settings. This opens the Endurance Cache configuration panel.

Set Cache Level
Under Endurance Cache, select the desired cache level based on your website’s update frequency and performance needs:

• Off (Level 0): Disables caching completely. Use this only for development or troubleshooting.
• Assets Only (Level 1): Caches static assets such as images, CSS, and JavaScript files. Ideal for frequently updated websites.
• Normal (Level 2): Caches both static assets and pages, ideal for most blogs and business websites.
• Advanced (Level 3): Full caching with aggressive optimization,  best for static or rarely updated sites.

Save Changes
After setting the cache level, click Save Changes to apply the configuration.

Screenshot 24: Cache Setting

By properly configuring your cache level, your website will serve pages more quickly, reduce server load, & improve user experience.

Conclusion

Optimizing a WordPress site for speed doesn’t have to be complicated. With FlyingPress, you get a comprehensive, easy-to-use solution that covers every important aspect of performance, from caching, CDN integration, and image optimization to database cleanup & bloat reduction. 

By following this step-by-step guide, you can improve your site’s load times, enhance user experience, & boost SEO rankings. For WordPress owners seeking the fastest and most reliable speed optimization tool, FlyingPress truly stands out as the best choice and beyond.

Introduction

Adding an events calendar to your website is a simple way to keep your audience informed. Whether you're planning workshops, webinars, or meetups, a good calendar makes it simple for people to find and sign up for your events.

In this guide, we'll walk you through how to use "The Events Calendar" plugin to build a professional, user-friendly events calendar on your WordPress site. 

Why Add an Events Calendar in WordPress?

Adding an events calendar is an easy and effective way to connect with your audience. Here are a few key benefits:

Keeps Your Audience Engaged: A calendar helps visitors see what's coming up, whether it's a webinar, a workshop, or a local meetup. This keeps your community engaged and informed about your activities.

Boosts User Engagement: A well-organized events calendar encourages visitors to spend more time on your site. Features like event details, maps, and registration links all work together to provide a better experience.

Makes Management Easy: Instead of using different tools, you can manage everything—from event creation to promotion—all in your WordPress dashboard. This saves your time and keeps your workflow organized.

How to Add an Events Calendar in WordPress

Step 1: Install and Activate “The Events Calendar” Plugin

• Go to the WordPress Dashboard.
• Go to Plugins > Add New > The Events Calendar Plugin
• Install and Activate

 Screenshot: The Events Calendar

Step 2: Set Up Your Calendar

After activating the plugin, you'll be guided through a simple setup process. Click the "Set up my calendar" button to begin configuring the essential settings for your events.

The plugin will walk you through a series of steps to get your calendar ready:

1. Display: Choose how you want your calendar to be viewed. You can select multiple options, such as List, Month, and Day views.

Screenshot: Set Up Calendar

Screenshot: Calendar View

2. Settings: This is where you configure your event's basic details, such as the currency symbol, time zone, and date format.

Screenshot: Event Settings

3. Organizer: Add your first event organizer by providing a name. You can add more details, like a phone number or email address, if you wish.

Screenshot: Add Organizer Name

4. Venue: Add the location for your events by entering the venue name, address, and other contact information.

Screenshot: Add Venue

5. Tickets: If you plan to sell tickets or manage RSVPs, you can choose to install the free Event Tickets add-on at this stage.

Screenshot: Install Event Tickets

Once you have completed all the steps, click "Continue" or "Skip and finish setup" to finalize the initial configuration.

Step 3: Add New Event

Screenshot: Add New Event

Enter your Event Title (e.g., " WordPress Workshop - Learn to Build Websites") and Event Description to highlight the agenda, speaker, and other details.

 Screenshot: Event Title and Description

Fill in the Event Details

After you've entered your event's title and description, you'll need to fill in the rest of the essential details, including the time, date, and location.

Time and Date

Use the Start/End fields to set the precise date and time of your event. If your event lasts all day, simply check the All Day Event box.

Location

In the Venue field, you can either select an existing venue from the dropdown menu or type a new one to create it. You can also choose to display the location on a map and provide a map link for attendees by checking the Show map and Show map link boxes.

Screenshot: Time, Date,  and Venue Location

Scroll down to the Organizers section. Here, you can add a person or organization responsible for the event. Simply fill in the following details like Organizer Name, Phone, Website, and Email.

Screenshot: Organizer Details

On the right-hand sidebar, you'll see a section for Event Categories. Just like with blog posts, you can check the boxes for existing categories (like "Workshops") or click "+ Add New Event Category" to create a new one. This helps visitors easily find events they are interested in.

Screenshot: Event Categories & Event Options

The Event Options section gives you further control:

• Hide From Event Listings: Check this box if you want to create the event but not have it appear on your main event calendar.
• Sticky in Month View: This option keeps the event at the top of a monthly calendar view.
• Feature Event: Use this to highlight the event as a featured item.

Additionally, in the Events Status box on the right sidebar, you can set the status to "Scheduled," "Canceled," or "Postponed."

Screenshot: Event Status

Featured Image: For visual appeal, upload a unique featured image.

 Screenshot: Featured Image

Once done, click “Publish” to make the event live. After publishing, click on the View tab to view your published event.

 Screenshot: Published Event

You can also see your Calendar View from the dashboard.

Screenshot: Calendar View

Step 4: Add a New Event Tag

Under the Event menu, click Tags. Here, you'll see a list of all existing tags (if any). To create a new tag, enter the details:

• Name - The tag name (e.g., WordPress )
• Slug - The URL-friendly version (e.g., wordpress)
• Description - Optional, but useful if you want to explain what kind of events this tag represents. 

Then click Add Tag.

Screenshot: Add Tags

Your tag is now created and ready to be used.

 Screenshot: Tags list

Step 5: Add a New Event Category

Under the Events menu, click Event Categories. You’ll see a page similar to how you manage blog categories. On the Event Categories page, fill in the details:

• Name – The category name (e.g., Workshops).
• Slug – The URL-friendly version (e.g., workshops).
• Parent Category – Optional, useful if you want subcategories (e.g., “Workshops” → “SEO Workshops”).

• Description – Optional, but can appear on some themes and improve SEO.
• Category Colors

Click Add Event Category.

Screenshot: Add Event Categories

Your new category will now appear in the category list.

Screenshot: Categories list

Step 6: Create a New Venue

Scroll down to the Venues section below the event categories.

Screenshot: Add New Venue

Click on Add New Venue.

• Enter the venue details
• Venue Name – The name of the location (e.g., ABC Training Hall).
• Address – Street, city, state, and country.
• Postal Code – Helps with accurate mapping.
• Phone Number – Optional, but helpful for attendees.
• Website – If the venue has its own site.
• Show Google Map / Google Maps Link – Check this box if you want a map displayed on the event page.

Screenshot: Add Venue Name and Featured Image

Screenshot: Add Venue Information

Step 7: Add a New Organizer

On the left-hand admin menu, click Events. From the dropdown, select Organizers. On the Organizers page, find the Add New Organizer button at the top.

Screenshot: Add New Organizer

Fill in the details:

• Organizer Name – The official name.
• Phone Number – A contact number for inquiries.
• Website – A link to the organizer’s website or profile.
• Email Address – The primary contact email.

 Screenshot: Organizer Name

 Screenshot: Organizer Name

Once filled in, click Publish.

Step 8: Event Import (optional)

If you manage multiple events, manually entering them into your WordPress site can be time-consuming. 

You can bulk import events into WordPress from sources—like a CSV file(free), Google Calendar, Eventbrite, iCalendar, meetup, or other URL (paid)—so you don’t have to add each event one by one.

Screenshot: Event Import

• Import Name:- You can give your import a name, so you remember where it came from.
• Content Type: - Defines what kind of content you’re importing (like events, venues, or organizers).

Step 9: Calendar Embed

Calendar Embed, as the name suggests, allows you to generate an embed of your events calendar that can be placed on:

• Any page or post
• Landing pages for specific event types (like “Workshops” or “Webinars”)
• External websites using an embed code

To generate a Calendar Embed, follow these steps:

• In the left menu, click Events > Calendar Embeds.
• Click Add New Calendar Embed.
• In the title box, give your embed a name.
• Tags – Add tags to filter events by keywords.
• Event Categories – Select categories like Workshops or Webinars.
• Example: If you only want to show Workshops, select that category.
• Click Publish on the right-hand panel.

Screenshot: Add New Calendar Embed

Once published, you’ll see a live preview of the calendar inside the embed editor. Right now, it may show “There are no upcoming events,” if no events are available in that category or month.

Screenshot: Embed Calendar Preview

Get the Embed Snippet

After publishing, a Get Embed Snippet button will appear.

Screenshot: Get Embed Snippet

Copy the snippet code.

Screenshot: Copy Embed Snippet

Paste it into any WordPress page, post, or even an external site to display the calendar.

Step 10: Events Settings Tabs

Under Events > Settings menu, you’ll notice multiple tabs at the top. Let’s go through each one.

Settings→ General→ Viewing

Screenshot: Event General Settings

The Viewing tab under Events Settings controls how your event URLs look and how events are displayed across your website. 

• Enter Events URL slug - This sets the main events calendar page URL.
• Enter Single event URL slug - This controls the URL for individual events.
• Decide whether to mix events with blogs based on your content strategy.
• Keep caching enabled for faster performance.

Settings→ General→ Editing

Screenshot: General Editing Setting

The Editing tab under Events Settings lets you decide how you create and edit events in WordPress. These options allow you to choose an editor (Classic Editor vs. Block Editor) and whether you want to add extra details with custom fields.

Settings→ General→ Maintenance

Screenshot: General Maintenance Setting

In the Maintenance section, you can automatically clean up old events by setting a time limit. 

Options are 

• 1, 3, 6, and 9 months 
• 1, 2, and 3 years 

You can also merge duplicate venues and organizers to keep your data neat and accurate.

Settings→ General→ Debugging

Screenshot: General Debugging Setting

This Debugging tab provides tools to help troubleshoot issues and manage data. This section helps you fix problems by turning on debug mode to record errors. You can also share your usage data to get better support and features. You can also enable notifications to stay updated on fixes and new features.

Settings→ Display→ Calendar

Screenshot: Display Calendar Setting

This tab controls how the calendar looks and what options users have to see events.

Calendar Template

This setting allows you to choose the visual style for your calendar.

Skeleton Styles 

This option provides a very basic, minimal style with just the essential code (CSS) needed to structure the calendar and weekly views. 

Default Styles

Fully designed and styled theme. It provides a complete, ready-to-use look for the events pages.

Calendar Display 

Event Views

In this  template setting, there are a series of checkboxes for different calendar views: List, Month, Day, Summary, Photo, Week, Map

Default view

This is a dropdown menu that lets you choose which of the enabled views will be the first one visitors see when they land on the calendar page.

Settings→ Display→ Date & Time

Screenshot: Display Date & Time Setting

This section is used to customize how dates and times are displayed to users.

Settings→ Display→ Currency

Screenshot: Display Currency Setting

This section lets you define how currency for events is displayed. You can set the default currency symbol, default currency code, and currency symbol.

Settings→ Display→ Maps

Screenshot: Display Map Setting

This section controls how maps are integrated and displayed with event information.

Settings→ Display→ Additional Content

Screenshot: Display Additional Content Setting

The additional content section allows a user to add custom content, typically HTML, to the event pages.

Settings→ Display→ Category Colors

Screenshot: Display Category Colors Setting 

Under this section, you can enable colored category labels for your events and choose which calendar views (like List, Month, or Day) will display them.

Settings→ Filters

Screenshot: Filters 

If you want advanced filters for the events calendar, you can install the premium add-on called "Filter Bar.” This add-on allows website visitors to easily search for specific events by filtering them based on criteria like date, category, or location.

Settings → Community

Screenshot: Community

This is a premium Community add-on that lets your website visitors submit their own events. This means people can contribute event listings without needing a login to your website's admin area. 

Settings→ Integrations

Screenshot: Integrations

In the Integrations tab, you get a basic Google Maps API key. However, to get advanced features like custom map pins or better map performance, you'll need to create and use your own Google Maps API key.

Settings→ Imports

Screenshot: Imports 

The "Imports" tab helps you manage settings for importing events from other sources.

Event Update Authority lets you decide whether your changes to an imported event are kept or if the source's information overwrites them.

CSV Import Settings lets you set a default status and category for events you import from a spreadsheet file.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you've now got a fully functional events calendar on your WordPress site. This events calendar will not only help you organize & promote activities but will also significantly boost user engagement. From setting up your first event to customizing your calendar's appearance, you now have all the knowledge you need to start creating, sharing, and managing your events with ease.