wordpress php query custom post type code example

Example 1: wp_query get custom post type

<?php    
  	   $args = array(  
      'post_type' => 'custom_type',
      'post_status' => 'publish',
      'posts_per_page' => 8, 
      'orderby' => 'title', 
      'order' => 'ASC', 
          );

  $loop = new WP_Query( $args ); 

  while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); 
      print the_title(); 
      the_excerpt(); 
  endwhile;

  wp_reset_postdata(); 
  ?>

Example 2: create custom post type with category in wordpress functions.php

function create_posttype() {
  register_post_type( 'wpll_product',
    array(
      'labels' => array(
        'name' => __( 'Products' ),
        'singular_name' => __( 'Product' )
      ),
      'public' => true,
      'has_archive' => true,
      'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'products'),
    )
  );
}
add_action( 'init', 'create_posttype' );

Example 3: wp_query custom post type

//WordPress: Query a custom post type
//For example, query all Case Study post types

<?php query_posts('post_type=case_studies'); ?>