Title: [Plugin: WP User Frontend] Select Post Format
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP User Frontend] Select Post Format

 *  [MeRuud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meruud/)
 * (@meruud)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/)
 * Hi,
 * I was wondering if it is possible for users to select the post format for which
   the post is created? Or to force the new post into a custom post format?
 * Thanks,
    Ruud
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-user-frontend/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-user-frontend/)

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 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096057)
 * I would like to know about this too as it’s one of the main reasons I’m not choosing
   to use this plugin right now.
 * Cosmo Themes has interesting front end posting I’d like to replicate and their
   post-format handling is gorgeous.
 *  [professor99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professor99/)
 * (@professor99)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096058)
 * I’m assuming you mean post type? If so for Add Post use post_type shortcode option.
   If not please elaborate.
 *  * Shortcode examples::
    * * [wpuf_addpost] * [wpuf_addpost close=”false”] * [
   wpuf_addpost close=”false” redirect=”none”] * * Shortcode options: * * post_type:
   post | <otherPostType> * post: (default) * <otherPostType>: other post types
 *  [professor99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professor99/)
 * (@professor99)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096059)
 * If your talking about post formats such as “gallery” and “aside” these are not
   implemented. These are really a taxonomy (post_format) and might be implemented
   with the custom taxonomy feature that Tareq has been working on. In any case 
   it might be nice to have this as an option to emulate the normal wordpress add
   post page.
 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096060)
 * Hey professor,
 * I did mean formats such as “gallery” and “aside” as they allow for different 
   post templates to be used.
 * **Could you point me to Tareq’s project?**
 * Alternatively I was thinking of using custom fields to then have conditional 
   statements in my template. It’s a bit of a work-around though and I would start
   with the right logic from the get go.
 *  [professor99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professor99/)
 * (@professor99)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096061)
 * Tareq is the author of WP User Frontend. The taxonomy code is already in Frontend
   but is incomplete and commented out.
 * However I have started to implement this in my [development fork](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-updates-2rrr-fork?replies=13).
   It should be tested and released by the end of next week.
 * Meanwhile it might be worth trying the development fork as is to see if it is
   what you need otherwise and works in your situation.
 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096062)
 * Professor.
 * I’ll take a look at the commented code and see how I can make it work for me.
   Thank you so much for pointing that out.
 * Also your fork looks interesting, I might play around with it. Kudos for working
   so hard on that!
 *  [professor99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professor99/)
 * (@professor99)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096063)
 * Hi adaldesign,
 * Here’s a [link](http://2rrr.org.au/downloads/wp-user-frontend/2RRR_4_1/wp-user-frontend_1_1_2RRR_4_1_alpha.zip)
   to the preliminary update to the development fork with Post Format included. 
   You will have tick the “Allow post format” option in the “Frontend Posting” options
   tab for it to show.
 * It would be appreciated if you can email me feedback at _[ redacted ]_ as follows
   so I can confirm its operation on a number of platforms.
 * Server
    ——- WordPress Version PHP Version error messages (if any)
 * Client
    ——– Platform (IBM PC/MAC etc) Browser Version error messages (if any)
 * All
    — Outline of any errors that occurred plus steps to repeat it.
 * If you can test it on Internet Explorer 9 and 10 that would be great.
 * Thanks
    TheProfessor
 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096064)
 * Thanks professor,
 * I’ll give that a try on a testing environment first and send you my feedback.
 * Adal
 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096066)
 * Hey Professor,
 * When activating your version of the plugin I got the following error:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Warning: require_once(/home4/adaldesi/public_html/tribechestapp/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-user-frontend/lib/class.settings-api.php) [function.require-once]: failed 
   to open stream: No such file or directory in /home4/adaldesi/public_html/tribechestapp/
   wp-content/plugins/wp-user-frontend/wpuf.php on line 38
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home4/
   adaldesi/public_html/tribechestapp/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-frontend/lib/class.
   settings-api.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib64/php:/usr/lib/php:/usr/share/pear’)
   in /home4/adaldesi/public_html/tribechestapp/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-frontend/
   wpuf.php on line 38
 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096067)
 * I was able to add a drop down that determines post format using the hooks provided
   by Tareq. The exact code is in [this other forum post](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-set-post_format-when-adding-post?replies=3#post-3709483).
 *  [professor99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professor99/)
 * (@professor99)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096069)
 * Hi adaldesign,
 * In regards to the error you reported above how did you install the plugin?
 * (1) Did you copy the files to the directories of the original frontend installation?
 * (2) Or did you install it as a new frontend installation (ie it’s own directory).
   This way would probably result in the error you saw.
 * It’s meant to be installed over the original frontend installation as in (1).
 *  [adaldesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adaldesign/)
 * (@adaldesign)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096071)
 * Hey Professor, sorry for the late reply, I’m in Thailand.
 * I deleted all files before placing yours…
 * Also I have being working hard on making the plugin mine. I might release an 
   alternative version when I’m done but won’t be fore a while.
 * Cheers,
    Adal
 *  [freeace00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freeace00/)
 * (@freeace00)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-user-frontend-select-post-format/#post-3096072)
 * I have also problem with activation this plugin,
 * anybody knows how to active it?
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-site-active-error-saying-memory-size-error?replies=2](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-site-active-error-saying-memory-size-error?replies=2)
 * Please see this link. I really need this plugin 🙂
 * [@professor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professor/) I have installed
   yours but it says “Plugin file does not exist.”
 * Thanks,

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