Title: Using this plugin with custom post types
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Using this plugin with custom post types

 *  [devoninternational](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devoninternational/)
 * (@devoninternational)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/)
 * Is there a way to add support for multipostthumbs to a custom post type?
 * When registering the custom post type I can get the single featured image to 
   work by doing so with the ‘thumbnail’ below, is there a code like ‘multipostthumbs’
   that I could add to the support string to get multiple post thumbs to display
   in the admin on the custom post type pages so I can add them to those pages on
   my website?
 *  `'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'author', 'thumbnail', 'custom-fields','
   post-thumbnails', 'genesis-seo', 'genesis-layouts' ) // By leaving out 'comments'
   there are no comments added to admin or allowed on these cpt pages`
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/)

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 *  Thread Starter [devoninternational](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devoninternational/)
 * (@devoninternational)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/#post-4249671)
 * ok I figured this out and wanted to share. You have to add the Custom Post Type
   in as well, see `'post-type' => 'landing pages`
 *     ```
       if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) { // imports to post_type pages
          new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '2nd Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-2', 'post_type' => 'page', 'post_type' => 'landing_pages')); /* 'post_type' => 'landing_pages' adds support for landing pages CPT */
          new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '3rd Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-3', 'post_type' => 'page', 'post_type' => 'landing_pages'));
          new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '4th Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-4', 'post_type' => 'page', 'post_type' => 'landing_pages'));
          new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '5th Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-5', 'post_type' => 'page', 'post_type' => 'landing_pages'));
       };
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [devoninternational](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devoninternational/)
 * (@devoninternational)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/#post-4249673)
 * Forgot to mention to display the images I placed the below code in the template
   for the landing pages CPT:
 *     ```
       if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')
       	&& MultiPostThumbnails::has_post_thumbnail('landing_pages', 'feature-image-2')) :
       	MultiPostThumbnails::the_post_thumbnail('landing_pages', 'feature-image-2', NULL /*, 'add class name here' */ ); endif;
       	if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')
       	&& MultiPostThumbnails::has_post_thumbnail('landing_pages', 'feature-image-3')) :
       	MultiPostThumbnails::the_post_thumbnail('landing_pages', 'feature-image-3', NULL /*, 'add class name here' */ ); endif;
       ```
   
 * *** Does anyone know if there is a way to write an array or condense the code
   above so you dont have to list the post type twice:
 * `'post_type' => 'page', 'post_type' => 'landing_pages'`
 *  Thread Starter [devoninternational](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devoninternational/)
 * (@devoninternational)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/#post-4249715)
 * I hope this helps someone out there, I wanted to make sure my last question was
   not hidden in my previous response:
 * *** Does anyone know if there is a way to write an array or condense the code
   below so you dont have to list the post type twice:
 * `new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '2nd Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-
   image-2', 'post_type' => 'page', 'post_type' => 'landing_pages'));`
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [devoninternational](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devoninternational/)
 * (@devoninternational)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/#post-4249716)
 * My apologies, the code above after further testing was not working properly. 
   Below is how I added support for pages, posts and CPT’s and have fully tested
   and it is working correctly.
 *     ```
       add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
       require_once('lib/multiple-post-thumbnails/multi-post-thumbnails.php'); /* Must be located directly under lib folder */
       // Define additional "post thumbnails". Relies on MultiPostThumbnails to work
       if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) {
   
       $types = array('page', 'landing_pages' ); /* 'landing_pages' adds support for landing pages CPT,  'post' adds support for blog single pages */
            foreach($types as $type) {
   
            new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '2nd Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-2', 'post_type' => $type));
            new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '3rd Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-3', 'post_type' => $type));
            new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '4th Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-4', 'post_type' => $type));
            new MultiPostThumbnails(array('label' => '5th Feature Image', 'id' => 'feature-image-5', 'post_type' => $type));
            }
   
       };
       ```
   
 * Then in your page templates place this code where you wish the image to appear:
 *     ```
       if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')
            && MultiPostThumbnails::has_post_thumbnail('landing_pages', 'feature-image-2')) :
            MultiPostThumbnails::the_post_thumbnail('landing_pages', 'feature-image-2', NULL /*, 'add class name here' */ ); endif;
       ```
   
 * You can change where it says
 *  `'landing_pages'`
 * to page or post if you are displaying on a page or a single page (blog post).
   The landing_pages is a custom post type I created.
 * Hope this helps and again if anyone has cleaner code please share.
 *  [kuwhankhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuwhankhan/)
 * (@kuwhankhan)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/#post-4249764)
 * A lot of** Thanks!!** Works great on my CP.

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 * Last reply from: [kuwhankhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuwhankhan/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-this-plugin-with-custom-post-types/#post-4249764)
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