Example code for: http://pods.io/tutorials/learning-new-tutorials-section/

1-button-text.php

<?php
    global $post;
    global $location;
    global $content;
    
    // Set the button text and title for single tutorials or series
    $button_text = "View Tutorial";
    $title = get_the_title();
    $params = array(
        'post_type' => 'tutorial',
        'post_parent' => $post->ID
    );
    $children = get_posts( $params );
    if( count( $children ) > 0 ) {
        $button_text = "View Series";
        $title = "Series: " . $title;
    }
?>

2-template-include-filter.php

<?php
//include a diffrent template if it the first page of tutorials post archive
add_filter( 'template_include', 'pods_tutorials_page_one_temp_inc' );
function pods_tutorials_page_one_temp_inc( $original_template ) {
    //get current page of posts
    global $wp_query;
    $page = $wp_query->query_vars['paged'];
    if ( is_post_type_archive( 'tutorial' ) && $page == 0  ) {
        return get_stylesheet_directory(). '/includes/tutorials-first-page.php';
    } else {
        return $original_template;
    }
}
?>

3-tutorial-lists.php

<?php
//list tutorials by topic for first page of tutorials CPT page
function pods_tutorials_list( $ids, $heading, $dashicon ) {
    //include only terms whose ids were set in $ids param
    $args = array( 'include'   => $ids );
    //get the terms matching the args
    $terms = get_terms( 'tutorial_type', $args );
    //add underscores to $heading in separate var for ul id
    $name = str_replace(' ', '-', $heading);

    echo '<h3>'.$heading.'</h3>';
    echo '<ul id="tutorials-'.$name.'" class="tutorials-topics-list">';
        //loop through terms
        foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
            //get link, description and name for each term.
            $link = get_term_link( $term );
            $description = term_description( $term->term_id, 'tutorial_type' );
            $name = $term->name;
            //create list item
            echo '<li><div class="dashicons '.$dashicon.' tutorial-term-dashicon"></div><div class="tutorial-term"><a href="' . $link . '">' . $name . '</a>';
            if ( !empty( $description ) ) {
                echo '<br /><span class="tutorial-term-description">' . strip_tags( $description, '' ).'</span>';
            }
            echo '</div></li>';
        } //endforeach
    echo '</ul>';
}
?>

4-tutorial-series.php

<?php
function pods_tutorial_series_lists() {
    if ( ! ( $parents_unique  = get_transient( 'pods_tutorials_series' ) ) ) {
        //query for all posts with parents
        $args = array(
            'post_type'           => 'tutorial',
            'post_parent__not_in' => array( 0 ),
            'posts_per_page' => -1,
        );
        $query = new WP_Query( $args );
        //loop to create IDs of post parents
        $parents = array();
        while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
            $query->the_post();
            $post = get_post($query->post->id);
            $parents[] = $post->post_parent;

        }
        //discard duplicates
        $parents_unique = array_unique($parents);
        set_transient( 'pods_tutorials_series', $parents_unique, WEEK_IN_SECONDS );
    }

    echo '<ul id="tutorial-series-list" class="tutorials-topics-list">';
    //loop though parent posts
    foreach ( $parents_unique as $series ) {
        ?>
            <li><span class="dashicons dashicons-list-view tutorial-term-dashicon tutorial-series-dashicon"></span><a href="<?php echo get_permalink($series ); ?>"> <?php echo get_the_title($series); ?></a></li>
        <?php
    }
    echo '</ul>';
}

5-no-new-terms.php

<?php
  //prevent new terms from being added to the tutorial_type taxonomy
    //Thanks to http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/112721/25300
    add_action( 'pre_insert_term', 'pods_no_new_tutorial_types', 1, 2);
    function pods_no_new_tutorial_types ($term, $taxonomy) {
        if ('tutorial_type' === $taxonomy) {
            return new WP_Error('term_addition_blocked', __('You cannot add terms to this taxonomy'));
        }
    }