A Better Approach to Registering Custom Post Types for WordPress

wordpress-better-register-cpt.php

<?php /*

 /* ------------------------------------------------- */
 /*   Use Variables to Make Registering CPTs Easier
 /* ------------------------------------------------- */

function register_my_cpt_name() {

	$name 		= 'My Custom Post Type' ;
	$singular 	= 'The Custom Post Types' ;
	$plural 	= 'Custom Posts (Types)' ;

	$labels = array(
		'name' 					=> __( $name ),
		'singular_name' 		=> __( $singular ),
		'add_new' 				=> _x( 'Add New',  $singular ),
		'add_new_item' 		=> __( 'Add New' . $singular ),
		'edit_item' 				=> __( 'Edit' . $singular ),
		'new_item' 				=> __( 'New' . $singular ),
		'view_item' 				=> __( 'View' . $singular ),
		'search_items' 			=> __( 'Search' . $name ),
		'not_found' 				=> __( 'No' . $name .'Found' ),
		'not_found_in_trash' 	=> __( 'No' .$name. 'Found in Trash' ),
		'parent_item_colon' 	=> ''
	);

	$args = array(
		'labels' 					=> $labels,
		'menu_icon' 			=> 'dashicons-format-status',
		'public' 					=> false,
		'publicly_queryable' 	=> false,
		'show_ui' 				=> true,
		'query_var' 				=> true,
		'capability_type' 		=> 'manage_options',
		'hierarchical' 			=> true,
		'has_archive' 			=> true,
		'show_in_menu' 		=> false,
		'exclude_from_search' 	=> true,
		'supports' 				=> false,
		'rewrite' 				=> array( 'slug' => __( $name )),
	);

	// See ccli_cpt_testimonials
	register_post_type(__( 'custom-post-type-name' ), $args);
}

add_action( 'init', 'register_my_cpt_name' );