Divi Theme - Rename Divi's 'Projects' Custom Post Type

rename-divi-projects-custom-post-type.php

// RENAME DIVI PROJECTS CUSTOM POST TYPE
function ze_rename_projects_cpt() {
    register_post_type( 'project',
        array(
            'labels' => array(
            'name' => __( 'Specials', 'divi' ), // CHANGE SPECIALS TO WHATEVER YOU WANT
            'singular_name' => __( 'Special', 'divi' ), // CHANGE SPECIAL TO WHATEVER YOU WANT
        ),
        'has_archive' => true,
        'hierarchical' => true,
        'public' => true,
        'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'special', 'with_front' => false ), // CHANGE SPECIAL TO WHAT YOU WANT YOUR SLUG TO BE
        'menu_icon'   => 'dashicons-tag', // CHANGE TO AN ICON TO MATCH YOUR NEW POST TYPE
        'supports' => array(),
    ));
}
add_action( 'init', 'ze_rename_projects_cpt' );
// END RENAME DIVI PROJECTS CUSTOM POST TYPE

How to Rename Divi's Default 'Projects' Custom Post Type

Divi assumes you want a custom post type named 'Projects'. Follow these steps if you would like to rename this default post type.

1. Add the code above to the bottom of your functions.php file
2. Change the plural 'Specials' to whatever you want your new custom post type to be
3. Change the singular 'Special' to the singular version of your new custom post type
4. Change the 'special' slug to whatever you want your new URLs to be
5. Change the 'dashicons-tag' menu icon to something that matches your new custom post type. You can find some options for other menu icons here. Be sure to click on the icon you want to use and copy the hyphenated name that starts with dashicons-

Thanks for this! It's perfect. I especially appreciate the fact that you included the bit to change the admin icon. :)

Code did the job perfectly. Thanks for share!

Works great after I saved the permalinks again!

Thanks a lot, that worked like a charm. To still be able to access it through the Wordpress REST Api, I had to add additional arguments:

'show_in_rest' => true,
rest_base' => 'customslug',

This way the posts will be returned to the following endpoint: /wp-json/wp/v2/customslug

Super efficient for those who work with DiVi,
Thank you very much for your contribution!

A better way would be to use the filter register_post_type_args. Something like this:

function projects_to_teams($args, $post_type)
{
	if ($post_type == 'project') {
		$args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'team';
		$args['menu_icon'] = 'dashicons-groups';
		$args['labels'] = array(
			'name' => _x('Team Members', 'Post Type General Name', 'textdomain'),
			'singular_name' => _x('Team Member', 'Post Type Singular Name', 'textdomain'),
		);
	}
	return $args;
}
add_filter('register_post_type_args', 'projects_to_teams', 10, 2);