Add Post Type Instructions

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Reviewers call it simple and effective for guiding clients and authors through custom post types, and several ask for custom field support and a fresh update.

1. ★★★★★ eduardonascimento

   10.2y ago

   Absolutely spot on. In spite of not being updated for more than a year, the plugin does exactly what it says. And does it well.

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2. ★★★★★ bhenleschlag

   10.5y ago

   This one is working great ! Perfect for dumb customers, beginners. I hope there’ll be an update soon though.

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3. ★★★★★ Dax87

   10.6y ago

   what I was looking for. It would be perfect if you could also add custom fields .

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4. ★★★★★ DigitalGdn

   10.9y ago

   Absolutely fantastic, every design decision is spot on, looks like native WordPress. Options to configure as you need per-post-type and being able to pre-populate the wysiwyg is a great optional bonus. I have a site with multiple post types, many authors and some very specific posting requirements. Following instructions written elsewhere hasn’t proven that effective but I’m confident having instructions directly next to the fields is going to make everything go so much more smoothly.

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5. ★★★★★ X-Raym

   11.1y ago

   Being able to add instructions anywhere on a page is a real awesome feature. Alternatives just porpose one fix position (as a top wiodget or in sidebar). This one really offer the possibility to write details instructions, written as the right place ! 🙂 It still needs some features (such as Custom fields support) but it is already pretty nice ! Thanks for sharing this for free !

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6. ★★★★★ hawbsl

   11.6y ago

   just started trialing it and it seems to work nicely. fine on custom post types too

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7. ★★★★★ dauidus

   11.7y ago

   This plugin is great for teaching or reminding content managers how to properly add content to their sites. It works especially well for sites with many post types and works well with multisite, too. Now, clients won’t get confused or miss adding content to their sites! I’ve used custom functions to add instructions for quite a while, but the options screen with this plugin makes it a whole lot easier to setup on multiple installations. Hopefully, you’ll find this plugin useful, too!

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