Add Post Type Instructions
Allows admins to easily set instructional context for metaboxes and more on pages, posts or custom post types.
5(7 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Add Post Type Instructions is a WordPress assistive plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
5/57 reviews
100active installs
4.0K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Add Post Type Instructions allows admins to easily set instructional context for metaboxes and more on pages, posts or custom post types. Currently it supports adding instructional context in the following areas on the add/edit screen:
- above the title field
- above the WYSIWYG editor
- default content within the WYSIWYG editor
and within the following metaboxes:
- publish
- author
- featured image
- excerpt
- trackbacks
- custom fields
- page attributes
- categories
- tags
- post format
- discussion
- comments
- revisions
- slug
APTI uses OOP standards to add options only for those metaboxes which are supported for each post type and to execute code only on those pages where it is needed. It works especially well for sites with many custom post types that require content to be entered in a specific way (ie. when a…
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Ratings & Reviews
57 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.1.1
- bug fixes
Contributors
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