News CPT
A quick, easy way to add an extensible News custom post type to Wordpress.
5(2 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, News CPT is a WordPress cpt plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: MAS Static Content.
5/52 reviews
100active installs
10K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
This plugin add a News custom post type to your WordPress site. Now you can keep your press releases or time-sensitive announcements in a separate list, without having to juggle categories or tags.
The plugin adds a News tab to your admin menu, which allows you to enter news items just as you would regular posts. The archive list of your news items will appear at /news, and individual news items will appear at /news/<permalink>.
Default single item and archive page templates for news items are also provided. These templates have abundant IDs and classes, so that you can style them with your own CSS.
You may also customize them by putting copies in your theme folder, and changing the markup. When you update the plugin, you will get new features and bug fixes, while keeping any custom…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.1
- Adds the show_date and date_format parameters to the [list-news-items] shortcode
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