Post Types

Falcon CMS has three layers of content types:

1. Built-in types — Posts, Pages, Products (hardcoded, always available)
2. Custom Post Types — Created from Admin → Post Types
3. Advanced Custom Post Types (ACPT) — Full featured CPTs with custom fields and taxonomies

Custom post types are created from the dashboard. Each one gets its own admin panel, archive, and single view.

Built-in Post Types

Pages

Static pages with full builder support. Each page can use a template and the drag-and-drop builder.

• Admin: Admin → Pages
• Frontend URL: /{slug} (e.g., /about-us)
• Builder: Full Falcon Builder support

The editor for a page: title and permalink, a Rich Editor / Page Builder switch, publish controls, featured image, and the SEO panel below.

Posts

Blog posts with categories, tags, comments, and scheduling.

• Admin: Admin → Posts
• Frontend URL: /blog/{slug} or /{slug} depending on permalink setting
• Features: Categories, Tags, Revisions, Scheduling, Comments, Author

Products

E-commerce products. Managed under Admin → Products.

• Frontend URL: /products/{slug}
• Features: Product Categories, Product Tags, Variable Products, Pricing, Inventory

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Custom Post Types

Create simple CPTs from the admin — no code required.

Creating a Custom Post Type

1. Go to Admin → Post Types
2. Click Add New
3. Enter: Name, Slug, Icon (FontAwesome class)
4. Save

The new CPT appears instantly in the sidebar under its own menu.

Accessing CPT Content

// Get posts of a custom type
$projects = get_falcon_posts([
    'type'  => 'project',  // your CPT slug
    'limit' => 10,
]);

foreach ($projects as $post) {
    echo $post->title;
    echo get_falcon_permalink($post);
}

CPT Frontend URLs

CPT posts resolve at /{type}/{slug} — e.g., /project/my-first-project.

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Advanced Custom Post Types (ACPT)

ACPT gives you full control: custom taxonomies, custom fields, field groups, and more.

Creating an ACPT

1. Go to Admin → ACPT
2. Click Add New
3. Configure: Name, Slug, Icon, Supports (title, content, excerpt, thumbnail)
4. Save

Adding Custom Taxonomies to an ACPT

After creating the ACPT:

1. Go to Admin → ACPT → Taxonomies
2. Attach to your CPT, set Singular/Plural names and Slug

Adding Custom Fields

1. Go to Admin → ACPT → Fields
2. Create a Field Group (e.g., "Project Details")
3. Add fields: text, textarea, select, checkbox, radio, number, date, color, image, etc.

Reading Custom Fields in Templates

// Single field
$deadline = get_custom_field($post, 'deadline');

// All fields (keyed array)
$fields = get_post_custom_fields($post);
echo $fields['deadline'];
echo $fields['client_name'];

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Post Status Flow

Status	Description
draft	Not public, work in progress
pending	Not public, waiting for review (Publishing and Review)
published	Live and visible
scheduled	Auto-publishes at published_at time

Trashing is separate from status: a trashed item is soft-deleted and can be restored.

Scheduling Posts

Set a future published_at datetime — the status automatically changes to scheduled. Falcon CMS runs falcon:publish-scheduled every minute to auto-publish due posts.

You can also trigger it manually:

php artisan falcon:publish-scheduled

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Revisions

Every time you save a post, a revision is created. To view revisions:

1. Open any post/page in the editor
2. Click Revisions in the sidebar
3. Compare versions side-by-side
4. Click Restore to revert

Revisions support both the Classic editor and the Falcon Builder.