Introducing DB Post Types
Easily use database tables created by other plugins or an external source, as native WordPress Post Types with no data duplication or syncronisation.
A video demonstration showing the setup process to interpret entries from Caldera Forms as a Post Type, along with displaying and editing the data.
There are many table to post type importers out there, and most do the job perfectly. However they all are simply importers; copy data from one table into two other tables. Yup two! Since you’re importing differently structured data, the columns won’t match. So you’ll end up having to save the columns as meta data. This is also a static import meaning that if you alter the source, you’ll need to sync to the copy.
DB Post Types is different. There is no data duplication. All data is dynamically linked. You don’t need to sync any data once the initial sync is complete. The source is the data.
DB Post Types is an interpreter.
This gives you the freedom to use the true data as you would a normal post, because quite simply, it is.
For advanced users, you have full control and access to use the WP_Query and WP_Meta_Query, allowing you to make the content fully searchable.
Hi David,
This is an interesting idea. However, the name DB Post Types sounds not very clear to me and I had to watch the video. My first thought was: this plugin is kind of showing the custom content to users.
But this plugin is extremely useful. I hope you will work on exporting/importing data and/or supporting REST API. That helps developers to see/get any data they want without touching code!
Hi There.
I agree, it is obscure. It’s a difficult thing to name.
I’m hoping though, that the obscurity evokes curiosity.
And yes, the REST API will be a huge part of it.
This looks really interesting. Is there a pre-release or something we can play around with?
I’ll chat to you via email.
Can’t wait to play around with it 😉
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looks interesting & helpful curious how custom database will work with this. Wish to play around with the magical plugin/tool 🙂
Hey David,
Your plugin looks pretty useful. I think my plugin customers may be interested in something like this. I’m interested in taking it for a spin if you don’t mind?
Hi Seth,
I’ll email you and we can chat.
Hello David,
This plugin looks fantastic for a project I’m working on. Curious if it has any support for ACF & mapping to existing taxonomy terms.
Hi There, sorry for the extremely late reply. Short answer is … maybe. I have no idea really. it simply makes the data available as a post type. not a post that is editable.