[wp-hackers] Custom post status for a custom post type

[Michael Van Winkle]

I think the best way to do this right now would be through a taxonomy. You
could set up a private taxomomy for that post type call it
"candidate_status". Then you could create a custom metabox with a select
menu and use wp_set_object_terms() to apply the status on the 'post_save'
hook:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_set_object_terms

Then on the frontend you can use an advanced taxonomy query to filter your
candidates:
http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-1-advanced-taxonomy-queries/

Alternatively you could set up your candidates using podscms (
http://podscms.org) and use their "pick" column API for the status.

Cheers,

Mike

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Erick Hitter <ehitter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Alex,
>
> Check out this thread from yesterday:
> http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2011-May/039399.html.
>
> Erick
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 06:53, Alex Hempton-Smith <hempsworth at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I have a post type of 'Candidates', and instead of the default post
> status'
> > of 'Published', 'Draft' etc I would like to define my own custom ones to
> > replace these, just for that custom post type.
> >
> > How would I go about that? I can't seem to find anything on Google...
> >
> > - - - -
> > Kind regards,
> > Alex Hempton-Smith
> >
> > www.alexhemptonsmith.com
> > www.twitter.com/hempsworth
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