Comments on: WordPress CPT Solutions Comparison: Pods vs Types

By: Guttenbergovit

Guttenbergovit — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:47:13 +0000

Hmmm… I suppose I may generate sort of shitstorm here (what is not my point, actually). Used CPT, used Pods, loved both. Struggled with both.

Ended up using Drupal. Both WP plugins are not even close to what is being given outta box by something called CCK (Content Construction Kit), what is actually part of the Drupal core. Unified data structure based upon fieldable entities logic with Node Types and custom Taxonomy Dictionaries and all sort of other custom entities assembled like Lego Blocks… Just a better word.

Sorry for saying so but after such an experience there is no way I could go back to WP. Especially considering recent Drupal 8 marriage with Symfony and Twig, Configuration Management under git control, RESTful in core. Views (yep – core query builder myriad times better than anything WP ever invented), cache tags…

Unable to come back to the Wp bandwagon. Was a pleasure to work with this community but at the end of the day one grows out of the old shoes.

By: sheriffderek

sheriffderek — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:30:32 +0000

I’ve been using PODS, and their people have been kind and helpful – but I can’t help but feel that it isn’t moving forward and that it is overly focused on templating instead of a smooth API. There are many solid tutorials but they are all angled to one specific way of writing PHP that I’m not going to be doing. I just used it on a large project and I already feel like I made a bad decision since I have to write all the code in unusual PODS specific ways and I’m at the mercy of what is possible. My end-game is actually to write the front-end in a JavaScript framework and only to use WordPress as an API, but I need to have a solid relationships for the API. Think, record company: artist>hasMany records, record>belongsTo artist, compilation>hasMany artists ~ no too crazy, but then with genres etc. I love ACF. Can’t this all be accomplished with ACF and Custom Post Type UI? Thanks for this outline. It is really helpful – but things still seem foggy. What is the winner? What’s the way to go that I’m not going to regret in 2 years?

By: Rik Vermeer

Rik Vermeer — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 06:42:15 +0000

Haha, I’ve had the exact same experience 😛
Pods, Types, Advanced Custom Fields and Admin Columns.

Regards,
Rik

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:34:10 +0000

I also use both, agree generally with your analysis – and, as usual, the devil is in the detail.

Want a post time in Views? Easy – it’s a paid product so it has to be perfect or at least fixed quickly.

Want a post time in Pods? Well the shortcode is broken (has been for a long time) so you have to do a technically advanced fix in functions.php to correct the date – but it is a free product so you can’t expect it to be fixed quickly.

So look at the update intervals as well!

By: Richard Duncan

Richard Duncan — Tue, 24 May 2016 01:04:45 +0000

This is an excellent article answering many of the questions that only time spent with the plugins can answer adequately.

For someone seeking to decide which plugin to use, your article is very helpful for making that decision.

And that comparison spreadsheet is awesome! However, it still does not provide the insight that your article does.

Thanks for taking time to pen it!

By: adam16ster

adam16ster — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:25:25 +0000

great article. an update would be awesome. so much has changed in so little time. there’s also soooo many options.

By: Shaiful Borhan

Shaiful Borhan — Sun, 31 May 2015 16:07:36 +0000

Hi Antonio, thank you for your comment. I’m actually referring to something like this http://d.pr/i/14tri. Look at the Brand Logo custom field that I added to the custom taxonomy. Correct me if I’m wrong, I don’t think Types can do something like this.

By: Antonio Almeida

Antonio Almeida — Sun, 31 May 2015 15:55:41 +0000

TYPES: “No way of adding custom fields to custom taxonomies.”
You can do it. Just create a new custom field group, add your fields, and select where to display this group choosing taxonomies. http://screencast.com/t/N7NGA7ia

By: Shaiful Borhan

Shaiful Borhan — Tue, 26 May 2015 19:44:03 +0000

Hi Paul,
Yes partly aesthetics but most importantly the flexibility GF provides in terms of managing your form fields. Coincidentally I am working on a project at the moment that utilizes GF + Types. GF is used to build the form on the frontend and it submits to a custom post type managed by Types.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 19 May 2015 05:47:35 +0000

Great post. Q.
If I use pods or types, why would I need to use Formidable or Gravity. forms? Aesthetics?