Post Types Extra extends Blocksy’s post and Custom Post Type functionality with additional tools for dynamic content, archive filtering, taxonomy presentation and reading information.
The extension is organised into individual features, allowing you to enable the functionality required by your website without having to use every Post Types Extra component at once.
Business or Agency plan required
Post Types Extra is available with the Business and Agency Blocksy Pro plans and requires Blocksy Companion Pro.
Getting Started
Post Types Extra and its individual features can be managed from the Blocksy dashboard:
- Navigate to WordPress Dashboard → Blocksy → Extensions.
- Locate Post Types Extra.
- Enable the extension and activate the features required by your website.
Most Post Types Extra features work with both regular WordPress posts and properly registered Custom Post Types. The exact options available can depend on how the post type and its taxonomies have been registered.
Read Time
Read Time adds an estimated reading-time value that can be displayed as part of the post meta information. The same feature also provides a Reading Progress Bar for singular content, giving visitors a visual indication of how far they have progressed through an article.
See the Read Time documentation for setup instructions and the available progress-bar controls.
Dynamic Data
The Dynamic Data module integrates supported custom field solutions with Blocksy. Fields assigned to posts, Custom Post Types and supported taxonomy contexts can then be used by compatible Blocksy elements and dynamic-content tools.
This functionality complements Blocksy’s Dynamic Data Gutenberg block but is not the same feature. Post Types Extra provides the custom-field integration, while the Dynamic Data block controls how supported data is displayed inside block-based layouts.
See the Post Types Dynamic Data documentation for supported providers and configuration details.
Posts Filter
Posts Filter adds taxonomy-based filtering to supported post archives. Visitors can use the filter controls to narrow an archive by categories, tags or compatible taxonomies assigned to the current post type.
The filter can update the archive dynamically or use a traditional page reload, with additional controls for its appearance, counters, spacing and responsive visibility.
See the Posts Filter documentation for the complete configuration.
Taxonomy Customisations
Taxonomy Customisations adds additional visual information to taxonomy terms. Supported terms can receive their own Featured Image and Accent Color, which Blocksy can use in compatible archive, Page Title and taxonomy presentations.
The feature works with WordPress taxonomies and supported custom taxonomies registered for your content types.
See the Taxonomy Customisations documentation for more information.
Additional Post Type Features
Copying Options
Post Types Extra also lets you copy archive Customiser settings between supported post types and archive views. You can transfer the complete configuration or copy individual groups such as the Page Title, Posts Listing or Pagination settings.
See the Copying Options documentation for the complete workflow.
Related Posts Slider
Post Types Extra also unlocks the Slider presentation for Blocksy’s Related Posts module, allowing related entries to be displayed as a navigable carousel instead of the standard static grid.
See the Related Posts documentation for its query, layout and design controls.