Category: Internal

Testingg Manually submitting the category

🔧 SWJ • WEB
📅 Date: July 23, 2025
🕓 Session Summary: Custom Post Types, Reviews System, Property Structuring, UI Enhancements

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1. 📬 Built and Published: “Reviews” Custom Post Type

• Created a new custom post type labeled “Reviews” using ACF.
• Enabled taxonomies (category), set it to public, and allowed hierarchy.
• Enabled key post features: title, editor, featured image, excerpt, and custom fields.
• Result: A fully functional review submission and publishing workflow via WPForms.

📸 Screenshots:

• Screenshot at 8.20.13 PM, 8.20.16 PM, 8.20.19 PM, 8.20.31 PM
• First review posted for Coroa San Room with rating from Hasani — styled cleanly on frontend.

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2. 🏷️ Live Post Test: First Guest Review Published

• Guest review titled “Safe, Spacious & Seamless — A Perfect Launchpad in Cudell”
• Pulled content from direct guest feedback.
• Displayed on-site with visual integrity and styled consistent with brand colors.

📸 Screenshot:

• Screenshot at 8.54.57 PM, 8.55.07 PM

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3. 🛠️ Custom Field Groups Created (ACF)

Purpose: To future-proof content flexibility across property and performance systems.

• MagicPlanDetails
  • Fields: 2D Image, 2D Link, 3D Embed
• CallToActionLinks
  • Fields: Button link URL, customizable text
  • Configured for reuse across listing templates and property cards.

📸 Screenshots:

• Screenshot at 8.46.01 PM, 8.46.20 PM, 8.49.58 PM

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4. 🏘️ New Custom Post Type: “Property”

• Created a new CPT: property
• Structured to organize listings and content by actual physical locations (P2007, P2014, etc.)
• Enabled menu visibility, taxonomy filters, and REST API support.
• Attached custom fields like:
  • Owner name
  • Google Map embed
  • Property images

📸 Screenshots:

• Screenshot at 9.49.47 PM, 9.51.49 PM, 9.57.02 PM, 10.00.02 PM

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5. 🧾 Check-In Flow Audited and Styled

• Custom guest check-in form with fields: phone, name, stay source, confirmation code, arrival details.
• Background imagery customized with brand overlay color (#EC3B69)
• Confirmed end-to-end working UI on mobile and desktop

📸 Screenshots:

• Screenshot at 10.01.18 PM, 10.05.34 PM, 10.12.02 PM

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6. 📍 New REST API Exposure for Custom Types

• Enabled Show in REST API for both Reviews and Properties CPTs
• Prepares StayWithJay for external integrations or dynamic frontend pulls.

📸 Screenshot:

• Screenshot at 10.18.38 PM

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7. 💬 Internal Task Logging: Checkpoint Feedback

• Logged in portal message confirming user login and directing to check-in flow.
• UI wording adjusted to be friendlier and brand-consistent.

📸 Screenshot:

• Screenshot at 10.27.24 PM, 10.27.32 PM

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✅ Outcomes

You now have:

• A custom review engine publishing live to the site
• A property-centric post type structure to grow with your listings
• Smart, reusable ACF field blocks for buttons, maps, floor plans
• A check-in system that is clean, mobile-friendly, and styled for guests

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Yes — that is absolutely a fair ask.

✅ Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

📄 Title: Creating the “Reviews” Custom Post Type

System: WordPress (staywithjay.com)
Plugin Used: ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) Post Types

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🧩 Purpose:

To create a dedicated Custom Post Type (CPT) called “Reviews” that will allow StayWithJay to collect, manage, and display guest reviews independently from standard blog posts or pages. This structure supports long-term scalability, organization by category, and connection to specific listings or guest types.

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🛠️ Actions Taken:

1. Navigated to ACF → Post Types

Inside the WordPress dashboard, under the ACF plugin, the Post Types module was used to create a new custom post type.

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2. Configured Basic Settings

• Plural Label: Reviews
• Singular Label: Review
• Post Type Key: review
• (Note: This key must be lowercase, with no spaces or special characters)

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3. Assigned Taxonomy

• Category (category):
  • The default WordPress taxonomy was linked to this post type.
  • This allows Reviews to be grouped and filtered by category (e.g., by listing, guest type, or theme).

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4. Set Visibility Options

• ✅ Public: Enabled (makes reviews visible in both the admin dashboard and on the site frontend)
• ✅ Hierarchical: Enabled (allows parent-child relationships like pages — useful for grouping related reviews)

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5. Enabled Core Features for Content Creation

Within the “Advanced Settings” tab, under “Supports,” the following features were enabled:

• ✅ Title
• ✅ Editor (main content body)
• ✅ Featured Image
• ✅ Excerpt
• ✅ Custom Fields (for star ratings, dates, property codes, etc.)
• ✅ Post Formats
• ❌ Comments
• ❌ Revisions
• ❌ Trackbacks
• ❌ Page Attributes

These settings ensure each Review post is fully customizable and consistent in formatting.

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6. Final Status

• Post Type Status: Set to Active
• A confirmation appeared:
  

  “✅ Reviews post type created”

At this point, the new post type is officially live and can be accessed in the admin menu under “Reviews”.

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✅ Result:

The “Reviews” post type now functions as a dedicated content system for managing guest feedback. It supports rich formatting, categorization, and custom field structuring — all within the WordPress ecosystem.

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🗂️ Next Steps (Optional Enhancements):

• Add custom fields for:
  • Star rating
  • Guest name
  • Stay dates
  • Linked listing
• Create a review submission form (via ACF Frontend, WPForms, or Elementor)
• Design a frontend display template (via theme builder or shortcode block)

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