Wp-graphql: Handling custom post type

[nikosolihin]

Could a custom post type be registered in a similar fashion as @BE-Webdesign's wp-graphql plugin? https://edwincromley.gitbooks.io/wp-graphql/content/handling-custom-post-types.html

[jasonbahl]

Yes, it's very similar.

On the post_type registration you can pass:

show_in_graphql => Boolean
graphql_single_name => string
graphql_plural_name => string

You can see the core types setup here:

https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql/blob/master/wp-graphql.php#L222

That will add the post_type as a Type that can have its own schema, add it as a root query b(oth singular and plural root queries), it will also set it up to work as a node query, and set up connections between the post_type on connected taxonomies, comments (if the post_type supports it), featured image (if post_type supports it), etc.

We'll work on better docs soon!

[jasonbahl]

then you can also modify the post_type's schema (fields) via the "graphql_{$type}_fields" filter. So you can add stuff like custom post meta, etc

[BE-Webdesign]

Also important to note that that version is not being maintained and this version of the GraphQL API is much much further along!

[nikosolihin]

Super...Thanks @jasonbahl!

@BE-Webdesign Thanks for the info. Might be helpful to leave a note pointing folks to this repo since yours still has a higher link juice than this one.

[BE-Webdesign]

@nikosolihin, Been meaning to do that 😉.