=== Frontend Dashboard Custom Post and Taxonomies ===
Contributors: vinoth06, buffercode
Tags: frontend dashboard, custom post type, cpt, taxonomies, frontend submission
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/buffercode
Requires at least: 6.5
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 8.0
Stable tag: 3.0.2
Requires Plugins: frontend-dashboard
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Add, manage, and customize custom post types and custom taxonomies directly inside Frontend Dashboard.

== Description ==

> #### Notice
> This is a free add-on plugin for [Frontend Dashboard](https://buffercode.com/plugin/frontend-dashboard). Please install and activate Frontend Dashboard (v3.0.0+) to use this plugin.

**Frontend Dashboard Custom Post and Taxonomies** enables seamless creation and frontend submission workflows for WordPress custom post types, categories, and tags.

### Key Features
* **Post Status Control**: Allow frontend users to submit posts directly to Published or Pending Review status based on user roles.
* **Custom Post Type Builder**: Create, edit, and configure custom post types with custom icons, menu order, and supported attributes.
* **Custom Taxonomy Builder**: Create custom hierarchical (categories) and non-hierarchical (tags) taxonomies attached to any post type.
* **Role-Based Access**: Restrict post submission, editing, and taxonomy assignments based on specific user roles.
* **Disable Default Attributes**: Selectively disable built-in post attributes (featured images, content editor, excerpt, comments) per post type.
* **Frontend Post Management**: Full frontend CRUD interface for users to add, edit, preview, and delete their own posts.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `frontend-dashboard-custom-post` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Ensure **Frontend Dashboard** is installed and active.
4. Navigate to **Frontend Dashboard > Custom Post** or **Custom Taxonomies** to start configuring.
5. Save settings.

For more documentation and FAQs, visit [https://faq.frontenddashboard.com/addons-free/custom-post/overview/](https://faq.frontenddashboard.com/addons-free/custom-post/overview/).

== Changelog ==

= 3.0.2 =
* Feature: Declared official WordPress 6.5+ plugin dependency on Frontend Dashboard core (Requires Plugins header).
* Compatibility: Updated minimum WordPress version requirement to 6.5+.

= 3.0.1 =
* Fix: WordPress.org plugin review and security compliance improvements.

= 3.0.0 =
* Major Release: Full compatibility and deep integration with Frontend Dashboard 3.0.0 App Shell.
* Modernized admin settings and field builders.
* Improved frontend submission forms, file attachment handling, and taxonomy selection.
* Enhanced role permissions, soft-delete capabilities, and post listing pagination.
* Security: Enhanced nonce verification and capability checks on all submission actions.
* Fully tested with WordPress 6.7 and PHP 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3.

More Changelogs:
https://faq.frontenddashboard.com/changelog/custom-post/

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 3.0.2 =
Maintenance & dependency update: Declared official WordPress 6.5+ plugin dependency on Frontend Dashboard core.

= 3.0.1 =
Minor update: Security escaping and WordPress standards compliance fixes.

= 3.0.0 =
Major release: Modernized CPT/Taxonomy management and complete compatibility with Frontend Dashboard 3.0.0.

== Screenshots ==
1. Custom Post Type
2. Frontend Custom Post View
3. Settings - Custom post type