Custom post type archive as a Home page, advanced layout builder, etc

So I got the Advanced Layout Builder to Work on the default post type, although it seems like it’s inadequate. If I publish a post, I only see “Read More” button on the home page. I want the whole post to be displayed on the page.

Alternatively, I was able to make CPT archive (which is not mete.photography/feed and called “Feed (CPT)”) to be home page using this code:

add_action( "pre_get_posts", "archive_page_as_front_page" );
function archive_page_as_front_page( $query ){
    if( is_admin() ) return;
    if( $query->get( 'page_id' ) == get_option( 'page_on_front' ) ){
        $query->set( 'post_type', 'photo' );
        $query->set( 'page_id', '' );
        $query->is_page = $query->is_singular = 0;
        $query->is_archive = $query->is_post_type_archive = 1;
    }
}

However, this removed all my menus.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by mepho.

Hi. Thank you for your reply. However, that did not fully solve my problem.

1. As I said, I already enabled the builder for all post types. That was not a problem.
2. The only two ways to put a blog element (that I know of) is a post slider and blog posts content (in the advanced layout builder). The problem with then that it does not display share buttons // caption right on the main page. Moreover, it can only display thumbnails and not full posts (which is what I need). I don’t want my image to be a link to another page with the same image of the same size, and I don’t want to have an overlay arrow every time I hover over it. I want my posts (that are just images with captions) to be all on one page that I can post to. I created 3 feeds to show my problem. Feed CPT is archive for a custom post type and the way it looks is exactly what I want – photo // share buttons // caption. However, I can’t make it a home page. Two other feeds are post slider and blog post content element. In those two the view is not what I want – image not full size, has an overlay link, and no share buttons or caption.

I’m trying to make it a simple feed page like this mete.photography/feed – similar idea to instagram – photo, caption, share buttons for every post. Is there a way to solve the problems I described or a better way to do that?

• This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by mepho.

Hi Ismael,

Thank you for helping out! Here’s the link – http://mete.photography/feed-2/

Please let me know how I can disable the hover link effect. Also, if it’s possible to disable the overlay and move the link arrow to the corner during mouse hover, that would work too. I just don’t want it to fully obstruct the view. Thank you!