Controls
Posts
Posts control lets you search and select WordPress posts, pages, or custom post types in your blocks.
Control Settings
- Filter by Post Type - Limit selection to specific post types
- Filter by Taxonomy - Filter posts by taxonomy terms
- Output Format - Choose between
Post IDorPost Object(WP_Post) - Multiple - Enable selection of multiple posts
Usage
Single Post Selection
PHP with Post ID
<?php
$selected_post = get_post((int) $attributes['control_name']);
if ($selected_post) {
echo '<h2>' . esc_html($selected_post->post_title) . '</h2>';
}
?>PHP with Post Object
<?php if ($attributes['control_name']) : ?>
<h2><?php echo esc_html($attributes['control_name']->post_title); ?></h2>
<div><?php echo esc_html($attributes['control_name']->post_type); ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>Multiple Posts Selection
PHP with Post IDs
<?php
foreach ($attributes['control_name'] as $post_id) {
$post = get_post((int) $post_id);
if ($post) {
echo '<h2>' . esc_html($post->post_title) . '</h2>';
}
}
?>Handlebars Usage
Set Output Format to Post Object when using Handlebars templates.
Single Post
<h2>{{control_name.post_title}}</h2>Multiple Posts
{{#each control_name}}
<h2>{{this.post_title}}</h2>
{{/each}}Post Meta
Post Meta
<?php
$post_id = get_lzb_meta('control_meta_name');
$post = get_post((int) $post_id);
if ($post) {
echo '<h2>' . esc_html($post->post_title) . '</h2>';
}
?>Use Output Format as Post Object to access all post data directly without additional database queries.