Build Custom Post Types the Denise's way Copy Snippet

function Create_PostType_Labels_Args($pt_singular, $pt_plural, $pt_menu_icon, $pt_supports, $pt_taxonomies, $pt_postion,$pt_capability_type) {
    $pt_labels = array(
        'name'                  => _x( $pt_plural, 'Post Type General Name', 'text_domain' ),
        'singular_name'         => _x( $pt_singular, 'Post Type Singular Name', 'text_domain' ),
        'menu_name'             => __( $pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'name_admin_bar'        => __( $pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'archives'              => __( 'Item Archives', 'text_domain' ),
        'attributes'            => __( 'Item Attributes', 'text_domain' ),
        'parent_item_colon'     => __( 'Parent Item:', 'text_domain' ),
        'all_items'             => __( 'All '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'add_new_item'          => __( 'Add New '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'add_new'               => __( 'Add New', 'text_domain' ),
        'new_item'              => __( 'New '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'edit_item'             => __( 'Edit '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'update_item'           => __( 'Update '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'view_item'             => __( 'View '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'view_items'            => __( 'View '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'search_items'          => __( 'Search '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'not_found'             => __( 'Not found', 'text_domain' ),
        'not_found_in_trash'    => __( 'Not found in Trash', 'text_domain' ),
        'featured_image'        => __( 'Featured Image', 'text_domain' ),
        'set_featured_image'    => __( 'Set featured image', 'text_domain' ),
        'remove_featured_image' => __( 'Remove featured image', 'text_domain' ),
        'use_featured_image'    => __( 'Use as featured image', 'text_domain' ),
        'insert_into_item'      => __( 'Insert into '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'uploaded_to_this_item' => __( 'Uploaded to this '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'items_list'            => __( $pt_plural.' list', 'text_domain' ),
        'items_list_navigation' => __( $pt_plural.' list navigation', 'text_domain' ),
        'filter_items_list'     => __( 'Filter '.$pt_plural.' list', 'text_domain' ),
    );
    $pt_args = array(
        'label'                 => __( $pt_singular, 'text_domain' ),
        'description'           => __( $pt_plural, 'text_domain' ),
        'labels'                => $pt_labels,
        'supports'              => $pt_supports,
        'taxonomies'            => $pt_taxonomies,
        'hierarchical'          => false,
        'public'                => true,
        'show_ui'               => true,
        'show_in_menu'          => true,
        'menu_icon'             => $pt_menu_icon,
        'menu_position'         => $pt_postion,
        'show_in_admin_bar'     => true,
        'show_in_nav_menus'     => true,
        'can_export'            => true,
        'has_archive'           => true,        
        'exclude_from_search'   => false,
        'publicly_queryable'    => true,
        'capability_type'       => $pt_capability_type,
    );

    return $pt_args;
}

//ex
// Register Testimonials
function testimonial_post_type() {
    $args = Create_PostType_Labels_Args('Testimonial', 'Testimonials', 'dashicons-format-quote', 
                array( 'title', 'editor', 'excerpt', 'author', 'thumbnail', ), array( 'category' ), 25, 'page');
    register_post_type( 'testimonial', $args );
}
add_action( 'init', 'testimonial_post_type', 0 );

function Create_PostType_Labels_Args($pt_singular, $pt_plural, $pt_menu_icon, $pt_supports, $pt_taxonomies, $pt_postion,$pt_capability_type) { $pt_labels = array( 'name' => _x( $pt_plural, 'Post Type General Name', 'text_domain' ), 'singular_name' => _x( $pt_singular, 'Post Type Singular Name', 'text_domain' ), 'menu_name' => __( $pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'name_admin_bar' => __( $pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'archives' => __( 'Item Archives', 'text_domain' ), 'attributes' => __( 'Item Attributes', 'text_domain' ), 'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Item:', 'text_domain' ), 'all_items' => __( 'All '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'add_new' => __( 'Add New', 'text_domain' ), 'new_item' => __( 'New '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'edit_item' => __( 'Edit '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'update_item' => __( 'Update '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'view_item' => __( 'View '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'view_items' => __( 'View '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'search_items' => __( 'Search '.$pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'not_found' => __( 'Not found', 'text_domain' ), 'not_found_in_trash' => __( 'Not found in Trash', 'text_domain' ), 'featured_image' => __( 'Featured Image', 'text_domain' ), 'set_featured_image' => __( 'Set featured image', 'text_domain' ), 'remove_featured_image' => __( 'Remove featured image', 'text_domain' ), 'use_featured_image' => __( 'Use as featured image', 'text_domain' ), 'insert_into_item' => __( 'Insert into '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'uploaded_to_this_item' => __( 'Uploaded to this '.$pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'items_list' => __( $pt_plural.' list', 'text_domain' ), 'items_list_navigation' => __( $pt_plural.' list navigation', 'text_domain' ), 'filter_items_list' => __( 'Filter '.$pt_plural.' list', 'text_domain' ), ); $pt_args = array( 'label' => __( $pt_singular, 'text_domain' ), 'description' => __( $pt_plural, 'text_domain' ), 'labels' => $pt_labels, 'supports' => $pt_supports, 'taxonomies' => $pt_taxonomies, 'hierarchical' => false, 'public' => true, 'show_ui' => true, 'show_in_menu' => true, 'menu_icon' => $pt_menu_icon, 'menu_position' => $pt_postion, 'show_in_admin_bar' => true, 'show_in_nav_menus' => true, 'can_export' => true, 'has_archive' => true, 'exclude_from_search' => false, 'publicly_queryable' => true, 'capability_type' => $pt_capability_type, ); return $pt_args; } //ex // Register Testimonials function testimonial_post_type() { $args = Create_PostType_Labels_Args('Testimonial', 'Testimonials', 'dashicons-format-quote', array( 'title', 'editor', 'excerpt', 'author', 'thumbnail', ), array( 'category' ), 25, 'page'); register_post_type( 'testimonial', $args ); } add_action( 'init', 'testimonial_post_type', 0 );