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CPT Archive

Pro feature

Custom Post Type Archive Templates are a Pro feature only.

What it's for: Displaying an archive listing for one specific custom post type - showing all items from a particular custom content type like all products, all events, or all portfolio pieces

When it's used: When someone visits a specific custom post type archive page, clicks on that post type's navigation link, or lands on URLs like /products/ or /events/ for that particular post type

What you can design: Archive layouts tailored to one specific custom post type - product catalogs, event listings, portfolio galleries, team directories, or whatever layout suits that particular custom content type

Appears when: A specific custom post type's archive page is visited (like all products at /products/, all events at /events/)

Examples of when this template appears:​

  • Someone clicks "Products" in your navigation and sees your complete product catalog.
  • That's your Custom Post Type Archive template for the "Products" post type.
  • Or when someone visits /events/ and views all your events - they see your Custom Post Type Archive template for the "Events" post type.

What dynamic data is available:​

You have access to all posts of this specific custom post type and its archive data

  • all posts within this specific custom post type
  • post type name and labels
  • custom fields and metadata for this post type
  • pagination information
  • post count for this specific post type
  • custom taxonomy terms related to this post type
  • post type-specific data and settings
Pro feature

You can also query posts by custom taxonomies for this post type, filter by custom field values, create conditional layouts based on this specific post type, and add dynamic filtering controls. Learn more about using dynamic data →

What you control:​

Everything on this custom post type's archive page - specialized headers, custom grid layouts, filtering controls, pagination styles, sidebar content. You design the complete experience for people browsing all items of this specific custom content type.

Doesn't affect:​

  • Individual custom post type items - those use Single CPT templates
  • Other custom post type archives - each needs its own template or conditions
  • Regular blog archives - category, tag, or author pages need their specific templates

Template Priority: 70​

This template has default priority 70 in Builderius template hierarchy. It will override general templates like All Archives (70) when specifically targeting this custom post type's archive, but gives way to more specific conditions you might create for this post type.

Note: When you design a page or post directly (without using templates), that design always wins regardless of priority numbers. Learn more about designing pages directly →