Pods Framework

Pods manages WordPress custom content types (CPTs), taxonomies, and custom database tables (Advanced Content Types). It is the primary data structure layer for the site — all custom content models, field definitions, and relational data flow through Pods.

When to use

• Creating or modifying custom post types or taxonomies
• Working with Pods custom fields (reading, writing, seeding, syncing)
• Writing PHP that queries Pods-managed data (always declare ACT vs postmeta first)
• Setting up bi-directional relationships between content types
• Exposing Pods fields to the WordPress REST API or Abilities API
• Integrating Pods with Gravity Forms (pods-gravity-forms add-on)
• Advising an AI assistant on the correct query approach for a given Pod

⚠️ Critical — always declare storage type to AI agents

Before writing any code that touches Pods data, declare to your AI assistant which storage type the Pod uses: