FAQs

Collections of all of Frequently Asked Questions that do not fit into Documentation Pages.

I’m getting 404/403 errors in the Backend Admin while managing my Pods

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If you’re getting 404 on the back-end, something else may be wrong server or host related.

Why do you recommend other Plugins instead of Pods for some functionality?

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We get asked this a lot, especially when people come to us wanting to build complicated forms with Pods or eCommerce solutions or Event Calendars. We believe “why re-invent the wheel?”. If it’s going to be more work for you to create an entire eCommerce …

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Help! I keep getting 404 errors!

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When you receive 404 errors on the front-end with your Custom Post Types, this usually has to do with rewrite rules or permalinks.

Where do I get the Latest Version of Pods?

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How to obtain the latest version of Pods from our GitHub Repository.

If we build a theme/plugin or application based on the Pods Framework, can we sell it?

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Yes, this plugin is GPLv2+ and is available for embedding in apps. However, I must stress this — DO NOT attempt to bundle it in a product because that cuts all product customers off from any security releases that Pods (or any other plugin you …

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My database is huge and I keep getting PHP timeouts on the scripts to load Pods. Anything I can do to fix this?

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For longer loops, you need to set the max_execution_time in the php.ini file to a high number like 1400 (~23) minutes… you should have access to that file and that value in your public_html folder or through the hosting account’s control panel.

Something isn’t working right with this code I pasted in. Can you help me debug or rewrite it?

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We explain the scope of our support for your custom code and provide resources for debugging your PHP.

Does Pods Work with Other Plugins? Can we get a plugin coded to work with Pods?

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Explains the process for getting support for other plugins added to the Pods Framework

What’s in a Name? How should I name my Pods and Fields?

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It’s actually a naming restriction from WordPress. Within your site, you can’t have names for Custom Post Types that conflict with either existing WordPress objects (user, post, page, media, etc) or existing Post Types. Within each post type, you can have duplicate field names across …

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My language says its translated but it’s not working for Pods

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If strings in stable are approved for at least 95% for a plugin/theme in a certain locale, the generation happens every 6 hours (00:00 UTC, 06:00 UTC, 12:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC). Then any local WordPress set to use that specific locale will download it …

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