Causes are a custom post type for displaying items your organization is collecting donations for. They support monetary goals, donation progress bars, PayPal and Stripe payments, image sliders, and sidebar information boxes.
The Causes Screen
Navigate to Causes in the WordPress admin sidebar to see all your causes. The screen works like the standard Posts screen — you can edit, delete, or view individual causes using the links under each title. Use Quick Edit for fast inline changes, or Bulk Actions to update multiple items at once.
Organizing with Categories
Causes have their own category taxonomy. Go to Causes → Categories to create and manage categories. Assign categories when editing individual causes to keep your content organized.
Displaying Causes on a Page
To create a page that lists your causes:
- Go to Pages → Add New.
- Give the page a title (e.g., “Causes”).
- In the Page Attributes panel, select the Causes template.
- Save the page — the archive options will appear below the editor.
Archive Options
- Category — Filter to show causes from a specific category only.
- Number of Columns — Choose 1, 2, 3, or 4 column layout.
- Posts per Page — Set how many causes to display per page (1–100, default: 9).