# Welcome to Archive Pages Pro

Archives Pages Pro allows you to customize your archives by mapping them to pages. It provides the ability to map post-type archives, term archives, author archives, and 404 pages. Additional features include post-type overrides and the ability to add custom fields to the REST API.

Here are the major features:

### Map a Post Type to a Page

<figure><img src="/files/esgUasSq1NjNefg5L6Vf" alt=""><figcaption><p>Map a Post Type Archive to a Page</p></figcaption></figure>

Create a page, layout it exactly how you like it, and then map it to a post-type archive.

Just head to **Settings > Reading** to set the post type archive page.

### Map a 404 Page to a Page

<figure><img src="/files/xYHzhTKe4FxdICb1yHjl" alt=""><figcaption><p>Map a 404 Page to a Page</p></figcaption></figure>

Don't settle for a boring 404 page. Create a page, layout how you like it, and then map the page to a 404 page.

Just head to **Settings > Reading** to set the 404 page.

### Map a Term Archive to a Page

<figure><img src="/files/CAXz6UiX1Fv9BhbLFyLV" alt=""><figcaption><p>Map a Term Archive to a PAge</p></figcaption></figure>

You can map term archives to a page. Just visit the term in the admin and you're able to map its archive to a page.

This provides you better control over what goes on your term archives.

### Map an Author Archive to a Page and Change the Author Slug

<figure><img src="/files/2LP92FoECdAT8BOtfJVJ" alt=""><figcaption><p>Map an Author Archive to a Page</p></figcaption></figure>

You're able to create a page layout how the author page will look, and then map the author archive to that page.

You're also able to change the author slug in the same section.

With custom author archives, you can give your authors a nice design and even allow them to edit their own archive pages.

### Disable Archive Mapping

<figure><img src="/files/GSgl4UwwB9kdcpzEVlqd" alt=""><figcaption><p>Disable Archive Mapping Options</p></figcaption></figure>

In the admin settings, you'll find that you can disable the mapping features you are not using.

You can disable archive mapping for:

* Post type archives
* Term archives
* 404 archives

### Change the Author Base and Disable Mapping of Authors

<figure><img src="/files/SWzra8GFt0OGmLHDPDjU" alt=""><figcaption><p>Disable Author Mapping and Change the Author Base</p></figcaption></figure>

You can change the author base in this admin section so your author archives have a custom endpoint.

You are also able to disable author mapping in this section.

### Add Custom Fields to the REST API

<figure><img src="/files/1Hkw90m2j25uQccMsRvK" alt=""><figcaption><p>Custom Field Support in Archive Pages Pro</p></figcaption></figure>

Some plugins that interact with custom fields require that the custom fields be available with WordPress's REST API.

This admin tool lets you make those custom fields appear in REST dropdowns or searches.

Add the custom field key, set a post type, and give it a variable type. This field will then be registered in REST, which you can access from your custom tool.

### Post Overrides

<figure><img src="/files/hnLgqDjlBMXUEIQveJh9" alt=""><figcaption><p>Post Overrides Options</p></figcaption></figure>

You can override certain portions of the "post" post type.

You can:

* Add page templates to posts.
* Enable or disable custom fields for posts.

### Page Overrides

<figure><img src="/files/skiPzJHIkAhFK87FFQiC" alt=""><figcaption><p>Page Overrides Options</p></figcaption></figure>

With Page overrides, you can enable or disable custom fields on pages.

### Per Post Type Overrides

<figure><img src="/files/opSPaXjzmqMzIJtlfIhY" alt=""><figcaption><p>Post Type Overrides Options</p></figcaption></figure>

You can override certain aspects of a post type with per-post-type overrides.

You can:

* Enable or disable page templates for the post type.
* Allow REST API support, which is needed for block editor access.
* Enable or disable a front base, which is what your post type is prepended with when viewing it on the frontend.
* Enable or disable a post type archive.
* Enable or disable custom fields.
* Enable the block editor for the post type, bypassing [the Classic Editor plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/).

### Per Taxonomy Overrides

<figure><img src="/files/lxx7heZy6oZI9m1uLdjv" alt=""><figcaption><p>Taxonomy Overrides Options</p></figcaption></figure>

You can enable or disable certain taxonomy features per taxonomy.

You can override:

* Whether to show the taxonomy in the REST API or not, which is needed for block editor access.
* Enable a front base for the taxonomy, or disable it.
* Enable or disable a taxonomy archive.


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