//-----------register custom post type
register_post_type( 'projects',
array(
'labels' => array(
'name' => __( 'Projects' ), 
'singular_name' => __( 'Project' ),
'add_new' => _x('Add New', 'Project'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add New Project'), 
'edit_item' => __('Edit Project'),
'new_item' => __('New Project'),
'view_item' => __('View Projects'),
),
'public' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'menu_icon' => get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/assets/images/icon-project.png',
'hierarchical' => false, //it means we cannot have parent and sub pages
'capability_type' => 'post', //will act like a normal post
'rewrite' => 'projects', //this is used for rewriting the permalinks
'query_var' => false,
'supports' => array( 'title','editor','thumbnail') //the editing regions that will support
)
);
 
//fixes permalinks issue with custom post types
flush_rewrite_rules();