Custom Fields are fields that can holds arbitrary extra information known as meta-data.
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Displaying additional User Contact Information
I have been advised how to add additional contact info fields to the User admin area here (Click here).
However, I am not entirely sure how I can display the the field contents in a link within my ...
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Add meta data to the menu
I encountered this problem what i thought to be one of the worlds simpliest things, I wanted to add a subtitle to the menu somethin alike this http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7816/unled10b.png . Then i ...
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Metabox image upload and custom field
Is it possible to
a) upload image in meta box (not using default WP image uploader) and then
b) get the path to uploaded this way image in a custom field?
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How to filter a dd/mm/yyyy date from a custom field in a query
I'm trying to build a query in order to sort some posts by a date custom field, where the dates are formatted dd/mm/yyyy.
It works by querying the database directly with get_results like in this ...
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Plugin similar to Taxonomy Drill-Down for custom fields?
Is there a plugin available that does for custom fields what Scribu's excellent Taxonomy Drill-Down (formerly called Query Multiple Taxonomies) does for taxonomies?
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How can I generate a RSS feed based on a custom WP_Query?
I have a WP_Query returning a list of posts of a particular post type and with a certain meta_value (custom field value)
Is there a way generate an RSS feed based of these results ?
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How to hook get_terms() to only show count of posts that have custom meta
Here is what I have:
A custom post type that has a custom meta value added to a post that stores the posts expiry date. When the post passes this expiry date it no longer shows on the site.
This ...
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Community and User Generated Content Website: Have been thinking about Drupal but leaning on Wordpress heavily
I'm a non-programmer and run a food website (plain - jane Dreamweaver) along with a simple Wordpress powered blog.
I envisioned creating a food website that is both user powered (one can submit ...
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Importing users to Buddypress with custom fields
Here's the setup:
The client uses a proprietary
custom-coded PHP CMS and is wanting
to move to WordPress with BuddyPress.
The old, custom CMS has a roster
functionality, which I'm using
BuddyPress ...
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Best way to add custom / magic / flutter fields into RSS feed
Using Wordpress 3, creating write panels with Magic Fields, how do I add custom fields to my RSS feed?
For example, I have an 'image of the day' write panel, with a custom field for the photo credit. ...
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Frontend posting - everything saves other than checkboxes?
I have a form on the frontend of Wordpress which is saving all fields except a checkbox array. It displays and saves the correct values if I tick the boxes in the backend post editor, and the ticks ...
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How to save multiple metaboxes?
I read a tutorial about metaboxes, most of things are clear but I have a question about multiple metaboxes.
My question is about saving, in the tutorial:
<?php
add_action( 'save_post', ...
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Making a configurable field translatable
I'm working on a theme right now that gives the admin the possibility to set different texts that are used within the theme, by configuring them in the admin panel (e.g. the text that is displayed, ...
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Show Custom Comment Fields when editing in admin
I'm using the Custom Comment plugin to add custom fields to my comments.
This plugin lets you define more fields for comment to let your visitors include their facebook, twitter and ... in their ...
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Can you ungroup Custom Fields?
I have been using a lot of Custom Fields to use Wordpress like a CMS, beyond simple posts and post meta. The admin area for adding new posts has little "widgetized" movable areas like the ...
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Calculate the sum of certain the_sub_fields
I am trying to calculate the sum total from two custom sub-fields using ACF. The custom field is called 'repeater' and the sub-field is called 'space_avail'. I've tried the code below but it just ...
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How to create Repeater fields using Advanced Custom Fields?
I'm using Advanced Custom Fields and trying to create a field with the [field type Repeater](http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/docs/field-types/repeater/#creating-a repeater-field).
But the problem ...
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Wordpress Search documentation: how to improve search query using taxonomy terms, custom meta fields?
I'm trying to understand how Wordpress search works. I haven't found much info on the Codex. Arguably, search is not the best WP feature. Even Wordpress.org uses Google Search.
I would like to make a ...
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Search ONLY by meta key / meta values
I'm almost there on this one.
On functions.php i have this:
function base_home_product_post_type( $query ) {
if($query->is_search() && $_POST['box'] == 'sku') {
...
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Sort by posts that have a featured image?
I'd like to sort posts on the index page to show those that have a featured image first.
I've done this in functions.php:
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'my_get_posts' );
function ...
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HTML code in Custom field
I'm using a custom field to display images in a slider on each post, but when I update the post after having entered the HTML code in the custom field, the code disappears. I'm assuming that there is ...
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Plugin to auto convert custom fields to tag
I have 3 custom fields that i would like to have automatically converted to tags anytime the post has them.
Custom field names: tag_name1, tag_name2, tag_name3
Is there a plugin or function that i ...
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My metabox class
I'm using the class My Metabox class
*-- Custom Post Init Begin --*/
function mypost_types(){
register_post_type('video',
array(
$labels = array(
'name' => __( ...
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Leader board for game on homepage
I've built a simple game which is housed on my homepage.
I'd like to create a leader board (a small results table) which displays the top three 3 scores.
How would i insert/retrieve the score data ...
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Can ordering post list by meta_value cause performance issue?
For some code refinement and to add new features to my plugin, I want to display posts ordered by specific meta column value like this;
query_posts($query_string . ...
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Plugin allowing for artists, events and venues
I'm working on a music festival website and up until now have used WordTour. I really like WordTour's artists > events > venues content hierarchy, but am having difficulties transitioning from last ...
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Autoremove empty custom fields
The code you see below only works sometimes. I'm no pro on PHP so can anyone help me improve this code? I use it in my functions-php file in my wordpress mu setup.
The biggest problem is that it wont ...
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Order by value in serialized custom field
Quite a pesky problem here. I've taken over a site that contains multiple information, serialised, within a custom field. For example:
if ($new_query->have_posts()) :
while ...
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Custom image sizes for custom field media uploads
Is it possible to resize my image uploads to different settings, depending on what custom field I'm on?
I'm using wpalchemy, and have an image uploader for a heap of different custom fields. It would ...
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Create Posts using Import>RSS/WXR/XML and pass values to Custom Fields
My problem is simple. I need to make a lot of posts containing image url's for a "photo gallery" page. I've read up a lot on creating posts from RSS feeds and imports. I've been successful at creating ...
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Querying custom post type with 2 custom fields (date-range)
I've searched WP Codex and StackExchange and gotten some clues, but I can't get this query working. I have 2 custom fields associated with each exhibition in Y-m-d format: exstart-date being the start ...
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Related links - from other sites
I'm in middle of re-building a website that's coded in a rather terrible custom CMS. Since the site is essentially a blog, I've been doing it in Wordpress.
One thing I'd like to do is be able to add ...
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Search Custom Post Type Custom Fields
There are tutorials that explain how to limit a search to a specific category.
My question is, is there a way to configure wordpress' search to, within a custom post type, search for a custom field ...
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wp_handle_upload error “Specified file failed upload test” but still creates attachment?
Having a bit of trouble with an image upload custom meta box. What happens is the uploaded image is created as an attachment but the wp_handle_upload seems to kick back the error "Specified file ...
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Wordpress Action Hooks and Post ID?
I'm creating a very basic Wordpress plugin whose purpose is to display a numerical value beside each post.
My Logic for the plugin function (plugin.php) is this:
<?php
function foo($post_id){
...
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Including custom fields in search?
I use custom fields for lots of my content on both Posts and Pages, so that half of the text will be in the main post body and the other half in a custom field.
Unfortunately, when doing this only ...
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get_post_meta in sitewide tags plugin fails to return value for custom fields
Here's another conundrum that I'm toying with. There's a routine within the sitewide tags pages plugin which takes a list of custom fields (entered in the admin settings) and then uses these as keys ...
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Wordpress Custom Fields by category
let's say I have 100 categories and each has 10 custom fields for it self,for example :
category Computer : Cpu - Hard - Ram - ...
category TV : resolution - inch - usb support - ...
...
now I want ...
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Job board with custom fields (free or paid)
I'm looking for a theme or plugin (free or paid) for WordPress to create a job board site.
I've read this question:
Creating a job board using WordPress (for free)?
But I need two (or three) ...
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Retrieving values of custom fields in Quick Edit mode
I've been trying to add a field to Quick Edit. Somehow it works: it is displayed and if you enter a value in the input field, the value is saved into a custom field. However, can't seem to find a way ...
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Passing page url into a custom field via the Press-This bookmarklet
Howdy, WordPress Answers Community!
Here's my situation. I want to use a modified version of the Wordpress Press-This bookmarklet to pass the current page URL to a custom field on my post. In this ...
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Take Variables Set in Functions.php and Echo Them Inside My Custom Post Template
I have the following function set up in my functions.php file to allow my custom post type "Slideshow" to work.
add_action( 'the_post', 'paginate_slide' );
function paginate_slide( $post ) {
...
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Automatically populate a hierarchical taxonomy from a custom field
I've got a vexing how-to that I've not found any help on. I have a custom post type that has a custom field with a date in it (format: yyyy-mm-dd-t). When a post is published or edited, I would like ...
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order by meta_value serialized array
Hi I'm trying to pull posts using the wp query. Just one problem--I am trying to sort the posts alphabetically by a certain meta_value. Thing is that this meta_value is a serialized array. Is there an ...
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WP Query group/order by category name
I have a requirement for displaying a list of custom post types grouped by category, but in addition to this, each custom post is linked with a meta value (in this example lets say we have a custom ...
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Query meta field using between
I'm trying to Query some lattitude and logitude and then I get some long numbers and apperently the Query dont like that.
Let says I have these in the database
Meta-key: lat
Meta-value: 54.3415000
...
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$wp_query meta_key naming issue
What I am attempting to do is sort posts by custom fields.
I have a few custom fields that don't query properly and I get the 404 page. The fields that don't work I used hyphens in the naming ...
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Custom Fields vs Separate Table
I have a client who wants to be able to upload Posts using information stored in a CSV file. I've already got this portion working.
Just recently, I changed the CSV File Uploader from pure PHP to an ...
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Change post format using custom field
I'm creating a theme using the CF Post Formats plugin. But I've run into some trouble I don't know how to solve. Here's what I want to be able to do:
Create a new standard-format post
Enter a url ...
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Author Page Custom Query WHERE author OR [post meta value] OR [post meta value]
I am currently trying to perform a custom query on the authors page (author.php). I have two custom fields for posts that I want to query against (post_photographer and post_videographer).
What I am ...
