Title: Adding custom fields programmatically
Last modified: October 10, 2022

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# Adding custom fields programmatically

 *  [IoClaudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ioclaudio/)
 * (@ioclaudio)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-custom-fields-programmatically/)
 * Hi,
    I read a tutorial that showed how to add custom fields to a custom post 
   type using the plugin ACF. Is it possible to add custom fields to a custom post
   type without using a plugin? I mean is it possible to do it programmatically?
 * Thank you
 * Claudio

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 *  [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kobield/)
 * (@kobield)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-custom-fields-programmatically/#post-16082810)
 * Hello! Yes, it’s possible. ACF is mostly just a wrapper for wordpress core functions.
   You should save a custom field as a meta data for specified post.
 * Here are some examples:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-possible-to-add-an-extra-field-to-a-custom-post-type/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-possible-to-add-an-extra-field-to-a-custom-post-type/)
 * > [Custom Fields](https://wordpress.org/support/article/custom-fields/)
 * if you have any questions, ask 😀
 *  Thread Starter [IoClaudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ioclaudio/)
 * (@ioclaudio)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-custom-fields-programmatically/#post-16083937)
 * Ok, thank I think this is what I’m looking for.

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## Tags

 * [ACF](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/acf/)
 * [custom fields](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-fields/)
 * [custom post type](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-post-type/)

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 * Last reply from: [IoClaudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ioclaudio/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-custom-fields-programmatically/#post-16083937)
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