Title: Can Post Format have "custom inputs"?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Can Post Format have "custom inputs"?

 *  [Manuel Schmalstieg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/targz-1/)
 * (@targz-1)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-post-format-have-custom-inputs/)
 * I am experimenting with the new Post Format feature, and the first thing I’m 
   wondering about, is IF we can add “custom inputs” to a specific Post Format?
 * As I am developing a test site for a video producer, question Nr 1 is: can the
   Write/Edit page for the “Video” post format be tweaked, in a similar way as is
   possible for Custom Post Types, either by manually adding `add_meta_box` stuff
   to functions.php (as explained [here](http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=12093)), or 
   via a plugin such as “More Fields”?

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 *  [Kal Ström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/)
 * (@kalstrom)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-post-format-have-custom-inputs/#post-1800138)
 * I’d say that’s really a custom post type, not post format. Post format is more
   about styling on the front end, in my mind.
 *  Thread Starter [Manuel Schmalstieg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/targz-1/)
 * (@targz-1)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-post-format-have-custom-inputs/#post-1800156)
 * Maybe that’s the intent of those post formats, indeed. But the codex page suggests
   that the UI for different formats may differ:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats](http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats)
 * > **Quote:** Suggested UI is a quote text area and a citation textarea.
 * My practical usage example: the “Video” post format will be styled and behave
   exactly as a normal post, but it will have a bunch of custom input fields:
 * * jpeg caption
    * source file – webm * source file – ogg/ogv * source file – 
   h264/m4v * video width * video height * video duration * subtitles en * subtitles
   alternate language
 * My theme will be set up to produce a custom video player, using the input from
   those fields. I could add all those as custom fields, but i don’t want them to
   clutter the custom fields dropdown menu for ordinary posts. Also, having all 
   the fields exposed upfront should make the editor’s task easier.
 *  [Kal Ström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/)
 * (@kalstrom)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-post-format-have-custom-inputs/#post-1800173)
 * What you’re suggesting is a custom post type for me.
 * What I’m reading in to the description of the post formats is that if you use
   the post in the same way as always, you can have the post thumbnail, the headline,
   some custom fields and the content area behave in different ways depending on
   the post type.
 * More like how tumblr works.
 * But, it should be said, that I really don’t agree with this development. Seems
   like a miss match between formats and types in my opinion.
 * I mean, you can do all the things you can do with post formats with categories
   already.
 *  Thread Starter [Manuel Schmalstieg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/targz-1/)
 * (@targz-1)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-post-format-have-custom-inputs/#post-1800197)
 * Right, from what I’m reading, it seems more and more clear that the UI is not
   supposed to be tweaked. Those _Post Formats_ are really just an additional way
   to categorize posts. The main benefit appears to be portability across different
   themes.
 * More info:
    – [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14746](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14746)–
   [http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/tag/post-formats/](http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/tag/post-formats/)

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-post-format-have-custom-inputs/#post-1800197)
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