Title: Custom field type: Post reference
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Custom field type: Post reference

 *  [Jacob Schwartz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mightyturtle/)
 * (@mightyturtle)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-field-type-post-reference/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m having a great time creating custom post types, taxonomies and fields.
 * I’d like to be able to have a field (singular or repeatable) that is basically
   a reference to another post (maybe of specific type/s). But the parent/child 
   relationship doesn’t really apply. I do like the way that child posts can select
   parent posts by typing into a search field in the admin UI. I’m basically asking
   for the equivalent of a node reference field in Drupal. Does Types have a way
   for me to do this?
 * Thanks,
 * Jacob
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/types/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/types/)

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 *  [Marcin Pietrzak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iworks/)
 * (@iworks)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-field-type-post-reference/#post-6555011)
 * Dear Jacob
 * > I’d like to be able to have a field (singular or repeatable) that is basically
   > a reference to another post
 * I have ticket for “entry type field” described almost exactly the same. I hope
   this field will be introduced in 1.9 (but I can not swear).
 * Marcin
 *  Thread Starter [Jacob Schwartz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mightyturtle/)
 * (@mightyturtle)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-field-type-post-reference/#post-6555048)
 * Awesome! I look forward to it.
 *  [boonep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boonep/)
 * (@boonep)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-field-type-post-reference/#post-6555156)
 * I’m also interested in this. Thanks!
 *  [Blayne Chastain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blayne-chastain/)
 * (@blayne-chastain)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-field-type-post-reference/#post-6555197)
 * Need it! Thanks. Any word on if/when this will be released?
 *  [Marcin Pietrzak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iworks/)
 * (@iworks)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-field-type-post-reference/#post-6555198)
 * > Need it! Thanks. Any word on if/when this will be released?
 * I’m not sure now, we are in the middle of massive redesign. This is priority 
   in our team. But I hope “entry type field” will be available on next or next 
   after next version.
 * Marcin

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