Custom Field-Where to insert

  • Stephen Martin

    (@gotoguy)


    16 years, 7 months ago

    I have been learning about custom fields. I have spent a great deal of time on this feature and quite frankly it has been a frustration experience. After many hours of viewing many tutorials, I have gotten to the point where I can display a custom field. One thing I have not found information on is the placement of the field. I do not know the techinique of placing. In other words I want to place my field right below my main text in my content area. Does anyone know how I can do that? I hope someone can help me out, because this has just driven me nuts. I’m sure it’s easy, but I’m just not getting it.

    Thanks so much.
    Marty

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  • MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    Assuming by ‘main text in my content area’ you mean below the content of each post, then you would place something like the_meta after the template tag, the_content().

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    Thread Starter Stephen Martin

    (@gotoguy)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    My main question is how to insert the fields where I want them. I’m not getting this feature. When I make the custom field, where does it go? How can I place it where I want it?

    MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    Not too sure of your question. When you write a post or page you enter the custom fields. To display the custom fields you edit the template that is displaying your posts/pages and put the correct ‘code’ such as the_meta in the template.

    Using the WordPress Default theme as an example, in the file wp-content/themes/default/themes you could place the_meta after this code:

    <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments »', '1 Comment »', '% Comments »'); ?></p>

    Thread Starter Stephen Martin

    (@gotoguy)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    thanks, Michael. I appreciate your help. After I enter the code, where will the field show up on the page? Top, bottom, etc.?

    MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    After EACH post’s content and comments link. Just try it with the Default theme and then go from there.

    petropix

    (@petropix)

    16 years, 6 months ago

    I’m having the same problem inserting a new field in the content area of a page I’m trying to edit. I’ve no problem creating the custom field, ie. I name it, enter the value, and hit ‘Add Customs Field.’ Ok. Now what? There’s no WYSIWYG feature showing me the new field in the Upload/Insert window.

    Help.

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