Title: Custom Fields Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Custom Fields * Resolved [Liz Fromla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liz-fromla/) * (@liz-fromla) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-146/) * I am new to wordpress/widgets/custom fields etc. and I was hoping someone could help me. In addition to the text below, I thought a few screen shots might help explain. I am using the twenty thirteen theme and am using mp3-jplayer. My goal is to [display a different playlist](http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/mdreiff/image_01.jpg)( found in different folders) depending on which page the user clicks on. * I have set the MP2j-ui to be displayed on the Second Widget Area. I need to have a Custom Field in order to make a different playlist appear depending on which page the user clicks. I have selected “Mode 1” [Custom fields](http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/mdreiff/image_04.jpg) to do this. * I used Advanced Custom Fields to create the [custom field](http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/mdreiff/image_02.jpg). * I called the Group “Song Group” and the Field Label “track” Field Type = Wysiwyg On the page I included the custom field Song_group and the value was set to: [ mp3-jplayer tracks=”FEED/music” dload=”Y”] * [image](http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/mdreiff/image_03.jpg) * When I view the page the player is not [displayed.](http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/mdreiff/image_05.jpg) * Thanks in advance for any help. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/mp3-jplayer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mp3-jplayer/) Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Plugin Author [simon.ward](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonward-1/) * (@simonward-1) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-146/#post-5427410) * Hello, let me explain how to get this going without using the ‘Advanced custom fields’ plugin first, so just by writing a regular custom field on a post/page edit screen: * 1) In the name box write `mp3` 2) In the value box write `FEED:/music` * Notice the `:` which is missing from your shortcode. * Autoplay can be set on the widget itself by tickbox. * Basically shortcodes aren’t usually run from the custom fields, so MP3-jPlayer has the method above for using the fields. * Re ‘Advanced custom fields’ plugin – I’ve not actually used it, but I’d say, as per your screenshots – Field Name wants to be `mp3`, and it’s best not to use a wysiwyg editor, just a plain text field for the value. Note that this is slightly less flexible than using the fields directly as you’re fixed with having a set key (Field Name), Mp3-jPLayer handles a few variations. * Let me know if you can’t get it going and I’ll try help out. * Simon * Thread Starter [Liz Fromla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liz-fromla/) * (@liz-fromla) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-146/#post-5427418) * Thank you so much for your reply. What you described works well and is exactly what I was looking for. * I spent hours trying to figure this out prior to posting the question. Was this method documented somewhere, how would I have known to write mp3 in the name box? * Plugin Author [simon.ward](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonward-1/) * (@simonward-1) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-146/#post-5427461) * Glad hear you got it going. It’s Funny, I moved the help a couple of updates ago, but I thinks it’s maybe less visible! It now has it’s own page, but it’s a sub menu of the player’s main settings, so I realise you don’t see it unless you’ve opened the player menu. * For completeness, here’s all of the help on custom fields taken from the plugin help: * Custom Fields ————- * You can write playlists into the custom fields that are on page and post edit screens (check your ‘screen options’ at top-right if they’re not visible). * They can be picked up with any of the shortcodes (from any page/post, or with the template tag, or by the widgets). See below for how to set them up and some example uses: * 1. Enter `mp3` into the left hand box (the ‘key’ box). 2. Write the filename, URI, or ‘FEED’ (see above) into the right hand box (the ‘value’ box) and hit ‘ add custom field’ * Add each track or ‘FEED’ in a new field pair. * To add titles and captions in the custom fields use the following format: * 1. Add a dot, then the caption in the left hand box, eg: `mp3.My Caption` 2. Add the title, then an `@` before the filename in the right box, eg: `My Title@filename` * The keys (left boxes) can be numbered, eg:1 mp3 will be first on the playlist. * Eg. If a custom field key / value pair is set as mp3 / FEED:LIB, then the library is available to any shortcodes, so: * `[mp3j]` or `[mp3t]` plays the next track from the library in a single player * `[mp3j track="3"]` or `[mp3t track="3"]` plays track 3 from the library in a single player * `[mp3-jplayer]` playlists all the custom fields in a playlist player. * —– * Simon Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Custom Fields’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/mp3-jplayer_c3a59d.svg) * [MP3-jPlayer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mp3-jplayer/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mp3-jplayer/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mp3-jplayer/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mp3-jplayer/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mp3-jplayer/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mp3-jplayer/reviews/) ## Tags * [custom fields](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-fields/) * [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/shortcode/) * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [simon.ward](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonward-1/) * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-146/#post-5427461) * Status: resolved