Title: Difference between custom fields & custom post types
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Difference between custom fields & custom post types

 *  [enseignement](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enseignement/)
 * (@enseignement)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difference-between-custom-fields-custom-post-types/)
 * Hello,
 * Could someone explain me the big differences between custom fields & custom post
   types ?
    I mean, I would like to know the pros & cons of the 2 systems.
 * I’m trying to set up a gallery with various things (pictures, links, videos, 
   audio, etc.) and I would like to make sure to do the right choices.
 * Thanks for your help

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difference-between-custom-fields-custom-post-types/#post-1630310)
 * Custom Fields (CFs) and Custom Post Types (CPs) are so different that it is not
   possible to compare pros and cons of the two.
 * WP by default has two post types: post and page. A CP is another post type that
   behaves like one of these two except that you have to provide your own code to
   show or search them.
 * A CF is a piece of data attached to a post.
 * For example, a car dealer’s site might have a CP for ‘car’. Each of the cars 
   in his inventory would have a post of this type.
 * Now, each car has a make, model, year, price, color, etc. These could be CFs 
   attached to each car post. This would allow unique values for these to be assigned
   to a given car post.
 * Hope that helps to clarify the terms.

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