Title: Inserting custom fields using quick press
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Inserting custom fields using quick press

 *  [bakedbean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakedbean/)
 * (@bakedbean)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inserting-custom-fields-using-quick-press/)
 * Hello,
 * i’m attempting to modify quick press so that we can enter the custom fields ‘
   Start Date’, ‘End Date’ and so that we can assign the category when a new post
   is added. I have successfuly added the form fields using the code below.
 *     ```
       function __quickpress_custom() {
       	if(!function_exists('is_admin') || !is_admin()) return;
       	// Parameters for wp_dropdown_categories
   
       echo '
   
           <div>
           <select name="category[]" size="10" MULTIPLE>';
   
           foreach(get_categories() as $cat)
       {
           echo '<option value="'. $cat->cat_ID . '">'.$cat->cat_name.'</option>';
       }
         echo  '
             </select>
       </div>
   
           <div>
       	<h4 id="custom-label" style="float: none; display:block; width: 103px; margin: 0 0 10px -27px;"><label for="post_custom">Custom Fields</label></h4>
       	</div>
               <div style="margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;">
       	<label>End Date</label>
               <input type="text" name="end-date" >
       	</div>
               <div style="margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;">
       	<label style="display:block; margin:15px 0px 5px 0px;">Hide Main image</label>
               <input type="radio" name="main-image" value="yes" />Yes
               <input type="radio" name="main-image" value="no" checked="checked" />No
       	</div>
               <div style="margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;">
       	<label>Start Date</label>
               <input type="text" name="start-date">
       	</div>
       	<div class="hide-if-no-js" style="margin: 0 0 .5em 5em;padding:8px 10px 5px 5px;">
       	';
       	return;
       }
       if(is_admin() || $query->is_admin) {
       	$here = array( basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']), basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) );
   
       	 	if( ( $here[0] == 'index-extra.php?jax=dashboard_quick_press'  || $here[0] ==  'post.php') && ( $here[1] == 'index-extra.php'  || $here[1] == 'post.php') ) {
       		add_action('media_buttons','__quickpress_custom');
       	}
   
       	unset($here);
       }
       ```
   
 * The problem is actually getting the fields custom field data to register when
   the post is created. i have tried using the hooks wp_insert_post, quick_edit_custom_box
   and publish_page with a custom built function wich utilizes the wp_update_post()
   function. When it runs with the wp_update_post() it goes into a permanent loop.
   I’ve pretty much tried everything else i can think of. There doesn’t appear to
   be any info on the codex etc regarding this as i have had a good look. has anyone
   attempted the same thing and can anyone suggest a solution?
 * Thanks

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inserting-custom-fields-using-quick-press/)
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