Title: [Plugin: Developer's Custom Fields] Different prefix in certain scopes?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Developer's Custom Fields] Different prefix in certain scopes?

 *  Resolved Anonymous User 8133435
 * (@anonymized-8133435)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-custom-fields-different-prefix-in-certain-scopes/)
 * Hi There,
 * I’m making use of gravity forms, and I need some of the custom fields I created
   with developers custom fields to show up in the default custom fields. Now in
   your documentation I read “An underscore at the start means these values won’t
   show up in the default WordPress custom fields meta box.”. I already used developers
   custom fields with the default prefix a lot, and would like to keep all those
   values the same, I just need them to show up under one custom post type / custom
   fields box. Is this possible? Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/developers-custom-fields/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/developers-custom-fields/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Steve Taylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gyrus/)
 * (@gyrus)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-custom-fields-different-prefix-in-certain-scopes/#post-2593533)
 * It’s not possible now – the prefix is global. It could be added as a feature –
   perhaps a `show_in_default_custom_fields` field parameter? I’d need to change
   the `slt_cf_prefix()` function to take the name of the field as well, and selectively
   strip the underscore at the start as appropriate.
 * However, wouldn’t it be easier to just not define such fields through the plugin?
   Just make sure you do this:
 * `slt_cf_setting( 'hide_default_custom_meta_box', false );`
 * Then you can manage stuff you want in the default custom fields there.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 8133435
 * (@anonymized-8133435)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-custom-fields-different-prefix-in-certain-scopes/#post-2593582)
 * It would be a nice feature to make Developers custom fields a bit more compatible
   with plugins that create and populate their own custom fields.
    Anyway, you’re
   absolutely right, it’s way easier just to define the fields within the plugin,
   didn’t see that gravity form option yet :). Thanks for your swift reply!

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-custom-fields-different-prefix-in-certain-scopes/#post-2593582)
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