Display Custom Fields on Posts
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Custom field answers are shown on the post automatically. You can also place a single answer anywhere with a shortcode or block, for example in a sidebar or a custom single-post template.
Automatic display
Section titled “Automatic display”On a single post, the answers appear after the post content as a list of labels and values, for example:
- Reading time: 6 minutes
- How hard is this to try yourself? Some practice
Rules:
- Only fields with Display on Frontend on are listed.
- Empty answers are skipped. A post with no answers shows nothing.
- A colon is added after each label, unless the label already ends in punctuation such as
?. - Images, galleries, videos, files and embeds are shown as media, not as text.
To stop a field appearing here, turn off Show on post with Quick edit on the Custom Fields tab. The value is still saved and can still be shown with the shortcode.
Show one field anywhere
Section titled “Show one field anywhere”[bp-member-blog-custom-field key="difficulty"] - block: Custom Field
| Attribute | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
key |
The field’s Field ID. Required; without it nothing is shown. | Empty |
post_id |
Which post to read the value from | Current post |
sep |
Separator between several values, for Checkboxes and Multi Dropdown | , |
show_empty |
1 shows “Not provided” when the post has no value for the field. Without it an empty field shows nothing. |
0 |
The shortcode prints the value only, without the label, so you can add your own wording around it.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”- In a sidebar on single posts:
Difficulty: [bp-member-blog-custom-field key="difficulty"] - From a specific post:
[bp-member-blog-custom-field key="source_url" post_id="123"] - Several checkbox answers separated by a slash:
[bp-member-blog-custom-field key="tools" sep=" / "]
Find a field’s ID
Section titled “Find a field’s ID”Go to WB Plugins > Member Blog > Custom Fields and open the field with Full edit. The Field ID is under Basic Settings.