Turn on custom fields from plugin

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Guus (IFS)

2013-08-07 10:57:50 UTC

Hi,

I am looking for a way to turn on the visibility of custom fields through my plugin. Google search didn't give me a quick answer to this.

Is there a 'legal' way to turn on this option for a (or all) users?

Guus

Marko Heijnen

2013-08-07 11:18:14 UTC

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See http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_post_type_support.

Also why enabling something like that? It doesn't really provide a good user experience.

Marko

Post by Guus (IFS)
Hi,
I am looking for a way to turn on the visibility of custom fields through my plugin. Google search didn't give me a quick answer to this.
Is there a 'legal' way to turn on this option for a (or all) users?
Guus
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Guus (IFS)

2013-08-07 11:54:17 UTC

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Thanks. I think that's just the answer I needed.

I use the custom fields for my SEO plugin:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/ifs-seo-simple/ to set the title tag, meta
description tag and meta keywords tag and got feedback that it was not clear
where to put the data (and that could still use some more explanation and
screendumps...).

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Post by Marko Heijnen
See http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_post_type_support.
Also why enabling something like that? It doesn't really provide a good user experience.
Marko
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Post by Guus (IFS)
Hi,
I am looking for a way to turn on the visibility of custom fields through
my plugin. Google search didn't give me a quick answer to this.
Is there a 'legal' way to turn on this option for a (or all) users?
Guus
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Brian Hogg

2013-08-07 11:59:15 UTC

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I think what Marko was hinting was to use a custom meta box instead, which would allow you to provide a nicer user experience vs. showing all custom meta fields from your plugin and others. Documentation here:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_meta_box

Make sure to add a check if it's an autosave call:

http://techwithketan.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/auto-save-problem-for-custom-variables/

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Post by Guus (IFS)
Thanks. I think that's just the answer I needed.
I use the custom fields for my SEO plugin: http://wordpress.org/plugins/ifs-seo-simple/ to set the title tag, meta description tag and meta keywords tag and got feedback that it was not clear where to put the data (and that could still use some more explanation and screendumps...).
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Turn on custom fields from plugin

Post by Marko Heijnen
See http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_post_type_support.
Also why enabling something like that? It doesn't really provide a good user experience.
Marko

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Guus (IFS)

2013-08-07 13:47:54 UTC

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Well, had to start somewhere :)

The story: I'm not familiar with Wordpress but needed a quick way to store
the data so found some suggestion about custom fields, so I used that
featured and made some changes to the theme. And then someone suggested to
promote our project http://www.inspiration-for-success.com/ by publishing
plugins. And then first our mailer plugin was developed and then I converted
my theme changes into a plugin :)

So yes, any better way of course I will consider. Thanks for the
suggestions.

My main issue now is testing and having bugs reported. You guys have any
clue how to get that?

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Post by Brian Hogg
I think what Marko was hinting was to use a custom meta box instead, which
would allow you to provide a nicer user experience vs. showing all custom
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_meta_box
http://techwithketan.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/auto-save-problem-for-custom-variables/
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On 2013-08-07, at 7:54 AM, "Guus \(IFS\)"

Post by Guus (IFS)
Thanks. I think that's just the answer I needed.
http://wordpress.org/plugins/ifs-seo-simple/ to set the title tag, meta
description tag and meta keywords tag and got feedback that it was not
clear where to put the data (and that could still use some more
explanation and screendumps...).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marko Heijnen"
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Turn on custom fields from plugin

Post by Marko Heijnen
See http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_post_type_support.
Also why enabling something like that? It doesn't really provide a good
user experience.
Marko
Op 7 aug. 2013, om 12:57 heeft "Guus \(IFS\)"

Post by Guus (IFS)
Hi,
I am looking for a way to turn on the visibility of custom fields
through my plugin. Google search didn't give me a quick answer to this.
Is there a 'legal' way to turn on this option for a (or all) users?
Guus
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