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1. jimmiejo
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I'm having trouble finding the proper wording/code to use a custom field if it exists.

   What I have is an href that I'd like to link to a custom field by the name of "source_url". But If that custom field doesn't exist, I'd like to link to the_permalink.

   So, if <?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'source_url', true); ?> exists, echo that link, elseif echo <?php the_title(); ?>, in layman's terms. :)

2. scribblerguy
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Use the post_custom field (it's not documented in the Codex, yet). The following should work for what you want to do (no warranties).

   <?php
   if (post_custom('source_url')) {
    // if the 'source_url' field exists, do this (output the source url)
    echo post_custom('source_url');
    } else {
    // otherwise, do this (output the post title)
    the_title();
    }
   ?>

   This goes a bit beyond the drop-in template tag structure for WP templates. The <?php and ?> is just a wrapper for PHP instructions, which are what all WP tags and functions are, so those aren't needed if you're calling WP template tags inside a larger function or such.

3. jimmiejo
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Thanks scribblerguy!

   I changed the_title at the bottom to the_permalink and that did exactly what I was trying to figure out.

   Works like a charm. Cheers!

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