Support » Plugin: Advanced post slider » Custom Link not working for me

  • Resolved BuddyBoy

    (@buddyboy)


    I must be doing something wrong because it doesn’t appear anyone else is having the same issue but for some reason I cannot get the custom URL to work.

    I am adding custom field with WP-Types, adding this field name “advps_custom_link”. Then placing the URL in the custom field under edit post. After updating the slider links to the homepage (which is where the slider is located).

    Also, in options I have link type set to “custom”, is there another option that I am missing?

    Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-post-slider/

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  • Plugin Author digontoahsan

    (@digontoahsan)

    Types adds prefix with your entered field slug for that its not working.
    You could use Advanced custom field plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/ or create the custom field manually from admin panel. Check this faq http://www.wpcue.com/wpc-faq/how-to-use-custom-link/

    Thread Starter BuddyBoy

    (@buddyboy)

    Cool thanks. That did the trick. I’ll rate this plugin good, it is nice and got me out of a jamb.

    1 question just out of curiosity, does that mean that WP-Types doesn’t code strictly to WP codex’s?

    Plugin Author digontoahsan

    (@digontoahsan)

    No doubt that WP-Types is one of the great plugin for creating custom fields. Actually it’s much more than creating and managing custom fields.
    I used it for several projects. But our plugin doesn’t have support for WP-Types created custom fields as we cant consider their created prefix and personally I like Advanced Custom Fields.

    Hi,
    i’ve the same trouble…and even i create with ACF the custom field, and in options I have link type set to “custom”… but it doesn’t work…Any ideas ?
    Thanks a lot

    Here is how the custom link works in this plugin.

    1. In the settings for “Adv.Slider”, in your chosen “Template” tab (open the tab for the list of settings), scroll down to the label “Title & Excerpt”. In the settings under this label, find “link type” and select “custom” in the drop list. Then click “save” for that section.

    2. Go to the post you want the custom link to apply. In the post (not page, its the “posts” you made, the slider does not include pages), make sure the “screen options” at the top (click that tab to open) has all options selected (which is best), then close the tab.

    3. Scroll the page down to find “Custom Fields”. I believe you will likely see only one custom field already there called “single_layout”. Just below that, click the “Add New Custom Field”. There is a drop list there, open it and see if you can find “advps_custom_link”.

    If that selection is not there, just below that field box is “create new” click that and the drop box just above it becomes a text field. Insert into it “advps_custom_link”. , then to the right in the long “value” box, enter the URL you want the post to include. If the link is within your own WordPress site, you can remove “http://domainname.com”

    Example:
    URL is “http://www.domainname.com/pages/this-page-to-read”

    change to>> “/pages/this-page-to-read” (note: do not include quotes, that makes the value as invalid)

    Once the value is completed, click the “Add Custom Field” button and you will see it appear just above the “single_layout” one.

    4. Click “update” for that post and its done.

    Note, for this plugin, this custom field only applies to the title of the post you see displayed in the slider, it does not make the entire image or text description become a link (which it should since on mobile screens makes clicking the linked item better to “tap”).

    Hi and thanks you…but i already do all this settings, i checked again…but it does’nt work…no link is active on the text
    another idea ?

    thanks a lot !

    Plugin Author digontoahsan

    (@digontoahsan)

    Hi, slrvcom please give a URL where you implemented the slider.

    Eureka !
    thanks for your time ! sorry but actually my div was not the right property…a simple z-index :1 settle my problem !-)

    thanks

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