Title: adding template tag
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# adding template tag

 *  [bizkitpark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizkitpark/)
 * (@bizkitpark)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/)
 * I’m new in wordpress so i really don’t know how to edit anything when it it comes
   to website files,
 * in gaming codes plugin it says that i have to ‘Add the template tag the_author_gaming_codes
   in your post/author templates.’
 * i really don’t know what it means or even know where and how to place it
 * can someone help me please ?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gaming-codes/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gaming-codes/)

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 *  [Funkphenomenon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funkphenomenon/)
 * (@funkphenomenon)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497670)
 * That is a really old plugin.. Sure that one works? Please read more on editing
   templates in the codex, which is like a huge WP user guide.
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Templates](http://codex.wordpress.org/Templates)
 *  Thread Starter [bizkitpark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizkitpark/)
 * (@bizkitpark)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497733)
 * i dont know how to write codes so i cant seem to understand anything in that 
   help guide
 *  Thread Starter [bizkitpark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizkitpark/)
 * (@bizkitpark)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497785)
 * anyone ?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497786)
 * “post/author templates” is going to very depending on the theme you’re using.
   Go to Appearance/Editor in your admin panel and look for things like “Post”, “
   Single”, “Author”, etc. Once you have found the templates, cross-reference the
   code with some visual “landmarks” to get an idea of where you want this to appear
   in reference to everything else. Once you have found your “landmarks”, add the
   following:
 * `<?php the_author_gaming_codes(); ?>`
 * I would also like to echo Funkphenomenon’s concern that this is a very old plugin
   and may not function at all.
 *  Thread Starter [bizkitpark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizkitpark/)
 * (@bizkitpark)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497787)
 * ok is there a way to add more fields for users when they register ? for example
   a regular forum would as for :
 * Name :
    Email : Website : Bio :
 * and since im building a gaming forum i would like to add stuff like :
 * Xbox 360 Gamertag
    PS3 gamertag
 * and so on…
 * so how can i do that ?
 * again i dont know any sort of coding
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497788)
 * No, there’s no way to do that in the core, but since you’re building a gaming
   community, you may interested in BuddyPress which allows you to do far more than
   just WordPress, including the creation of custom user fields.
 * [http://buddypress.org/](http://buddypress.org/)

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-template-tag/#post-1497788)
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