Title: Applying different coding to extra fields.
Last modified: August 21, 2016
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# Applying different coding to extra fields.
* Resolved [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/)
* I have the extra fields module and awpcp 3.0.1 installed on my wordpress site,
I’ve added two extra fields into my listings, one for physical address, into
which I’ve added a section of code to convert that field into a google maps link
like so
$html .= ”; } else if (count($value) > 0) { $value = awpcp_extra_fields_render_field_single_value(
$field, $value[0]); $html .= sprintf( ‘’, $value ); this also uses the convert address
to google maps link plugin. Now I’ve added a second extra field called keywords,
I was hoping to change the field name and value to the same color as the background
so they aren’t on my listings looking messy but will still be recognized by the
search form. My problem is that awpcp extra fields php file doesn’t differentiate
between one field and another, so the **address** coding is affecting my keywords
field and if I were to hide my keywords field I would also be hiding the address
field. Is there any way of differentiating between different fields? for example
some type of Query against row number etc?
* Thanks in advance.
* [http://wordpress.org/plugins/another-wordpress-classifieds-plugin/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/another-wordpress-classifieds-plugin/)
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* Plugin Author [AWP Classifieds Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awpcp/)
* (@awpcp)
* [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239335)
* HI jiipsijack,
* My developer is out on vacation for a bit so I’ll have to defer this to him when
he returns.
* Thread Starter [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239379)
* Thanks for such a prompt reply, I look forward to hearing from him.
* Thread Starter [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239504)
* Hi there, Sorry to inundate but I see that your developer is back as other support
queries have been resolved, was just wondering whether any ground has been made
on this? Really need to get it sorted and I can’t figure it out by myself unfortunately,
Thanks Again.
* Plugin Author [AWP Classifieds Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awpcp/)
* (@awpcp)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239505)
* Got an answer for you here:
* > Is there any way of differentiating between different fields? for example some
> type of Query against row number etc?
* Unfortunately we don’t have a way to control the output of individual fields
of the same type (I believe he is using two textfields). However, since he is
already modifying the plugin’s code, he can use $field->field_name to check which
field is being processed and apply the google maps modifications to one field
and the keyword modifications to the other.
* Thread Starter [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239506)
* Hi there, thanks again for your reply, while I appreciate your confidence in
my coding abilities, unfortunately I’m not certain how to use $field->field_name
to differentiate the fields. I see this line 30 times in awpcp_extra_fields_module.
php. If you could tell me how to use it to see which field is being processed
I’m sure I could figure the rest out with that as a starting point. And you are
correct, it is two text fields.
* Thanks in advance.
* Plugin Author [AWP Classifieds Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awpcp/)
* (@awpcp)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239508)
* Hi jiipsijack,
* If the code aspect seems a bit daunting, we would recommend that you hire a developer
on oDesk to help with this kind of customization. There are a number of PHP/WordPress
guys on there at reasonable prices: [http://odesk.com](http://odesk.com)
* Thread Starter [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239510)
* It doesn’t seem daunting, all I really need is a starting point so if you wouldn’t
mind explaining how to use the $field->field_name to differentiate, I’m sure
I can figure the rest out myself. Thanks once again for your time.
* Plugin Author [AWP Classifieds Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awpcp/)
* (@awpcp)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239511)
* The field name is the name of the field defined in your AWPCP Extra Fields admin.
So you’d have to use some kind of conditional in the code to customize the behavior
or output per field. Something like this:
* ```
if ($field->field_name == "my_field") {
//Do map-specific for just my_field
}
else {
//Regular output for other fields
}
```
* Thread Starter [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239512)
* Fantastic! Thank you so much for your help, The support for this plugin really
is great. I’ll give this a whirl and let you know how it works out.
* Thread Starter [jiipsijack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiipsijack/)
* (@jiipsijack)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239516)
* It’s worked! I’ve differentiated between fields now and my address field is showing
up as a link while my keywords field is showing up hidden in listings, just like
I wanted
* For anyone else trying something similar the code I used looks like:
* `else if (count($value) > 0 && $field->field_name == “address”) {
$value =
awpcp_extra_fields_render_field_single_value($field, $value[0]); $html .= sprintf(‘
’, $value );}
else if (count($value) > 0 && $field->field_name == “keywords”) { $value = awpcp_extra_fields_render_field_single_value(
$field, $value[0]); $html .= sprintf( ‘’,`
* However I didn’t realise that the search form doesn’t recognise the content of
extra fields unless I have a search section specifically for that. Is there any
way that I can change the search form so it will read from “ad title” “ad details”
and my extra field? If you like I can start a new Forum question as this is sort
of a different question now.
* Plugin Author [AWP Classifieds Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awpcp/)
* (@awpcp)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-different-coding-to-extra-fields/#post-4239519)
* Yes, please start a new thread for this. And when you do, please post a screenshot
of what you are seeing on your search screen.
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