Title: Create Custom Global variable
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Create Custom Global variable

 *  [benrshep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benrshep/)
 * (@benrshep)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create-custom-global-variable/)
 * Hello,
 * I need to create a new global variable that can be changed in the General setting
   menu. What I am looking for is a new input in the form that allows me to change
   a variable that I can access in my php in index.php.
 * The variable is called called current issue and holds a string that represents
   an existing tag. I would like to add this variable into my query call in the 
   loop so I can control which posts are shown depending on the tag.
 * Im not sure if this makes complete sense but if you have any ideas please let
   me know. I got stuck with the add_settings_field() function as I couldn’t figure
   out which file to place it in.
 * thanks
 * ben

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 *  [jacobanderic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacobanderic/)
 * (@jacobanderic)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create-custom-global-variable/#post-1333291)
 * Hi Ben,
 * I believe this will solve your problem:
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-configs/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-configs/)

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