Title: Custom Fields doesn't do anything
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Custom Fields doesn't do anything

 *  [Novadestin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/novadestin/)
 * (@novadestin)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-doesnt-do-anything/)
 * So I set up the custom field with a name and a value and did all that stuff but
   nothing shows up in the actual post. Like, I go to look at the post like anyone
   else would see it and nothing is there. Yes, I am new to all this so any help
   would be much appreciated!
 * Theme: Brunelleschi

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 *  [Chandan Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chandanonline4u/)
 * (@chandanonline4u)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-doesnt-do-anything/#post-3002922)
 * Try the following:
    1. Open your post where you added custom field 2. You will
   see a tab named ‘Screen Options’ in top right corner of post 3. Check ‘Custom
   Fields’ under Show on screen 4. Then check if you are able to see your custom
   field
 *  [michael.mariart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelmariart/)
 * (@michaelmariart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-doesnt-do-anything/#post-3002926)
 * You need to edit the template files to show custom fields, unless it’s built 
   into your theme (hint: not many do because it’s not a great idea). That’s the
   one big thing that they don’t tell you most times.
 * A good place to start is at [WordPress Theme Development](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development).
   That’s got a huge range of information that you can use to get started. Remember
   that it’s really not a simple and easy task to add something like this.
 *  Thread Starter [Novadestin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/novadestin/)
 * (@novadestin)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-doesnt-do-anything/#post-3002990)
 * chandanonline4u I know that, but that’s not what I was talking about.
 * Thanks michael.mariart, I was unaware that themes provided weren’t already set
   up to show them. Hmmm, why is it not a great idea? I understand that it won’t
   be simple, having to mess with the template, but hearing that its not a good 
   idea makes me wonder if its worth it 😛

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