Title: [Plugin: Custom Field Template] Multiple templates/custom post types
Last modified: August 19, 2016
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# [Plugin: Custom Field Template] Multiple templates/custom post types
* [purrdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purrdesign/)
* (@purrdesign)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/)
* Using this plugin, I’ve run into a small issue with it and the custom post types
feature in 3.0. I have two custom post types created, and want to use the plugin
to add a different set of custom fields to each of these post types.
* However, it seems as though the 2nd template I add, no matter what is in it,
does not seem to work. The first template works with the first custom post type,
but the second does not show any custom fields. I’ve tried switching the templates,
and it does not matter which order I input them, only the first template works.
I see the Custom Post Template header and the initialize/save buttons on the
2nd, but no fields.
* Ideas? Is this a bug or am I simply doing something wrong?
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* [lorenzo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psycolor/)
* (@psycolor)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525889)
* how did you create the custom post types?
* i have used the ‘custom post types’ plugin, then i specified which custom post
names i wanted to add the fields to in the custom fields plugin. the list of
the custom post types is a comma-delimited field under template
* the interesting thing is that it doesn’t matter in which template you enter the
name of the custom post type: the list of templates will become available in
your custom posts types.
* i’m guessing that this is a small bug, but at least it should show the custom
fields… i’m still trying to figure out exactly how this things work. hope this
helps
* Thread Starter [purrdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purrdesign/)
* (@purrdesign)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525913)
* Created custom post types through the functions.php file rather than a plugin.
* I have two different post types – events and recipes. I’d like a different set
of custom fields to show up for each. I have two templates created, one set to
show on the recipes post type, the other set to show on the events post type.
The second template doesn’t seem to work no matter what I do; I can get the first
to show up on one or both of the post types. If I swap the order of the templates,
the first one works regardless.
* [Hiroaki Miyashita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hiroaki-miyashita/)
* (@hiroaki-miyashita)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525915)
* In order to create custom post types, please use some plugins like Custom Post
Type UI. When you set the custom post type in the custom field template options,
you may have a space between each type.
* This does not work correctly.
* ```
events, recipes
```
* This works.
* ```
events,recipes
```
* I will fix this in the future release. Thanks.
* Thread Starter [purrdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purrdesign/)
* (@purrdesign)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525945)
* Just transitioned by custom post types from the functions file to the plugin.
CFT still doesn’t work on the 2nd custom template. I do not have spaces, rather,
one cft is for ‘recipes’ (the first – this one works) and the second cft is for‘
events’ (this one does not work). All I see on the events post edit page is the
Custom Field Template header (not even my custom box header) followed by the
initialize/save buttons. But no fields.
* If I switch the two fields, putting the events in the template #0 spot, it works,
while the recipes template in the template #1 spot does not.
* [leliathomas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leliathomas/)
* (@leliathomas)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525951)
* I am having this same problem, actually–or perhaps it’s only similar. I created
my custom post types using functions.php, because I wanted greater control than
plugins are currently offering. (I also don’t want to have to deal with yet another
plugin not being updated.)
* In my case, I have four custom post types:
* portfolio-artwork
portfolio-photography portfolio-webdesign portfolio-writing
* All of these work on the backend perfectly with their taxonomies, so I don’t
think there’s an issue with the post types. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to assign
custom field templates to multiple custom post types (no, I was not using a space
after the comma), nor can I just duplicate the template and assign it to another
post type.
* I had a play around, and I discovered something strange. In functions.php, I’ve
got my portfolio-artwork custom post type created first, followed by portfolio-
photography. Now, if I make a custom field template for portfolio-artwork, it
works, but I can never get one to work for any of the other post types that are
created after it in functions.php.
* _However_, if I switch one of the other post types to the top of functions.php,
custom field template then works with it, but not the others. In other words,
it’s only recognizing the first created custom post type. It seems like there
may be some issue with register_post_type being used more than once for custom
field templates? I’m not sure. I don’t see how using a plugin to create the post
types would change this sort of issue, and I’d really rather not venture down
that road.
* Great plugin, but seriously hoping I can get this to work!
* Cheers,
Lelia
* [Hiroaki Miyashita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hiroaki-miyashita/)
* (@hiroaki-miyashita)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525958)
* Hi guys,
I tried fixing the template loading. Please upgrade to 1.6.9. Thanks.
* Thread Starter [purrdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purrdesign/)
* (@purrdesign)
* [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525959)
* Thanks Hiroaki! It does appear to be working now for multiple templates, everything
except the custom box title (always shows the Template #0 title, even for template#
1 fields). Not nearly as big of a deal, at least the fields are showing up now.
🙂
* Thanks!
* [Takashi Irie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamtakashi/)
* (@iamtakashi)
* [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525988)
* Hi, I’m still having a problem to make Custom Field Template to appear in custom
post types.
* I have created the custom post types through function.php and list them in the“
Custom Post Type (comma-deliminated):”field without space but comma. Custom Field
Template appears in the default post (I have specified in Post type: section)
but it doesn’t appear in the custom post types I have created. The panel is there
but none of the fields show up.
* What am I missing? Please let me know.
* Thanks!
* P.S. I’m testing this using Twentyten theme and no other plugin activated. The
plugin version is Version 1.7.1
* **Update!!**
If I specified “Both” in “Post Type:” section rather than just “
Post”, fields start appear!!
* [suchajazzyline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suchajazzyline/)
* (@suchajazzyline)
* [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525992)
* Had the same problem, iamtakashi. Strange thing is, everything worked fine for
a while. When I changed to “Both” instead of just “Posts”, the template started
working again as well.
* [pescadito01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pescadito01/)
* (@pescadito01)
* [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1525999)
* hi, nice plugin
* but same problem too, i test with WP Post Type UI, Custom Post Type UI, CMS Press
plugin and it work for a while. but after i rename one custom post type i cannot
get CFT appeare anymore in any custom post type…..
* usin wp3.0.1 and cft 1.7.5
* [pescadito01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pescadito01/)
* (@pescadito01)
* [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1526002)
* Hi Hiroaki
* i confirm the problem, i use cft with wp-post-type-ui plugin, i have 2 templates,
only the first work well only when no template is disabled (perhaps this is the
key), if i disabled the 2nd template then the first template come empty (it only
appear the title of cft box panel)
* best regard,
pescadito
* [pescadito01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pescadito01/)
* (@pescadito01)
* [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1526003)
* and if use the second template it doesn’t work too
* [Rhand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhand/)
* (@rhand)
* [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1526004)
* Same issue here. Would love to see the code for your custom post types. Here
is mine I use in functions.php for one custom post type:
* ```
// add custom port type and custom taxonomy
add_action('init', 'destinations_register');
function destinations_register() {
$labels = array(
'name' => _x('Destinations', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('Individual Destination', 'post type singular name'),
'add_new' => _x('Add New', 'individual destination'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add New Destination'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit Individual Destination'),
'new_item' => __('New Destination'),
'view_item' => __('View Portfolio Item'),
'search_items' => __('Search Destinations'),
'not_found' => __('Nothing found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('Nothing found in Trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);
$args = array(
'labels' => $labels,
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'menu_icon' => get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/article16.png',
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => null,
'supports' => array('title','editor','thumbnail')
);
register_post_type( 'destinations' , $args );
}
register_taxonomy("Resorts", array("destinations"), array("hierarchical" => true, "label" => "Resorts", "singular_label" => "Skill", "rewrite" => true));
```
* It works in the backend and I added dummy text to three custom fields I made
using Custom Fields Template. They do not show up in the custom post type in
the frontend. I do see`
` in the source code
* [Rhand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhand/)
* (@rhand)
* [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1526005)
* Well, I managed to do it with an addition to my functions.php following [http://www.kevinleary.net/advanced-content-management-wordpress-custom-field-templates/](http://www.kevinleary.net/advanced-content-management-wordpress-custom-field-templates/):
* ```
// Get Custom Field Template Values
function getCustomField($theField) {
global $post;
$block = get_post_meta($post->ID, $theField);
if($block){
foreach(($block) as $blocks) {
echo $blocks;
}
}
}
```
* This does load the fields well with additional code in my singel-x.php :
* ```
```
* This code is still rough and needs to be redone, but all works well.
* [leup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leup/)
* (@leup)
* [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-multiple-templatescustom-post-types/#post-1526006)
* I prefer to use shortcode rather than the ‘getCustomField’ function :
* ``
* But it’s really just a matter of choice.
It suit better my needs to get the
value and be able to work on it rather than echo-ing it out of the box.
* For example, VCarrousel can be an image or a flash file.
* ```
```
* which you could not do with the simple getCustomField function.
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