Title: [Plugin: Custom Field Template] Pretty Good
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Custom Field Template] Pretty Good

 *  [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * (@thecoup)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/)
 * This seems to work pretty well. I really wish this was a core feature of WP. 
   Adding simple forms for custom field input really expands the use of WP as a 
   CMS.
 * For this plugin, I’d like to see a full list of options in the documentation.
   Also, I’d like to turn off Add Media buttons when not using tinyMCE.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-field-template/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-field-template/)

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 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876635)
 * Thanks for the idea. I have been using rc: Custom Fields GUI, for years. This
   plugin says it is like that one, but reloaded.
 * I only wish it would offer the option of a Multiple Select drop-down, or Multiple
   Select Checkboxes.
 * So you could ask the question / key: Name All Your Favorite Fruit (check all 
   that apply):
    Apples Oranges Kiwi Grapes
 * Currently I think there is only the option for “Select 1” (aka radio button).
 *  [Hiroaki Miyashita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hiroaki-miyashita/)
 * (@hiroaki-miyashita)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876784)
 * Thank you for using the custom field template plugin. I added some functionalities
   in the version 0.4.
 * I added the mediaButton option in the textarea. The default is set as false. 
   If you want to use media buttons, add ‘mediaButton = true’.
 * Multiple fields with the same key are supported. Something like this.
 * [Favorite Animal]
    type = checkbox value = dog checked = true
 * [Favorite Animal]
    type = checkbox value = cat hideKey = true
 * [Favorite Animal]
    type = checkbox value = monkey hideKey = true
 * ‘hideKey’ is the option for hiding the field name.
 * Thanks.
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876786)
 * Hiroaki, I just saw this post. I already wrote a reply in the other thread about
   this plugin.
 * I see your method for making multiple fields with the same value.
 * It looks OK, I will try it.
 * I was picturing something slightly different, but it looks like your method could
   work instead.
 * I thought it would be something like this,
 * [Favorite Fruits – Check All That Apply]
    type = multiple-checkbox value = Apples#
   Oranges # Banana
 * I will try your other method instead.
 *  [Hiroaki Miyashita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hiroaki-miyashita/)
 * (@hiroaki-miyashita)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876799)
 * I added the way you mentioned in the version 0.4.4.
    You can set like this.
 * [Favorite Fruits]
    type = checkbox value = apple # orange # banana # grape default
   = orange # grape
 * I hope this will work well in your situation.
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876800)
 * Thanks! I saw this post. I’m going to try the new version soon (within the next
   week when I get time to change my plugins)
 *  [Dario Ferrer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metacortex/)
 * (@metacortex)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876807)
 * Wonderful plugin. You saved my life today Hiroaki! Thanks.
 * A little option to clear **radio buttons** would be nice ;). Sometimes an user
   can choose a wrong option. Yes, its possible to create an empty radio button,
   but it looks a little ugly staying there alone |D.
 *  [Hiroaki Miyashita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hiroaki-miyashita/)
 * (@hiroaki-miyashita)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876809)
 * I added the option `clearButton = true` in radio buttons in the version 0.5.0.
   So you can create an empty radio button, even though the default is checked. 
   I hope it will work well. Thanks.
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876810)
 * **ANOTHER REQUEST about adding labels or instructions**
 * Hiroaki, I have another feature request for Custom Fields Template.
 * Can you add the ability to write more “labels” or “instructions” for my Authors
   to see, near (above, below, beside) each custom field in the Write Post area?
 * Currently, and with the old predecessor plugin rc:customfields, I have to use
   another “fake” custom field just to write the instructions. Because I don’t want
   the instructions to be written and displayed in the KEY.
 * Example, I use this work-around. I want the Authors to understand what the “Map”
   field means. You have to put a URL in the map field, for it to work on my site.
   So I have a second custom field with the key “NOTE Map ABOVE is a hyperlink linking
   to Google Earth XML map”. The only reason for this 2nd field, is just to display
   the instructions.
 * > [Map]
   >  type = textarea rows = 3 cols = 40
   > [NOTE Map ABOVE is a hyperlink enclosed a href tags linking to Google Earth
   > XML map]
   >  type = textarea rows = 1 cols = 1
 * I was thinking, maybe you can add a feature called “Label”.
 * Maybe it would work like this:
 * > [Map]
   >  type = textarea rows = 3 cols = 40 label = “NOTE Map ABOVE is a hyperlink
   > enclosed a href tags linking to Google Earth XML map”
 * Thank you again for improving this great plugin Hiroaki Miyashita.
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876811)
 * **ANOTHER REQUEST about the Display of Keys under Write Post**
 * Under the Write Post page where you can see the Custom Field Templates — can 
   you make the “Key” appear ABOVE the field for the value, instead of on the left?
 * OR, can you make each “Key” name to be Right-Aligned, instead of Centered?
 * Currently it does not line up nicely. The Key names are far to the left, and 
   the Value fields are pushed far to the right. This is because some of my Key 
   names are short words, and some of them are “Lots of long words for the key name”
   thus pushing all the field boxes off to the right.
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876812)
 * **MINOR REQUEST FOR REMOVING TEMPLATES DROP DOWN**
 * Can you make the “Template” drop-down, optional? I’m only going to use one Custom
   Fields Template. It will just have the 7 or 8 custom fields that I want my Authors
   to always use.
 * I don’t want them to see the drop-down menu for choosing other templates. It’s
   just a bit confusing, it looks like it IS another custom field that they need
   to select from.
 * **THANKS AGAIN**
    Is your site wordpressgogo? If that is you, Hiroaki, I will
   send a small donation as Thanks for this plugin. I know I’ve asked a lot of suggestions,
   and you did the 1st thing with Multiple Checkboxes. Very nice. It is useful, 
   and I am happy someone is developing it after I waited 1 year with no changes
   in the predecessor plugin rc:customfields.
 *  [Hiroaki Miyashita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hiroaki-miyashita/)
 * (@hiroaki-miyashita)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876814)
 * Hi Dgold,
    Thank you for your requests every time. I released the version 0.5.2.
   I added the label option in every field type, so you can use something like `
   label = NOTE Map ABOVE is a hyperlink enclosed a href tags linking to Google 
   Earth XML map`. The custom field template select box is displayed only if it 
   has multiple templates. So if only one template is set, the drop-down box is 
   not shown. I adopted the css design of custom field templates. You can set css
   in the setting page. The following is an example of which keys are above fields.
 *     ```
       #cft dl { clear:both; margin:0; padding:0; width:100%; }
       #cft dt { font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:left; }
       #cft dt .hideKey { display:none; }
       #cft dd { margin:0; text-align:left; }
       #cft dd p.label { font-weight:bold; margin:0; }
       ```
   
 * Yes, my site is [http://wordpressgogo.com/](http://wordpressgogo.com/) . I really
   appreciate your support donation. Thanks.
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876816)
 * Awesome! It keeps getting better! And so I sent a donation on your site, and 
   again, thanks for updating this.
 * I’m trying it with this CSS right now. If anyone else can make it better, please
   post.
 * > #cft dl { clear:both; margin:0; padding:0; width:100%; }
   >  #cft dt { font-weight:
   > bold; margin-top:4px; text-align:left; font-size: 150%} #cft dt .hideKey { 
   > display:none; } #cft dd { margin-left:8px; text-align:left; } #cft dd p.label{
   > font-weight:bold; margin-top: 8px; }
 *  [CowboyFrank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboyfrank/)
 * (@cowboyfrank)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876828)
 * Is it possible in my templates to call only certain of the custom fields?
 * For example, on page template A, I’d like to show a “teaser” thumbnail picture
   next to an article’s headline. However, on page template B, I’d like to show 
   a big picture above the post’s headline. So how could I do this?
 * Forgive me if this is something obvious that I missed! 🙂 Thanks!
 *  [Dgold](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgold/)
 * (@dgold)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876829)
 * [@cowboyfrank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboyfrank/),
 * Study this
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Custom_Fields#Getting_Custom_Fields](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Custom_Fields#Getting_Custom_Fields)
 * You get get the code there for showing just 1 of the custom fields at a time.
 * Or you can use this plugin,
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-custom-field-values/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-custom-field-values/)
 * Sounds like you already knew about php the_meta which is used for showing Allllll
   your custom fields (key-value pairs).
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_meta](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_meta)
 * Note the code I requested in this thread, MichaelH says how to EXCLUDE certain
   custom fields from the_meta so you can use the_meta to show all your custom fields
   EXCEPT a few certain ones.
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/217076?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/217076?replies=5)
 * enjoy
 *  [CowboyFrank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboyfrank/)
 * (@cowboyfrank)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-field-template-pretty-good/#post-876830)
 * Awesome! Thanks so much! The particular piece of script I ended up using was:
 *     ```
       <?php $mykey_values = get_post_custom_values('Thumbnail');
         foreach ( $mykey_values as $key => $value ) { echo "$value"; }?>
       ```
   
 * …where ‘Thumbnail’ was the name of the custom field.

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