Title: [Plugin: More Fields] Patch to allow exported types
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: More Fields] Patch to allow exported types

 *  [Danno040](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danno040/)
 * (@danno040)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-patch-to-allow-exported-types/)
 * I also had a problem where the admin section was blocking me from using an exported
   More-Types type. Created a patch to only prevent “other” types from not being
   allowed.
 *     ```
       --- ../tags/2.1/more-fields-settings.php	2012-03-07 15:51:01.000000000 -0700
       +++ more-fields-settings.php	2012-03-07 16:54:07.000000000 -0700
       @@ -158,8 +158,18 @@
        			if (is_object($more_types) && !empty($more_types)) {
        				$box_key = $this->keys[1];
        				$link = (method_exists($more_types, 'options_url')) ? $more_types->options_url : '';
       -				$mfts = $more_types->get_objects(array('_plugin_saved', '_other'));
       +
       +				// Other types: We are going to disable these.
       +				$mfts_other = (array) $more_types->get_objects(array('_other'));
       +
       +				// Plugin Saved types: We can use these, but the are not editable without an override.
       +				$mfts_saved = (array) $more_types->get_objects(array('_plugin_saved'));
       +
       +				// Plugin types: These were created in the admin section and exist in the DB.
       +				$mfts_plugin = (array) $more_types->get_objects(array('_plugin'));
       +
        				$mftss = $more_types->get_objects(array('_plugin_saved', '_other', '_plugin'));
       +
        				foreach ($mftss as $key => $mft) {
        					$options[$key] = array();
   
       @@ -168,9 +178,14 @@
        					if (in_array($box_key, (array) $mftb))
        						$options[$key] = array_merge($options[$key], array('value' => 'on'));
   
       -					// If this is created by file or elsewhere there's nothing we can do.
       -					if (array_key_exists($key, (array) $mfts))
       +					// If this comes from some non-more-types area, disable it.
       +					if (array_key_exists($key, $mfts_other))
        						$options[$key] = array_merge($options[$key], array('disabled' => true, 'text' => __("If you want to use your box for this post type you need to import it using <a href='$link'>More Types</a>.", 'more-types')));
       +
       +				    // This type is from a file. No need to freak out, just let people know
       +				    if (array_key_exists($key, $mfts_saved) && !array_key_exists($key, $mfts_plugin))
       +				        $options[$key] = array_merge($options[$key], array('text' => __("This type came from a saved file. To edit the type, go to <a href='$link'>More Types</a>.", 'more-types')));
       +
        				}
        			}
       ```
   
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 * Last activity: [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-patch-to-allow-exported-types/)
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