Title: Query using Custom field Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Query using Custom field * [salocine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salocine/) * (@salocine) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/) * Hi, Could you help confirming the code for using a custom field in a Query? My custom field is called Gender, it is a radio input with 2 options, Male, Female. I am passing the value $gender via URL. * ``` $gender = $_GET["gender"]; $args = array( 'post_type' => 'study', 'posts_per_page' => $postperpage, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', 'meta_key' => 'Gender', 'meta_value' => $gender, 'paged' => $paged ); ``` * Doesn’t seem to work… * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/) Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Thread Starter [salocine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salocine/) * (@salocine) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767479) * Will appreciate a response with my example. I saw this post, [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-posts-by-custom-field-value-1?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-posts-by-custom-field-value-1?replies=3) but it doesn’t really make sense * Thread Starter [salocine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salocine/) * (@salocine) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767482) * Ok, so I am trying to follow your example as * ``` apply_filters( 'wck_cfc_unserialize_fields_'.$studyoptions, false ); add_filter( 'wck_cfc_unserialize_fields_studyoptions', 'wck_change_unserialize_arg' ); function wck_change_unserialize_arg( $bool ){ return true; } echo "Gender".$studyoptions_gender_1; ``` * studyoptions being the Meta Name of my Meta Box Arguments gender being the Field Title I need * I am not having any luck… * Plugin Author [madalin.ungureanu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madalinungureanu/) * (@madalinungureanu) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767532) * Hi, * I’ll assume that you have a single metabox with the “Meta name” argument is “ studyoptions” and that you have a radio button field “Gender”. If I’m wrong replace with the right values: * to make the values in each field store in its individual meta you would add: * ``` add_filter( 'wck_cfc_unserialize_fields_studyoptions', 'wck_change_unserialize_arg' ); function wck_change_unserialize_arg( $bool ){ return true; } ``` * notice I don’t have the apply_filters line like in your example. Now if you already have values in your metabox make sure you save them again so they can save also in unserialized form. * Your query args should look like this: * ``` $gender = $_GET["gender"]; $args = array( 'post_type' => 'study', 'posts_per_page' => $postperpage, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', 'meta_key' => 'studyoptions_gender_1', 'meta_value' => $gender, 'paged' => $paged ); ``` * Hope this helps! * Thread Starter [salocine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salocine/) * (@salocine) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767539) * Hi madalin, * Thanks for coming back to me. Doesn’t work for me. * My Meta Box Meta name: StudyOptions (notice Capitals) My field title is gender and is a radio with 2 options (Male,Female) * I’ve added this above my query $args * ``` add_filter( 'wck_cfc_unserialize_fields_studyoptions', 'wck_change_unserialize_arg' ); function wck_change_unserialize_arg( $bool ){ return true; } ``` * and * ``` $gender = $_GET["gender"]; $args = array( 'post_type' => 'study', 'posts_per_page' => $postperpage, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', 'meta_key' => 'studyoptions_gender_1', 'meta_value' => $gender, 'paged' => $paged ); ``` * without success (no results found). $gender is passed properly (ie Male or Female). The query works without the meta_key/value * Thread Starter [salocine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salocine/) * (@salocine) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767540) * I am using version WCK Custom Fields Creator 1.0.4 * I have edited a study (my CPT) and re-saved the values. This is something that I am also worried about, I have 800+ Study already in the DB. Using your method, will I need to edit each of them and re-save for the values to be saved unserialized? * will appreciate help/clarification * Plugin Author [madalin.ungureanu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madalinungureanu/) * (@madalinungureanu) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767656) * Hi, * Please install the latest version of the WCK – Custom Fields and Custom Post Types Creator plugin ([http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator)) In version 1.0.4 we do not have that filter that you are trying to use. * You should remove the WCK Custom Fields Creator 1.0.4 plugin and then install the WCK – Custom Fields and Custom Post Types Creator plugin. You shouldn’t have any problems in the upgrade process and all your custom fields should still be there but please make a backup of your site before doing this. * [yonniq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yonniq/) * (@yonniq) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767767) * Hi I have a similar problem. I have a metabox:Social Links metabox arguments with meta name: social * I have two fields facebook,twitter linked to posts. I can see them and their default values ‘#’ when I create a post. So I assume the set up part works. Now I write a function * ``` $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'category_name' => 'directors', 'orderby'=> 'id', 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'order' => 'asc' ); $post_query = new WP_Query($args); if($post_query->have_posts() ) { while($post_query->have_posts() ) : $post_query->the_post(); $social = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'social', true ); foreach ($social as $link) { echo $link['facebook'] . '
'; echo $link['twitter'] . '
'; } endwhile; } ``` * The function echos nothing when called. I am not sure where I went wrong Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Query using Custom field’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/assets/icon- 256x256.png?rev=2257602) * [Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator - WCK](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wck-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-creator/reviews/) ## Tags * [custom field](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-field/) * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [yonniq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yonniq/) * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-using-custom-field/#post-4767767) * Status: not resolved