Title: Custom Field Widget Author: scottwallick Published: 2008-08-06 Last modified: 2012-11-29 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/custom-field-widget.svg) # Custom Field Widget By [scottwallick](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scottwallick/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-field-widget.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-field-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-field-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-field-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-field-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-field-widget/) ## Description The Custom Field Widget displays values of custom field keys, allowing post- and page-specific meta sidebar content with limitless applications. Custom Field Widget is for WordPress 2.6.x and features: * Multiple widget instances possible * Widget-specific optional title and text * Conditional functionality, i.e., without a matching key, the widget is not displayed * Practically unlimited possible uses ### Use If you are unfamiliar with custom fields, you should first read about them on the [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Custom_Fields). Custom fields are added to posts and pages from the _Write > Page_ and _Write > Post_ menus, just below the main editor area. You may add as many custom fields to a post/page as you like. There are two separate fields for each custom field: the _key_ and its _value_. The Custom Field Widget finds a specified _key_ and then displays its corresponding _value_ in the sidebar. Without a matching _key_, nothing is displayed. The Custom Field Widget doesn’t necessarily ‘do’ anything, but it enables an advanced( and often overlooked) feature built-in to WordPress. For example, see [28 Ways to Use WordPress Custom Fields](http://performancing.com/wordpress-tips/jazz-your-site-28-ways-use-wordpress-custom-fields) for a small picture of possibilities. I developed this plugin for my own use. I wanted to display a small table of contents for certain pages (which are without categories) in the sidebar dynamically. Without a widget, I would have to edit the sidebar file(s) for each theme I used. Because each table of contents (a short `ol` of items) varied from page to page, it also had to be specific to each page. So I created a custom field key of `toc` and added the `ol` of items to its value. Enabling the plugin, I had a table of contents appear in the sidebar for each page with a custom field key of `toc`. The uses and applications of WordPress custom fields are infinite. Just [search for WordPress custom fields](http://www.google.com/search?q=wordpress+custom+fields) for thousands of results on this subject. ### License Custom Field Widget, a plugin for WordPress, (C) 2008 by Scott Allan Wallick, is licensed under the [GNU General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). Custom Field Widget is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. Custom Field Widget is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but **without any warranty**; without even the implied warranty of **merchantability** or **fitness for a particular purpose**. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Custom Field Widget. If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/). ## Screenshots * [[ * Custom Field Widget is a multiple-instance widget that shows custom field values matching specified keys in your sidebar. ## Installation This plugin is installed just like any other WordPress plugin. More [detailed installation instructions](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins) are available on the WordPress Codex. 1. Download Custom Field Widget 2. Extract the `/custom-field-widget/` folder from the archive 3. Upload this folder to `../wp-contents/plugins/` 4. Activate the plugin in _Dashboard > Plugins_ 5. Customize from the _Design > Widgets_ menu 6. Enjoy. And then consider donating In other words, just upload the `/custom-field-widget/` folder and its contents to your plugins folder. ## FAQ What does this plugin do? Custom Field Widget displays the custom field values of a specified custom field key in your sidebar. I have no idea what your answer means. That’s fine. Read the _Use_ section for more information on using custom fields and possible applications of this plugin. Fine. Can you give me one example of what I could do with this plugin? You could use it to display a graphic in the sidebar that you set on a per-post and/or per-page basis. Say you want certain posts/pages to include a graphic that aren’t necessarily categorized together. Create a custom field with a common key and this widget will display the corresponding values in the sidebar. That’s pretty slick. Give me another example. No. See the _Use_ section and let your imagination run wild. I’d like to modify this plugin in some way unavailable through the widget options panel. Will you help me? No. I apologize as I am unable to help with modifications with any of my plugins. Well, thanks for nothing. Not even thanks for the plugin? Sure. Thanks for the plugin. You’re welcome. Enjoy. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84f8a37340a49bea59d904c5381ea600f34d0c78806c0a92117c4df40a9b8c68? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Still works (WordPress 4.4)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/still-works-wordpress-4-4/)󠁿 [rosell.dk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/roselldk/) 2018-04-24 The good thing about small and simple plugins, is that they are robust 🙂 [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-field-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Custom Field Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ scottwallick ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scottwallick/) * [ plaintxt.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/plaintxtorg/) [Translate “Custom Field Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-field-widget) ### Interested in development? 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