Custom Field Widget

Custom Field Widget displays values of custom field keys, allowing post- and page-specific meta content in your sidebar with limitless applications. Use this widget to add a table of contents to a post/page or display a corresponding thumbnail image, etc.

Custom fields are arbitrary information associated on a per-post and/or per-page basis. The possible uses of custom fields are limited only by user imagination.

  1. Features

    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

  2. Download

    The Custom Field Widget plugin, © 2008 Scott Allan Wallick, is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Please feel free to alter this plugin in any way that pleases you within the terms of its license.

    Download the latest version of Custom Field Widget.

    Custom Field Widget 0.1

    By downloading content, you agree to the Terms of Use.

  3. Install

    This plugin is installed just like any other WordPress plugin. More detailed installation instructions 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.

  4. Use

    If you are unfamiliar with custom fields, you should first read about them on the WordPress Codex.

    Custom fields are added to posts and pages from the Write > Post and Write > Page 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 an exact 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 for a small picture of possibilities.

    The uses and applications of WordPress custom fields are infinite. Just search for WordPress custom fields for thousands of results on this subject.

  5. Learn

    Please review the accompanying documentation, the included readme.txt, for more information and instructions on using Custom Field Widget and its advanced features.

    Custom Field Widget readme.txt