Nik Custom Fields — live demo

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Single-line input. Placeholder, character limit, default value, prefix/suffix.

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nik_the_field( 'd_text' );

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Multi-line plain text. Row count is a setting.

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nik_the_field( 'd_textarea' );

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Numeric input with min, max, step and a prefix. Decimals are kept.

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nik_get_field( 'd_number' );   // float
nik_the_field( 'd_number' );   // localised

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Slider with a live value readout.

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nik_get_field( 'd_range' );

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Email input. An address that does not validate is rejected on save.

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nik_the_field( 'd_email' );

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URL input.

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nik_the_field( 'd_url' );

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Masked input. Stored verbatim, printed as dots.

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nik_the_field( 'd_password' );

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The real WordPress editor: TinyMCE, Quicktags, media button. Shortcodes run on output.

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nik_the_field( 'd_wysiwyg' );

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Dropdown. A value outside the configured list is refused.

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nik_get_field( 'd_select' );

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Radio buttons.

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nik_get_field( 'd_radio' );

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One choice, shown as a row of buttons.

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nik_get_field( 'd_buttons' );

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A single tick box.

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nik_get_field( 'd_checkbox' );   // bool

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On-off switch with its own label.

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nik_get_field( 'd_truefalse' );  // bool

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Media library picker. Return format: id, URL, or the full array.

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$img = nik_get_field( 'd_image' );
echo $img['sizes']['medium'];

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Several images, reorderable by dragging.

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foreach ( nik_get_field( 'd_gallery' ) as $img ) {
    echo $img['sizes']['thumbnail'];
}

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Any attachment, not just images. Allowed extensions are a setting.

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nik_the_field( 'd_file' );

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A dashicon or an image URL.

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nik_the_field( 'd_icon' );

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A URL from any oEmbed provider; the embed is resolved on output.

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nik_the_field( 'd_oembed' );

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URL, link text and an open-in-new-tab switch.

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nik_the_field( 'd_link' );        // <a> with rel=noopener
nik_get_field( 'd_link' );        // array

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Native swatch plus a hex box.

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nik_the_field( 'd_color' );

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Latitude, longitude and an address.

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nik_the_field( 'd_map' );
nik_get_field( 'd_map' );

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Date only. Stored sortable, printed in the site format.

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nik_get_field( 'd_date', false, false );  // raw
nik_the_field( 'd_date' );                // formatted

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Date with a time of day.

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nik_the_field( 'd_datetime' );

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Time of day.

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nik_get_field( 'd_time' );

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Search picker for one entry. Nothing is loaded until you type.

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$post = nik_get_field( 'd_postobject' );
echo $post->post_title;

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Same picker, but the value is the permalink.

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nik_the_field( 'd_pagelink' );

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Search picker for several entries, reorderable.

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foreach ( nik_get_field( 'd_relationship' ) as $post ) {
    echo get_permalink( $post );
}

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Search picker over terms of any taxonomy.

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nik_get_field( 'd_taxonomy' );

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Search picker over site users.

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nik_get_field( 'd_user' );

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Several fields kept together under one name.

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$d = nik_get_field( 'd_group' );
echo $d['w'] . '×' . $d['h'] . ' ' . $d['u'];

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Rows of subfields, added and reordered by the editor.

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while ( nik_have_rows( 'd_specs' ) ) : nik_the_row();
    echo nik_get_row_index();
    echo nik_get_sub_field( 'name' );
    echo nik_get_sub_field( 'value' );
endwhile;

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A repeater inside a repeater. Nesting has no fixed limit.

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while ( nik_have_rows( 'd_sections' ) ) : nik_the_row();
    echo nik_get_sub_field( 'title' );

    while ( nik_have_rows( 'items' ) ) : nik_the_row();
        echo nik_get_sub_field( 'label' );
    endwhile;
endwhile;

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The editor picks from named layouts, in any order, as many times as needed.

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while ( nik_have_rows( 'd_flex' ) ) : nik_the_row();
    if ( 'hero' === nik_get_row_layout() ) { … }
endwhile;

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The fields of another group, reused without copying their configuration.

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$a = nik_get_field( 'd_clone' );
echo $a['street'] . ', ' . $a['city'];

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Splits a long group into tabs in the editor. Holds no value.

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Collapsible section in the editor. Holds no value.

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// nothing to read

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A note shown to the editor. Holds no value.

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// nothing to read