Usage
Based upon our example above, let's put this into action. We'll add two custom fields, one called "Currently Reading" and the other "Today's Mood". The following instructions will demonstrate how to add this information to a post using Custom Fields.
- After you have written your post, scroll down to the area titled Custom Fields.
Note: As of WordPress Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся, some Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся on the Post & Page edit Administration Panels are hidden by default. Custom Fields are hidden by default if they have not been used before.
- To create a new Custom Field called "Currently Reading", enter the text "Currently Reading" (without the quotes) in the text entry field titled Key.
- The newly created Key should now be assigned a Value, which in our case is the name of the book currently being read, "Calvin and Hobbes". Type "Calvin and Hobbes" in the Value field, again without the quotes.
- Click Add Custom Field button to save this custom information for that post.
To add your "Today's Mood", repeat the process and add "Today's Mood" to the
key and a description of your mood in the
value text boxes and click
SAVE to save this information with the post.
On your next post, you can add a new book and mood to your meta-data. In the
Custom Fields section, the
Key will now feature a pull down list with the previously entered Custom Fields. Choose "Currently Reading" and then enter the new book you are reading in the
value. Click
Add Custom Field and then repeat the process to add "Today's Mood".
You only need to create a new "KEY"
once, after which you can assign a value to that key for every post, if you so desire. You can also assign more than one
Value to a key, for a post. This will come in handy for people who read more than one book at a time.