Comments on: Controlling the visibility of content with custom fields http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/ Tips & Pointers on Making a Killer CMS with WordPress Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: krahamath http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-252 krahamath Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:42:18 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-252 great thanks.. its very usefull for me and my site also great thanks.. its very usefull for me and my site also

]]> By: Cherry http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Cherry Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:54:33 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-250 People should read this. People should read this.

]]> By: Derek Herman http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Derek Herman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:05:29 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-246 I'm sorry, but I have to say this makes no sense to me. I make pretty custom WordPress themes and am not seeing the advantages of doing something like this. Where are you adding the custom query too? Is this a separate loop other than the regular loop? Just seems you could add custom content by making a function or plugin that could be reused on all pages and posts and not use a page that has a slug to show snippets. Because Google will index your snippet and link to it and you will have no control over the fact that people can see that page anyhow. I’m sorry, but I have to say this makes no sense to me. I make pretty custom WordPress themes and am not seeing the advantages of doing something like this. Where are you adding the custom query too? Is this a separate loop other than the regular loop? Just seems you could add custom content by making a function or plugin that could be reused on all pages and posts and not use a page that has a slug to show snippets. Because Google will index your snippet and link to it and you will have no control over the fact that people can see that page anyhow.

]]> By: MarkB http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-173 MarkB Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:30:57 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-173 @Chris - not really sure what I can show you.. It's more something that is turned on/off in the admin. On that client example, the contact details at the bottom of the left column is where it's being used. On that page in his admin, he can change the custom field value to turn that page's visibility on/off. @Chris – not really sure what I can show you.. It’s more something that is turned on/off in the admin.

On that client example, the contact details at the bottom of the left column is where it’s being used.

On that page in his admin, he can change the custom field value to turn that page’s visibility on/off.

]]> By: Chris http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Chris Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:39:05 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-171 Sorry for the name thing, I saw Michael in the previous comment. Now I know it's Mark. Cheers, Chris cardgazer.com Sorry for the name thing, I saw Michael in the previous comment. Now I know it’s Mark.

Cheers,

Chris
cardgazer.com

]]> By: Chris http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Chris Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:37:10 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-170 Hi Michael, Can you show a working example of this? I tried on the client site you provided but not sure where to look. Thanks, Chris cardgazer.com Hi Michael,

Can you show a working example of this? I tried on the client site you provided but not sure where to look.

Thanks,

Chris
cardgazer.com

]]> By: MarkB http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-168 MarkB Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:23:25 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-168 Heya Michael Yeah, that's quite doable. You'd replace this: if (get_post_meta(73, 'active', true) == "yes") { with this: if (get_post_meta(73, 'active', true)) { You could also switch it around a bit, and say "if its not empty, then continue"... Like so: if (get_post_meta(73, 'active', true) != "") { Make sense? :) Heya Michael

Yeah, that’s quite doable.

You’d replace this:
if (get_post_meta(73, ‘active’, true) == “yes”) {

with this:
if (get_post_meta(73, ‘active’, true)) {

You could also switch it around a bit, and say “if its not empty, then continue”… Like so:

if (get_post_meta(73, ‘active’, true) != “”) {

Make sense? :)

]]> By: Michael http://wpguru.co.za/templates/page/controlling-the-visibility-of-content-with-custom-fields/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Michael Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:02:40 +0000 http://wpguru.co.za/?p=78#comment-167 Great tip Mark! What if I wanted to switch what you have coded there... Instead of "yes" to show the content... how could you just "show" content if it has something for that custom field...otherwise show nothing if the key is empty?? I'm thinking it is something along the lines of == "" then show nothing... else...show content of the key -- I'm not sure how to change your code to get what I am saying...hopefully it'll make sense. =) Thanks in advance, Mike Great tip Mark!

What if I wanted to switch what you have coded there…

Instead of “yes” to show the content… how could you just “show” content if it has something for that custom field…otherwise show nothing if the key is empty??

I’m thinking it is something along the lines of == “” then show nothing… else…show content of the key — I’m not sure how to change your code to get what I am saying…hopefully it’ll make sense. =)

Thanks in advance,
Mike

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