Custom Fields

Pro. This feature requires WB Member Blog Pro. The free plugin must be installed and active first. See the Pro index for every Pro module.

Adds extra fields to the post submission form, so members can supply structured information alongside their post. On by default.

Settings live at Member Blog > Custom Fields.

Creating a Field

Go to Member Blog > Custom Fields.
Give the field a label and pick a type.
Save.

Fields appear on the post submission form in the order they are listed. Drag a field to reorder it, and use inline editing to rename one without opening a separate screen.

Field Types

Type	Notes
Text	A single line
Text Area	Multiple lines
Number	Numeric input
Web URL	A URL
Dropdown	Choose one from a list of options
Multi Dropdown	Choose several
Radio Buttons	Choose one
Checkboxes	Choose several
Oembed	A URL that is embedded when the post is shown
Image	Image upload
Video Upload	Video upload
File	File upload
Gallery	Multiple images
Date	Date picker
Datetime	Date and time picker

Dropdown, Radio Buttons and Checkboxes take a list of options that you define with the field.

Conditional Logic

A field can be shown only when another field has a particular value. Set the condition on the field, and the form hides or shows it as the member fills the form in.

Showing a Field’s Value

Custom field values are not printed automatically. Put them where you want them with the shortcode:

[bp-member-blog-custom-field key="location"]

Attributes

Attribute	Default	Description
`key`	(empty)	The field’s key. Required; without it the shortcode renders nothing.
`post_id`	Current post	Which post to read the value from
`sep`	`,`	Separator used when the value has several parts (checkboxes, multi-dropdown, gallery)
`show_empty`	`1`	Whether to output anything when the field has no value

Place it in a template, or inside post content, or in a widget on a single-post page.