How Do I Add a Custom Text Field in WordPress?

Adding a custom text field in WordPress is a breeze. Here’s how:

1. Head over to the WordPress admin area and click on Appearance > Custom Fields.

2. In the Custom Fields screen, click on the Add New Custom Field link.

3. In the Add Custom Field screen, type in the name of the custom field you want to add, and then click on the Add button.

4. In the Add Custom Field screen, you will now see the type of custom field you have added.

You can choose to add a text field, a text area, or a select box.

5. In the Custom Field Settings screen, you can set the following options for your custom field:

– Name: This is the name of the custom field.

– Display Name: This is the display name of the custom field. This will be shown next to the field in the WordPress admin area.

– Type: This is the type of custom field. You can choose to add a text field, a text area, or a select box.

– Description: This is a brief description of the custom field.

– Default Value: This is the default value for the custom field.

– Required: This is whether the custom field is required or not.

– Exclude From: This is a list of site pages or posts from which the custom field will be excluded.

– Inline Editing: This is whether the custom field is inline-editing enabled or not.

– Custom Fields Order: This is the order in which the custom fields will be displayed in the WordPress admin area.

– Save: This is whether the custom field is saved or not.

6. Click on the Save button to save the custom field settings.

7. Click on the Close button to close the Custom Fields screen.

8. Click on the Publish button to publish the changes to your WordPress site.

9. Click on the Site Actions > Add Site Content > Custom Fields button to add a new custom field to your WordPress site.

10. In the Add Site Content screen, type in the name of the custom field, and then click on the Add button.

11. In the Add Site Content screen, you will now see the type of custom field you have added.

12. In the Custom Field Settings screen, you can set the following options for your custom field:

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19. In the Custom Field Settings screen, you can set the following options for your custom field:

– Description: This is a brief description.