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This plugin takes a simple concept of giving you fields to enter information that use the meta tags built into 
Wordpress and expands on it. Modifying conf.txt in the plugin directory will allow you to enter custom fields to 
the Posts pages to add textfields, textarea, dropdown selections, checkboxes, and radio selections.
On top of all this simplicity, it also integrates several popular WordPress plugins. With gallery selection for 
NextGen Gallery you can select a gallery to save the id to a meta field for your post to pull in your theme. Support 
for WordTube video selection is also added. WP-Download Manager is also supported in this initial release to get ids 
for downloads as well.
Now while that may seem enough to make this a popular plugin, there is more. Meta Extensions allows you mark the 
fields to auto add tags based on field title or content (explained in the readme). It also allows you to set up 
checkboxes to add a post to/remove from a category automatically as wanted. All from the single conf.txt file included 
with the plugin.
One of the latest features is the ability to place conf.txt in your current theme’s directory. By placing conf.txt in 
the theme directories this allows you to run the plugin with multiple themes on your site and have custom conf.txt per 
theme to only show the specific fields needed in that theme. If the file is not in the theme directory, it pulls from 
the default conf.txt in the plugin’s directory.
Related Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.premiumdigitalservices.net/blog/" title="Meta Extensions Plugin for WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Homepage</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Arbitrary section</h3>
<h4>CONFIGURATION</h4>
Filed/Element Types: 
 textfield – HTML Form Textfield 
 textarea – HTML Form Textarea 
 checkbox – HTML Form Checkbox 
 radio – HTML Form Radio selections 
 select – HTML Form Select box 
 gallery – HTML Form Select box to choose a NextGen Gallery 
 video – HTML Form Select box to choose a Wordtube Video 
 download – HTML Form Select box to choose a WordPress Download Manager file
To specify the custom fields, edit the file conf.txt
Each entry begins with the subject inside square brackets. The second 
line specifies its type. The third line, which only applies to type 
“radio” and “select,” enumerates the available options. Each option 
has to be separated by a hash mark (#). Each entry for standard HTML 
form entities you can also include a default which tells it which to 
mark as selected or checked. You can also include the tag option which 
will tell the plugin to add the selection as a post tag automatically. 
Tags are explained further down. Checkbox also has unique entries called 
category_id and category_name. These are filled based on existing categories 
in your WordPress site. This can be used to auto add/remove the post to the 
entered category id (and it’s matching name for error checks) when used.
Ex.
[Plan] 
type = textfield 
subtitle = Enter the generic name of your plan here.
[Favorite Post] 
type = checkbox 
category_id = 4 
category_name = Project Plans
[Miles Walked] 
type = radio 
value = 0-9#10-19#20+ 
default = 0-9
[Temper Level] 
type = select 
value = High#Medium#Low
[Hidden Thought] 
type = textarea 
rows = 4 
cols = 40
[Picture Gallery] 
type = gallery 
tag = 0
[The Video] 
type = video 
tag = 0
[Attachment] 
type = download 
tag = 0
Tags can be very useful. Below is how each special type generates the 
tag for it.
Tag Design: 
 textfield – Title of the entry when filled 
 textarea – Title of the entry when filled 
 checkbox – Title of the entry when checked 
 radio – The name of the selection 
 select – The name of the selection 
 gallery – Not handled 
 video – Not handled
<h4>Useage</h4>
Once you build your conf.txt file, you are ready to start making posts 
using the custom fields. In order to call these fields you can either 
use the built in get methods for post meta, or you can use the ones that 
I have added to the metaext class to keep your code clean and know what 
is what. Below is the current list of functions you can use in your theme 
to call the meta information easily.
Meta Extensions Class: 
 metaext::get_single_metaext($meta_name, $limit) 
 Description: Creates a post object containing all the Posts with the meta_name passed being set in them. 
 $meta_name: the name in brackets for the field you want to pull the list of posts using this field. 
 $limit: how many of these posts to pull. Defaults to 5 if nothing is passed. 
 metaext::get_multi_metaext($meta_names, $limit) 
 Description: Creates a post object containing all the Posts the all the meta_names passed (meta_names is an array). 
 $meta_names: the names in brackets in an array for the fields you want to pull the list of posts using this field. 
 $limit: how many of these posts to pull. Defaults to 5 if nothing is passed. 
 metaext:: get_value_metaext($the_ID, $name) 
 Description: Gets the value for the passed name from the post id passed. 
 $the_ID: the post ID you are wanting to pull the custom field’s value from. 
 $name: The field name of the entry you want to pull the value for. The name is what is in [] and is case sensitive.
Meta Extensions WordPress Download Manager Class: 
 metaext_wpdm::get_metaext_downloadlink($id) 
 Description: Returns the download link for WPDM ID passed. 
 $id: The download ID (can use metaext::get_value_metaext() to get the ID) you want the link for. 
 metaext_wpdm::show_metaext_downloadlink($id) 
 Description: Echos the download link for WPDM ID passed. 
 $id: The download ID (can use metaext::get_value_metaext() to get the ID) you want the link for.
Meta Extensions NextGen Gallery Class: 
 metaext_ngg::get_metaext_firstpic($galleryid) 
 Description: Pulls the first image’s src link for the gallery id passed to it. 
 $galleryid: The gallery ID that you want to pull the first pic’s image url for. 
 metaext_ngg::show_metaext_firstpic($galleryid, $class = ”) 
 Description: Echos the first image’s src link for the gallery id passed to it using the optional class name passed. 
 $galleryid: The gallery ID that you want to pull the first pic’s image url for. 
 $class: The name of the class you want to use, optional. 
 metaext_ngg::show_metaext_gallery($galleryid) 
 Description: Echos the Gallery ID passed, the same as using the NGG show gallery shortcode. 
 $galleryid: The gallery ID that you want to show the gallery for.
Meta Extensions WordTube Class: 
 metaext_wt::get_metaext_wtvideo($videoid) 
 Description: Returns the Video code to show on a page for the video id passed. 
 $videoid: The video id to get the code for. 
 metaext_wt::show_metaext_wtvideo($videoid) 
 Description: Echos the Video code to show on a page for the video id passed. 
 $videoid: The video id to get the code for.
<h4>Code Examples</h4>
<pre><code><div id="meta-ext-test">
 <?php if ( metaext::get_value_metaext(get_the_ID(), 'the_gallery') ) : ?>
 <h2>Test for Galleries using Meta Extensions with NextGen Gallery</h2>
 <?php metaext_ngg::show_metaext_gallery(metaext::get_value_metaext(get_the_ID(), 'the_gallery')) ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php if ( metaext::get_value_metaext(get_the_ID(), 'the_video') ) : ?>
 <h2>Test for Videos using Meta Extensions with WordTube</h2>
 <?php metaext_wt::show_metaext_wtvideo(metaext::get_value_metaext(get_the_ID(), 'the_video')) ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php if ( metaext::get_value_metaext(get_the_ID(), 'the_download') ) : ?>
 <h2>Test for Downloads using Meta Extensions with WP Download Manager</h2>
 <?php metaext_wpdm::show_metaext_downloadlink(metaext::get_value_metaext(get_the_ID(), 'the_download')) ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
</div>
</code></pre>

Meta Extension

Allows adding custom form fields to posts, storing them in custom meta fields. Integrates NGG, WT, and WP-DM.

WPLake

Display content with full control over selection and layout. Lightweight and compatible with any theme or page builder.
<h3>⭐ Why Choose Advanced Views?</h3>
Advanced Views is a framework that empowers you to create the layouts and selections you need, without bloatware or heavy dependencies.
✅ Solid by design: craft modular and reusable layouts. Avoid repetition, style conflicts, and messy code snippets. 
✅ Content-driven: pull content dynamically, with granular filtering and sorting options, built on top of the native WordPress Query. Master advanced database queries with post fields, taxonomies, and meta values. 
✅ Time-saver: automate the groundwork and data fetching. Focus on creating while leaving typical routines behind. 
✅ Fully customizable: directly access the template code to create advanced elements, like Grids and Sliders, and harness your theme styles and scripts. 
✅ Easy to embed: copy and paste a native WordPress shortcode to add layouts anywhere.
<h3>🧩 Plenty of Use Cases</h3>
Custom fields and Post Types are essential to WordPress. Advanced Views natively supports them – giving you the freedom to pull, mix, and combine them in a common layout.
Popular scenarios include:
Displaying custom fields:
🔹On a single page: to enrich landing page sections 
🔹CPT-wide: estimated delivery time for all Products 
🔹Site-wide: contact details from the Options page 
🔹User-specific: fields of the current user in a custom banner or profile page
Displaying Posts, Products and CPT:
🔹Posts: blog posts from a specific category 
🔹WooCommerce: related Products in a grid or carousel 
🔹Event lists: Show upcoming events, hide past events 
🔹Real Estate listings: properties by location, size, or type 
🔹Locations map: display all pick-up location markers on a single map 
🔹Reviews and Comments: product reviews or user comments
<h3>🔗 Multiple Content Sources</h3>
Advanced Views is vendor-independent and plugin-agnostic – so it will work with WordPress Posts, WooCommerce Products, and any CPT on your website.
Learn it once and use it everywhere with built-in support for:
🔹All Custom Post Types registered in WordPress 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-1.-wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress post fields</a> (title, featured image, author, taxonomy terms…) 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-2.-woocoomerce-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Woo Product fields</a> (price, sku, stock status, weight…) 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-3.-advanced-custom-fields-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Custom Fields</a> (whether it’s text, select, image, gallery, repeater or relationship) 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-4.-metabox-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">MetaBox fields</a> (like map, oEmbed, taxonomy, group… ) 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-5.-pods-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Pods fields</a> (from WYSIWYG, price, date and time… )
You can integrate data from any external source, including API-based, directly into Layouts using snippets.
<h3>🚀 Powerful features</h3>
Whether you’re a developer working on a child theme, a web creator using a page builder, or a tech-savvy website owner, Advanced Views makes the process easier with:
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/file-system-storage" rel="nofollow ugc">Storage options</a>: craft Layouts using the on-site editor, or edit them inside your favourite IDE, with git-friendly templates. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/multilingual" rel="nofollow ugc">Multilingual-friendly</a>: translate any text or label in the Layouts using your favourite tool (like WPML or Polylang) 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/key-aspects#id-3.3-seamless-data-connection" rel="nofollow ugc">Automatic template validation</a>: keep all the Layouts up-to-date with bulk validation, and get prompted to update the relevant layouts when used meta fields have been changed. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/template-engines" rel="nofollow ugc">Template engine options</a>: opt for the Twig or Blade template engine site-wide, or mix it up and make a per Layout decision. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/css-and-js#id-1.1-just-in-time-assets" rel="nofollow ugc">Just-in-time assets loader</a>: get layout styles and scripts injected just-in-time, on a per-page basis. Make fast page loading and great speed metrics your defaults. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/live-reload" rel="nofollow ugc">Live reload and Dev mode</a>: see live changes to Layouts on the page, and find used layouts without searching.
<h3>📚 Extensive Documentation & Friendly Support</h3>
🔹<a href="https://docs.advanced-views.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Helpful guides</a>, FAQs, tips, and common use cases with code snippets 
🔹Lite users are supported via the public <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acf-views/" rel="ugc">wordpress.org forum</a> 
🔹Pro users get priority support via <a href="https://advanced-views.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">our website</a> 
🔹Actively maintained and tested against the latest WordPress releases
<h3>🔓 Unlock More with Advanced Views Pro</h3>
<a href="https://advanced-views.com/pro/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Views Pro</a> takes your content displays to the next level with extended features:
Layouts get:
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/layout-fields/repeater-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Repeater, Group, and Flexible fields support</a> – display complex nested fields — including repeaters within repeaters. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/custom-gutenberg-blocks-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Gutenberg block option</a> – turn any layout into a Gutenberg block with a single checkbox. Same template with full markup control and zero React coding. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/front-end-assets-management-pro#supported-libraries-and-field-types" rel="nofollow ugc">Masonry, LightBox, Slider integrations</a> – turn your Repeater or User fields into a slider, Gallery Images into Masonry, or enable LightBox for single images. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/reusable-components-library-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Reusable components library</a> – reuse existing Layouts on other websites with a single-click Git sync.
Post Selections get:
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/meta-filters-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta filters</a> – precise post selections with filtering by meta fields: define bindings to URL arguments, current meta values, and more. 
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/pagination-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Ajax pagination</a> of results: choose between options for load more button, infinity scroll, or page numbers. 
🔹Post carousels: turn queried posts into sliders.

Advanced Views – Display Custom Fields (ACF, Pods, MetaBox), Posts, CPT and Woo Products anywhere in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver…


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