add_filter and custom fields

  • Hi folks

    I have a plugin on my WP3.1.2 install that adds a filter to the main post content in order to expand a shortcode and show VodPod video content:

    add_filter('the_content', 'expand_vodpod_shortcode');

    However, I’d also like to apply the same filter to a custom textarea field in my posts entitled rh-column.

    Would the same logic apply? i.e…

    add_filter('rh-column', 'expand_vodpod_shortcode');

    …or is more required?

    Many thanks

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  • You can create your own filters but I’m not sure you need to get that complicated. I’d probably do this:

    $rh_column_content = "placeholder for your rh-column content, however you have it set up";
$rh_column_content = apply_filters('the_content',$rh_column_content);

    The catch is that the ‘the_content’ filters might do more than you want them to. If so, I’d be tempted to try to call that ‘expand_vodpod_shortcode’ function directly.

    Thread Starter marcusjwilson

    (@marcusjwilson)

    That works beautifully.

    Many thanks!

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