[Plugin: Custom Field Template] Dynamic select list

Thanks for your opinion @brenfm. I have already used that but I can’t get what I’m intend to do.

Well, my intention is to put some data in a custom post type called services with small thumbs (icons) and then give the user capability to choose from these alternatives. However, when a user checks some of the check boxes, it is intended that the thumbs to be published in a row and the value should be displayed as tooltip.

Of course, this could be solved by calling the values into the custom field (as discussed earlier in this post) but I can not get the value or the thumb to be published.

For example, The values of the custom post type appears in the custom field (check boxes and select box) but when I intent to retrieve the value, I get only the ID’s of the post types and not the values. Meanwhile, even empty values appearing with list buttons without any value.

Is there any way to retrieve the thumb, value and the key by any code and at the same let the empty values to be ignored?

Please, anyone!
Any help is appreciated.

First, Bren – thanks this is great, but I’m getting the following error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in ***/wp-content/plugins/custom-field-template/custom-field-template.php(1779) : eval()’d code on line 1

Note, the *** represents the server path.

I checked line 1779 in the plugin file, and it appears to be dealing with cleansing the content going into the values for the select… ?

I appreciate any ideas.

Never mind, I got it… big DOH! Had to remove the <?php and ?>

I’m going to confirm this plugin is a waste of your time. The only way it works is if you hand-code 90% of its functionality from scratch. There are no working resources online to guide you through the process. If you are capable of coding the 90% yourself, than you mind as well do it entirely yourself.

tl;dr; This plugin is a waste of WordPress hosting space on their plugins page.

I agree that this plugin is a waste of time!

It looks ok in the back-end but it needs lots of attention. If you want to move the code to a new installation, it works good too.

When it comes to presenting the information in the front-end where all visitors can see… uhhhh!

I worked a couple of weeks on this one to get it work without luck. This plugin is a nightmare. I can not realize what the author had intended to do with this. He thought maybe to make something that is not easy to implement … it is easier to hard code custom fields by yourself!

Hay Zeb.

Sorry – I’m not sure I’ve ever read your post til now. I really don’t understand what you are trying to do (though I fear it’s probably a bit late some three months down the track).

I’m not the developer of this plugin (clearly) but more than happy to help out anyone that is having issues.