Comments on: Global Custom Fields, Take Two

By: TeMc

TeMc — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:19:21 +0000

@Andy: The reason your html content went all funky on the Global Custom Fields-settings page was because it was spitted out on that page. And what happens with HTML code on a webpage ? Exactly, it get's executed. So a an a-tag or p-tag will show as such. With htmlentitites() in PHP you convert the tags. So & will become & and > will become > etc. After saving it, and using it on your page it automatically converts back to real HTML which you can then use in your theme. Tho I personally recommend wrapping all the get_option's in htmlentities() the way I showed above (just to be on the save side.. why not ?) it certainly also works for [input] or any other tag. Short answer: Yes, but I'd recommend using it for all fields. Regardless of whether you're planning on HTML-coding in a Global Custom Field, just apply htmlentities() :)

By: Andy H

Andy H — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:43:59 +0000

Works. Thanks a lot!!!

Does it implement to to a [textarea] the same as for [input]?

Thanks again!

By: TeMc

TeMc — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:23:34 +0000

Try playing with htmlentities(); php function. Most likely where echo'ing the data in an editable region (ie. the Settings-page). so [input type="textarea" name="myglobalsetting" value="[?php echo htmlentities(get_option('myglobalsetting')); ?]" /] (convert [ ] into >)

By: Andy H

Andy H — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:18:37 +0000

This is nice!

But something weird happens when I try to put some HTML in the fields, like a simple link. It just disappears. Or in input field the link sets itself outside of the field, after it :o And when I submit the changes second time the part outside the field disappears… Weird stuff.

If anybody knows what’s this about please help :)

By: ChrisM

ChrisM — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:33:26 +0000

Not sure if this is the right fix, but it seems to work after taking a bunch of other stuff out of my functions.php file. I started with the default theme and there’s a bunch of Kubrick theme stuff in the functions file. I don’t think my modified theme was using any of those functions (we’ll see though)…

But after taking all that stuff out, that weird “cannot modify headers” message went away.

By: ChrisM

ChrisM — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:19:31 +0000

Did you figure this out? I have the same error.

By: TeMc

TeMc — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:40:18 +0000

manage_options is admin-only. Which is good, but is it possible to make an exception for one or more particular settings-pages (such as Global Custom Fields)

By: TeMc

TeMc — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:37:25 +0000

The time came, and I now really need these global custom fields, but for the time being I’m still jumping between Take One and Two.

@Chris and everbody else:

I really like Take Two, but how can I make this settings-page accesable for “Editors” ?
Since it’s no longer a page it became Admin-only..

Hope to hear a response,
TeMc

By: MItche

MItche — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:10:54 +0000

Thanks guys, love the functionality on this one. I’m just trying to fit it into my functions.php file. I have lots other functions in there and when I add your code to the bottom of the file and I update my options i get a php error

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /nfs/c04/h01/mnt/60977/domains/brumnotes.com/html/wp-content/themes/brumnotes/functions.php:41) in /nfs/c04/h01/mnt/60977/domains/brumnotes.com/html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 865

By: shawn

shawn — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:07:02 +0000

I would be interested in this plugin if your still offering.