{"id":5967,"date":"2023-02-24T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichetwins.com\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2023-05-02T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:29:29","slug":"wordpress-custom-fields-not-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichetwins.com\/wordpress-custom-fields-not-showing\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Custom Fields Not Showing (2 Solutions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The custom fields feature<\/strong> in WordPress allows users to customize the metadata <\/a>that is captured on individual posts and pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the specific metadata that is displayed on your site by default is entirely dependent on your selected theme. For example, the GeneratePress<\/a> theme Mike and I use displays the post date<\/strong>, author<\/strong>, category<\/strong>, and tag<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it turns out these four metadata types are universally captured by the vast majority of themes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s nice is most themes allow you to select which of these four types you’d like to have shown. As highlighted below, we currently prefer to only have the date <\/em>and author <\/em>visible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The beauty of WordPress custom fields is they enable you to go beyond the default metadata types<\/strong> dictated by your theme and display anything you’d like<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite their usefulness, WordPress developers decided to make custom fields an “additional feature” in a recent software version release. As a result, they no longer appear by default and instead need to be manually enabled, causing quite a bit of confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users who discover their WordPress custom fields not showing can re-enable them by first navigating to the page or post edit view. From here select Options > Preferences > Panels. Finally, beneath the “Additional” section, turn on the toggle button next to “Custom fields” and click Enable & Reload.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternatively, if you desire greater flexibility and functionality beyond what WordPress offers, you can also consider installing a dedicated custom field plugin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s dive into both approaches in greater detail.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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