Adding a post link to custom field

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Tagged: Toolset Blocks, Types fields API, Types plugin

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Last updated by marcH-4 4 years, 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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September 22, 2020 at 4:39 pm #1786341

marcH-4

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I have a headline in a custom field which is shorter than the main page title. I am display this on mobile and want the user to be able to click it as if it was a headline and go through to the post

Is there any documentation that you are following?
Yes, i've tried searching

Is there a similar example that we can see?
Without the link, the custom field is just text

What is the link to your site?
forreslocal.com/app/app-news i have employed a workaround using a button, but I don't want to do this as very difficult to style

September 22, 2020 at 5:27 pm #1786375

Christian Cox

Hello, our developers are working on a new Blocks feature that will allow you to make the entire contents of a Container Block clickable. Until that feature is ready, I suspect the easiest way to do this is to use a combination of HTML and shortcodes to place your custom field text inside an HTML link. You can place this code in a Classic block:

<a href="[wpv-post-url]">[types field="your-field-slug"][/types]</a>

Replace your-field-slug with the slug of your custom field to display a link using your custom field text as the link text.
Let me know if you have a question about this approach and I can give you more advice.

September 22, 2020 at 9:34 pm #1786711

marcH-4

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!