[Resolved] Calculating in a number field

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[ericS-17]

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I have a simple number field storing kilometers. On my content template, I want to output a nicely formatted string which includes the number in km, but also the conversion in miles. So saved value would, be, say 100. Output would be "100 km (62.1 miles)

Is there any documentation that you are following?
Forum threads, but they all reference registering a 3rd party shortcode under Views>Compatibility... and I don't see that option.

Is there a similar example that we can see?

What is the link to your site?
Here's a page showing the numbers under "Route Basics": hidden link

[Waqar Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)]

Hi Eric,

Welcome to Toolset support and I'd be happy to assist.

For conversion like this, you can register a custom shortcode.
( ref: https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API )

Using either Toolset's custom code feature ( ref: https://toolset.com/documentation/adding-custom-code/using-toolset-to-add-custom-code/ ) or through active theme's "functions.php" file, you can include the following code snippet in your website:

add_shortcode('number-km-to-mile', 'number_km_to_mile_func');
function number_km_to_mile_func( $atts ) {
	$a = shortcode_atts( array(
		'number' => ''
	), $atts );

	if (!empty($a['number'])) {
		return $a['number'] * 0.621371;
	}
}

After that, you'll be able to use this shortcode in your content this:

[number-km-to-mile number="100"]

The above shortcode will return "62.1371", which is the equivalent of 100 km in miles.

And suppose that you have a numeric custom field with slug "mileage" that stores values in km.

You can convert it through this new shortcode like this:

[number-km-to-mile number="[types field='mileage' output='raw'][/types]"]

Note: Please replace "mileage" with the actual slug of your numeric field.

I hope this helps and please let me know if you need any further assistance around this.

regards,
Waqar

[ericS-17]

Thanks for spelling it out precisely. Worked perfectly, and now I'm customizing it to meet my exact needs.