[Resolved] Display Custom Post Fields as Dynamic Content

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[rebeccaR-3]

I am trying to: Create a custom page template that will display a specific custom post type & it's desired fields as a table. Basically the table will have the post date and then 3 additional custom fields (type, description & downloads). The post type is already created. I just can't figure out how to pull the fields into a page template

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That is the page I am working on. Obviously only the headings are there, but the content would display underneath those headings accordingly.

<?php
				$args=array(
				'post_type' => 'sec-filing',
				'post_status' => 'publish',
				'posts_per_page' => -1,
				'caller_get_posts'=> 1
					);
				  ?>
				
			<table>
				<tr>
					<th>Date</th>
					<th>Form</th>
					<th>Description</th>
					<th>Downloads</th>
				</tr>

			</table>

This is what I have now. I know am missing the "while have posts" but every time I add that the page goes blank, so it's the incorrect code.

Any help is appreciated.

[Beda]

Thank you for contacting us here in the Support Forum

This is a query regarding basic PHP and WP API issues, and we usually do not support custom code which is not related to Toolset API or how-to's/issues in this very forum.

The Code you are using is not getting any custom fields (post_meta) to display.

It also just returns a array of posts, so you would need to first (after you get all your posts) construct a for-each loop, and in this loop, get the post_meta for each post (get your fields )

Then, you can display them however you like.

As a example, you could use something like this:

Get some content first

//get your posts
		$all_posts = get_posts(array(
			'numberposts'	=> -1,
			'post_type'		=> 'your_post_type')
		);

https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts

Then, foreach over those and get more details

if( $all_posts ){
			foreach( $all_posts as $single_post ){ 
//Example on how to get post_meta below:
$single_returned_post = get_post($single_post);
				$single_post_id = $single_returned_post->ID;
				$custom_field_one = get_post_meta($single_post_id, 'your_custom_field_slug', true/false);
//Etc
}
}

Then, you can echo all data you collected above with your preferred HTML

Also, not that you need to close PHP tags before you can proceed with HTML in a PHP file (just as you did), OR you can to use:
echo 'your HTML here';

Please consult the PHP DOC and WP API DOC in regard to gather all needed knowledge to this custom code here:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_meta/
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Please let me know if you have further questions regarding the issue mentioned in this Thread

Thank you for your patience.

[rebeccaR-3]

Thanks. Forgot to mark this as resolved last night.