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Problem: I would like to display term custom fields for the current archive term, using Views.
Solution: In a taxonomy term WordPress Archive, you can use the Types field shortcode to display information about the current term, by default. However, if you want to use Views instead, you can apply a term filter by shortcode attribute, and pass the current term ID into the filter using the wpv-taxonomy-archive shortcode like this:
[wpv-view name="your-term-view-slug" terms="[wpv-taxonomy-archive info='id']"]
Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/passing-arguments-to-views/
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#vf-154477
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Last updated by 5 years, 10 months ago.
Assisted by: Christian Cox.
Hi, as Juan says in the ticket you can simply use the Types field shortcodes to display custom field values from the current archive term. You should not use Views, unless there is a good reason. If you must use Views for another reason I am not aware of, there is a different approach available. In the Query Filter section of a taxonomy View editor, set up a filter by Taxonomy term where the term is set by a shortcode attribute terms. See the attached screenshot. If you cannot see the Query Filter panel, scroll up to the top right corner and click "Screen Options" to activate it.
When you insert this View in your WordPress Archive or Template Layout, you will include the terms shortcode attribute, and pass the current archive term ID into the filter with the wpv-taxonomy-archive shortcode:
[wpv-view name="your-term-view-slug" terms="[wpv-taxonomy-archive info='id']"]
Then in the Loop editor of this View, you can insert the custom term fields using the Fields and Views button. The View will display custom field values from the current archive term. But again, unless there is a good reason to use Views here, just use the Types field shortcode to display term field information for the current archive. We have documentation about that available here:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/
Click the orange "More info" buttons to display examples for term fields.
More information about the Views approach:
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/passing-arguments-to-views/
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#vf-154477
