[Resolved] Displaying Post Field "Description" property on frontend using Layouts

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[robertK-12]

I've created a CPT and defined Post Fields using Toolset. Now I am creating a layout for editing that CPT on the frontend.

I can display all of the form fields and their Post Field "Placeholder" configurations work, but I don't see any examples or documentation on how to output the Post Field's "Description" property.

I'm using standard example code to output labels and fields:

<div class="form-group">
<label>Receptions</label>
[cred_field field='receptions' post='myproperty' value='' urlparam='' class='form-control' output='bootstrap']
</div>

Is there a way of accessing the Description setting for each field?

[Nigel]

Hi Robert

Firstly, please note that you are posting in the Community Forum for users of the free Types plugin. As a Toolset customer you can and should post in the Technical Support forum which we prioritise and where you should receive speedier service.

The only place the description field is used within Toolset is on the post edit screens, where you enter the fields when editing a post.

If you want the description to appear someplace else, you'll need to access it with PHP, it is stored in the wp_options table.

See this related thread for details: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/get-custom-field-description-in-php/

To use it in a CRED form you would probably want to create a custom shortcode that had the field name as an attribute.

Let me know if you try that and have problems.