using non-toolset fields in views and content templates

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October 24, 2025 at 5:43 pm #2830584

ericaG

We are using the legacy Views plugin and want to be able to get custom field info for custom post types and fields NOT created by Toolset—is there a way to make [types field='xxx'][/types] work with non-Toolset fields?

October 26, 2025 at 10:28 am #2830827

Christopher Amirian

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Hi,

Welcome to Toolset support. No — the legacy [types] shortcode only works for fields created/managed by Toolset Types. For non-Toolset custom fields, use This:

[wpv-post-field name="your_meta_key"]

- Works with any post meta that’s stored under your_meta_key.
- Good for simple text/number values.
- It will not work for complex/serialized values.

Thanks.