Description
The Text field creates a basic text input, useful for storing single string values.
Screenshots
Changelog
- Formatting setting removed in version 5.0.0.
Settings
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Default Value
The default value shown when creating a new post. -
Placeholder Text
Appears within input when no value exists. -
Prepend
Adds a visual text element before the input. -
Append
Adds a visual text element after the input. -
Character Limit
Limits the number of characters allowed.
Template usage
Display value
This example demonstrates how to display a Text field named “heading” within a <h2> tag.
<h2><?php the_field('heading'); ?></h2>Load value
This example demonstrates how to load the value of a Text field named “confirm” and perform an action based on its value.
$confirm = get_field('confirm');
if( $confirm === 'SEND_EMAIL' ) {
// Do something.
}