How to insert a field on a CPT "homepage"

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  • Fran6

  • February 3, 2015 at 3:11 am

  Hi again,

  I have setup custom post types for a portfolio. Now I would like to insert a custom field in order to be able to change the background image on the portfolio page, not on each project page.

  Thanks in advance

  Francis
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  • mariol

  • February 7, 2015 at 3:35 am

  Hi,

  You should setup options page and make field for portfolio background. When just use background field to portfolio template like this:

  <?php the_field('fieldname', 'options');?>

  In this case you will choose background only once, but it will be visible on each portfolio post.
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  • Fran6

  • February 10, 2015 at 1:08 am

  Thanks Mariol,

  Is there any possibility to have the background only for the portfolio page, as I did setup different background for the different projects pages ?

  Thanks 🙂
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  • mariol

  • February 10, 2015 at 1:16 am

  Not sure what you want to achieve 🙂 You can create theme template only for portfolio page and use acf background field ONLY for that template.
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  • Fran6

  • February 10, 2015 at 1:20 am

  Ok, I’ll try to be clear enough 😛

  I created a archive-projects.php template. I want to have a background image only on that page. That is the portfolio page, the one where you see all the projects. I also created single-projects.php, which the template for each project pages. But for this one I know how to insert a background for each page. But for archive-projects.php, I don’t know because there is no way to edit that page in the admin. That is why I liked the idea of the options page 🙂

  Am I clearer? 🙂
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  • mariol

  • February 10, 2015 at 1:26 am

  Yeah now its clear 🙂

  Open your functions.php file and add this code if options page is not visible in WP menu

  // register options page
  if(function_exists('acf_add_options_page')) { 
  	acf_add_options_page();
  }

  When create field group with field f.e.’portfolio_background’
  When choose field group location -> Show this field group if [OPTIONS PAGE] is equal to [OPTIONS].

  Inside archive-projects.php add

  <?php the_field('portfolio_background', 'options');?>

  That would be the way how to echo some field and control it if you don’t have page in WP menu.
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  • Fran6

  • February 10, 2015 at 1:39 am

  I need to buy the add-on “Options page” for that, right?
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  • mariol

  • February 10, 2015 at 1:41 am

  Yeah in this case. or just acf 5 pro pack with options page included.
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  • Fran6

  • February 10, 2015 at 2:14 am

  I works !! Thanks Mariol !! 😉
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  • mariol

  • February 10, 2015 at 2:18 am

  I’m glad 🙂