Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode

A series of shortcodes for using custom field values in pages or posts (or in sidebar widgets – via Section Widget!), which would then allows you to take store the actual data in custom fields while storing the presentation in the page/post body. This transforms WordPress into an awesome CMS. Keep reading for more inspirations.

Basic Usage

[cf "custom field name"]

Example:

Picture of the day:
<img src='[cf "picture-link"]' />

This would output something like <img src='http://thesite.com/something.jpg' />, assume the post/page has the custom field “picture-link” and its value is “http://thesite.com/something.jpg”. That way, you (or your clients!) would never accidentally take out a div when updating your page because you won’t have to touch…