Allows adding custom fields from ANY desktop blog editor even if the editor can't support custom fields!
As of April 2026, Text to Custom Field is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
The plugin works similar as shortcodes with important differences:
Type in anywhere in a post:
{cf your_custom_field_name=your_custom_field_value}
Examples:
This three examples written inside the post will create three custom fields with respectives values
when you publish the post.
After publishing, the tag inside the post are deleted. No other information is erased.
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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