Bug #3804
closedCustom Field Plugin bug
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Description
Earlier today, Tsubasa Berg reported the following issue with the "Custom Field" plugin:
I having an issue with a plugin that's available on the commons' platform called "Custom Field." This plugins allows users to hide/show fields on the Post edit screen, but there is a known bug with this plugin<https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-update-breaks-add-custom-fields>, where once a field is hidden, it cannot be shown again (even if it's set back to be shown). There seems to be two solutions to this bug: A plugin called "Hotfix."(not currently available on commons)<https://wordpress.org/plugins/hotfix/> A better fix would be to add this php file<https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/21829/fix-custom-fields-in-wp342.php><http://2/11/2015>, which we might not have an option to do on our platform. If you have any advise on how this can be fixed, please let me know.
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Status changed from New to Assigned
- Assignee set to Daniel Jones
- Target version set to 1.7.13
Dan, could you spend a few minutes with this? The diagnosis from the user is probably incorrect - the fix announced there was included in WP 3.5. But it could be related.
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.13 to 1.7.14
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.14 to 1.7.15
Updated by Daniel Jones about 9 years ago
I'm having trouble reproducing this error. I'm guessing that what's happening is that the user is using the "Screen Options" window at the top to hide the "Custom Fields" meta box, and then when they try to show it again they can't find it. The bug described in the thread they link to doesn't seem to be the same as the problem that they're dealing with, since you can't "show and hide" the custom fields on the post edit screen, just create, update, and delete them.
My best guess is that since the metaboxes can either show up on the side or in the big center column on the post edit screen, that when they went to re-show the Custom Fields box, it had been on the side but then showed up below the main post edit box, and they just didn't see it. Does that make sense? In any case, I can't reproduce either the issue they describe or then one described in the thread they link to. Could we ask them to send some screen shots maybe?
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Reporter Feedback
Sarah, would you mind trying to piece this together a bit on the basis of the original report and Dan's follow up? If your findings match Dan's, could you follow up accordingly with the reporter?
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.15 to 1.7.16
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.16 to 1.7.17
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.17 to 1.7.18
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.18 to 1.7.19
Updated by Boone Gorges about 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.19 to 1.7.20
Updated by Boone Gorges almost 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.20 to 1.7.21
Updated by Boone Gorges almost 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.7.21 to 1.8.1
Updated by Daniel Jones almost 9 years ago
Did we ever here back form the reporter on this one?
Updated by Daniel Jones almost 9 years ago
Did we ever here back form the reporter on this one?
Updated by Boone Gorges almost 9 years ago
- Status changed from Reporter Feedback to Rejected
- Target version deleted (
1.8.1)
I'm going to close this due to lack of activity. Sarah, if you hear anything further, please feel free to open with details.