Fields Introduction

A field is a stored Item which can be inserted in:

• an Admin Page, as an option or a user_meta
• a User Profile, as a user_meta
• a Metabox, as a post_meta

Depending on the container, the method used to create a field will differ.

For example, creating a Text field in an Admin page:

Other example, creating a Text field in an User Profile:

A field can be loaded everywhere, using the code below for an option:

… or using the code below for an user_meta:

… or using the code below for an post_meta:

The static method get_option decorates the WordPress get_option, to offer a sanitize feature. It is not very important for a Text whose content will not be sanitized before it is stored. On the other hand, a Select, for example, must be transformed back into an array properly before being returned by the admin builder.