Can’t display custom fields with Download Monitor
Hello,
I’m using your excellent plugin (Download Monitor Version 5.0.27) with “Admin Columns” to manage my columns in my “wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=dlm_download” page.
I’ve noticed for a few weeks that I can no longer display custom fields via the Admin Columns settings.
I tested with the default fields and no problem; they display; however, as soon as I try to display a custom field, I get empty data (see screenshot).
I tested with Admin Columns Version 4.7.7 and Admin Columns Pro Version 6.4.8 and I get the same error.
When I run tests on posts and pages, I don’t encounter any issues displaying custom fields such as last modified or others.
Is this a known error or is there a blocking error in place?
Thank you in advance.
Thank you for your message.
Our plugin works out of the box for all post types, including custom ones like those registered by Download Monitor. The Custom Field column is a general column type that uses standard WordPress functions to retrieve the meta value of a post.
If custom fields no longer show any data, it could be that the data is no longer being stored as post meta. Since we do not offer built-in support for the Download Monitor plugin, we cannot guarantee compatibility if that plugin uses a different storage method.
One thing you could try is to use inline editing on the Custom Field column you created. If you can edit the field inline and the new value is saved and displayed correctly afterward, then the connection to post meta is working as expected. That would suggest the older data was never stored as meta in the first place or was stored differently.
If you do not see any value even after trying inline editing, then something may be going wrong with how the meta data is being retrieved.
In that case, feel free to contact us at support@admincolumns.com, and we will be happy to help you look into the issue further.
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