Field value block

The field value block allows you to show almost any value from your fields in a page, post or template, without writing code, using WordPress native block bindings.

Field value block is available on both free and pro version of Modern Fields. But the pro version provides a simpler way to select values.

Select a value to bind

First, add the Advanced field value block in a post, page or custom post type where fields groups are assigned.

Then, choose the field to display.

You can choose for several locations:

• This post: the current post where the block has been inserted;
• Author: fields attached to the author of the current post;
• Options pages: a field from any options page.

The advanced field value also works on WordPress templates.

An finally, choose the block to show the value in. For text, you can choose between:

• Heading
• Paragraph
• Button

If you select an image field, the block will transform into an image field.

In each case, the field value block will transform into the target block, and the value is automatically bound with Block bindings.

Now, you can edit the value directly from the editor: the meta is synced with the metabox.

Remember: the advanced field value block can bind values form options pages and author page.

In this specific case, you won’t be able to see the value live, due to a WordPress core limitation.

Modify a value before displaying it

If you need to modify the value before displaying it, you can create a custom source and call it in the HTML.

In this example, the custom source will show a numeric value with the currency as a suffix.

Learn more about the get_field() function.

Now, to call the custom source, insert first a paragraph block, activate the code. You should see:

Replace with:

Go back to editor mode, your paragraph should appear in purple : the data is correctly connected to the source.

You can learn more about block bindings in the WordPress documentation.