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Reason for needing the Code Snippet
I needed to format a number field (999,999,999), coming from a custom field number-format (no other characters permitted in the number entry field). No “$” no commas or decimal points, etc. to output as a normal currency format.
When displaying the number I could add a “$” in front of the number, but couldn’t find a way to format the number since you can’t do that with CSS.
What the Code Snippet does
This is a combo of a WordPress function added to the functions.php file that creates a shortcode that can then be used in a Beaver Builder Themer text or html module to output the raw number into a currency format.
For example you would enter 10000 into the custom field when editing the post, but when viewing the post the number now looks like $10,000.
What the page looks like Before and After
Here's the Code Snippet
- Step 1: add this code to your functions.php file
function format_my_number($atts) {
$num = $atts["value"];return number_format($num, 0, '.', ',');
}
add_shortcode("custom-number-format", "format_my_number");
- Step 2: now you can use a shortcode in a text area to display a number that is entered in a custom number field, but with commas added when displayed:
[custom-number-format value="PASS-YOUR-CUSTOM-FIELD-VALUE"]- this code is NOT dependent on Beaver Builder or Metabox.io, you could use any area that takes a shortcode and alternatively use ACF for example.
- Step 3: In the case of Beaver Themer and using Metabox.io custom fields you wind up inserting a shortcode by using the Beaver Themer field connectors and passing the custom number field and inserting it inside the custom number format shortcode.
- The custom field is inserted as a shortcode, in this example it's:
-- So we wind up with Nested Shortcodes!
- The complete nested shortcode looks like this:
[custom-number-format value=""]
- The custom field is inserted as a shortcode, in this example it's:
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Hi Pieter,
This code really helped me.
I want to accomplish something similar – do you think you can help me?
Here’s what I want to do:
IF custom field value = “specific value” THEN change value to “different value”