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June 14, 2014 at 6:08 pm #4276

nasc
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Could someone please shed some light on where and when I might want to use the detail page vs using the sidebar. Does one automatically come up under certain conditions?

I have selected their use in my custom post-types but not quite sure how to best display them, I know this may be basically a matter of opinion but what positions would make most sense.

June 14, 2014 at 6:38 pm #4284

Paolo
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Sorry Nasc,

when I might want to use the detail page vs using the sidebar.

makes zero sense to me.

Sidebar are elements present in every page and detail page is… a page. I really don’t understand what you mean.

Could you please try to re-formulate the quesation so that I can understand it?

Maybe with exampes?

Thanks

June 15, 2014 at 12:17 am #4291

Guust
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Hi nasc, from our previous conversations, I gather that you are asking about where to display the custom fields you are creating on a per custom post type basis.
If you choose on the detail page, then it will be added to the “moreinfo” tab.
So that would mean people have to actually go and look for it.
If you want it to more prominent on the detail page, you would add it to the sidebar as well, so it will be there for all to see without further clicking around.
And if you really think it is important, then you can even add it to the information that will be displayed on listing pages, searches etc.
Hope I understood your question correctly 🙂

June 16, 2014 at 9:10 pm #4379

nasc
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Thx, That’s exactly the clarification I was looking for, sorry the question was so vague.
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