WP_Field

Universal HTML Field Generator for WordPress
Minimalist, extensible library for creating fields in WordPress with support for:
52 field types, dependency system, all storage types, and built-in WP components.

Features • Installation • Quick Start • Field Types • Examples • Dependencies • RU version

Features

🚀 52 Field Types — Basic, choice, advanced, composite, and specialized fields
🔗 Dependency System — 12 operators with AND/OR logic for field visibility
📦 Multiple Storages — Post meta, options, term meta, user meta, comment meta
🎨 WP Components — wp_editor, wp-color-picker, wp.media, CodeMirror integration
🔌 Zero Dependencies — Uses only built-in WordPress scripts and components
🌍 i18n Ready — Translations included (Russian)
📊 Interactive Demo — Live examples page in WordPress admin

Requirements

PHP 8.0+
WordPress 4.6+

Installation

Clone or download to wp-content/plugins/wp-field
Run composer install
Activate the plugin

Quick Start

Simple Text Field

// Simple text field
WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'shop_name',
    'type'  => 'text',
    'label' => 'Shop Name',
]);

// Select with dependency
WP_Field::make([
    'id'      => 'delivery_type',
    'type'    => 'select',
    'label'   => 'Delivery Type',
    'options' => ['courier' => 'Courier', 'pickup' => 'Pickup'],
]);

WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'delivery_address',
    'type'  => 'text',
    'label' => 'Delivery Address',
    'dependency' => [
        ['delivery_type', '==', 'courier'],
    ],
]);

Dispatching Fields

use WP_Field\WP_Field;

// Dispatch to output
WP_Field::make($field_config, true, 'post', $post_id);

// Save to options
WP_Field::make($field_config, false, 'options');

// Term meta
WP_Field::make($field_config, false, 'term', $term_id);

// User meta
WP_Field::make($field_config, false, 'user', $user_id);

// Comment meta
WP_Field::make($field_config, false, 'comment', $comment_id);

Field Types (52)

Basic (9)

text — Text input
password — Password field
email — Email input
url — URL input
tel — Telephone input
number — Number input
range — Range slider
hidden — Hidden field
textarea — Multi-line text

Choice (5)

select — Dropdown list
multiselect — Multiple selection
radio — Radio buttons
checkbox — Single checkbox
checkbox_group — Checkbox group

Advanced (9)

editor — wp_editor
media — Media library (ID or URL)
image — Image with preview
file — File upload
gallery — Image gallery
color — Color picker
date — Date picker
time — Time picker
datetime — Date and time

Composite (2)

group — Nested fields
repeater — Repeating elements

Simple v2.1 (9)

switcher — On/off switcher
spinner — Number spinner
button_set — Button selection
slider — Value slider
heading — Heading
subheading — Subheading
notice — Notice (info/success/warning/error)
content — Custom HTML content
fieldset — Field grouping

Medium Complexity v2.2 (10)

accordion — Collapsible sections
tabbed — Tabs
typography — Typography settings
spacing — Spacing controls
dimensions — Size controls
border — Border settings
background — Background options
link_color — Link colors
color_group — Color group
image_select — Image selection

High Complexity v2.3 (8)

code_editor — Code editor with syntax highlighting
icon — Icon picker from library
map — Google Maps location
sortable — Drag & drop sorting
sorter — Enabled/disabled sorting
palette — Color palette
link — Link field (URL + text + target)
backup — Settings export/import

Examples

Dependencies

// Show field only if another field has specific value
WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'courier_address',
    'type'  => 'text',
    'label' => 'Delivery Address',
    'dependency' => [
        ['delivery_type', '==', 'courier'],
    ],
]);

// Multiple conditions (AND)
WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'special_field',
    'type'  => 'text',
    'label' => 'Special Field',
    'dependency' => [
        ['field1', '==', 'value1'],
        ['field2', '!=', 'value2'],
        'relation' => 'AND',
    ],
]);

// Multiple conditions (OR)
WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'notification',
    'type'  => 'text',
    'label' => 'Notification',
    'dependency' => [
        ['type', '==', 'sms'],
        ['type', '==', 'email'],
        'relation' => 'OR',
    ],
]);

Repeater

WP_Field::make([
    'id'       => 'work_times',
    'type'     => 'repeater',
    'label'    => 'Work Times',
    'min'      => 1,
    'max'      => 7,
    'add_text' => 'Add Day',
    'fields'   => [
        [
            'id'      => 'day',
            'type'    => 'select',
            'label'   => 'Day',
            'options' => ['mon' => 'Mon', 'tue' => 'Tue'],
        ],
        [
            'id'    => 'from',
            'type'  => 'time',
            'label' => 'From',
        ],
        [
            'id'    => 'to',
            'type'  => 'time',
            'label' => 'To',
        ],
    ],
]);

Group

WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'address',
    'type'  => 'group',
    'label' => 'Address',
    'fields' => [
        ['id' => 'city', 'type' => 'text', 'label' => 'City'],
        ['id' => 'street', 'type' => 'text', 'label' => 'Street'],
        ['id' => 'number', 'type' => 'text', 'label' => 'Number'],
    ],
]);

Code Editor (v2.3)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'     => 'custom_css',
    'type'   => 'code_editor',
    'label'  => 'Custom CSS',
    'mode'   => 'css', // css, javascript, php, html
    'height' => '400px',
]);

Icon Picker (v2.3)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'      => 'menu_icon',
    'type'    => 'icon',
    'label'   => 'Menu Icon',
    'library' => 'dashicons',
]);

Map (v2.3)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'      => 'location',
    'type'    => 'map',
    'label'   => 'Location',
    'api_key' => 'YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY',
    'zoom'    => 12,
    'center'  => ['lat' => 55.7558, 'lng' => 37.6173],
]);

Sortable (v2.3)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'      => 'menu_order',
    'type'    => 'sortable',
    'label'   => 'Menu Order',
    'options' => [
        'home'     => 'Home',
        'about'    => 'About',
        'services' => 'Services',
        'contact'  => 'Contact',
    ],
]);

Palette (v2.3)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'       => 'color_scheme',
    'type'     => 'palette',
    'label'    => 'Color Scheme',
    'palettes' => [
        'blue'   => ['#0073aa', '#005a87', '#003d82'],
        'green'  => ['#28a745', '#218838', '#1e7e34'],
        'red'    => ['#dc3545', '#c82333', '#bd2130'],
    ],
]);

Link (v2.3)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'cta_button',
    'type'  => 'link',
    'label' => 'CTA Button',
]);

// Get value:
$link = get_post_meta($post_id, 'cta_button', true);
// ['url' => '...', 'text' => '...', 'target' => '_blank']

Accordion (v2.2)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'       => 'settings_accordion',
    'type'     => 'accordion',
    'label'    => 'Settings',
    'sections' => [
        [
            'title'  => 'General',
            'open'   => true,
            'fields' => [
                ['id' => 'title', 'type' => 'text', 'label' => 'Title'],
            ],
        ],
        [
            'title'  => 'Advanced',
            'fields' => [
                ['id' => 'desc', 'type' => 'textarea', 'label' => 'Description'],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);

Typography (v2.2)

WP_Field::make([
    'id'    => 'heading_typography',
    'type'  => 'typography',
    'label' => 'Heading Typography',
]);

// Saved as:
// [
//     'font_family' => 'Arial',
//     'font_size' => '24',
//     'font_weight' => '700',
//     'line_height' => '1.5',
//     'text_align' => 'center',
//     'color' => '#333333'
// ]

Dependency Operators

== — Equal
!= — Not equal
>, >=, <, <= — Comparison
in — In array
not_in — Not in array
contains — Contains
not_contains — Not contains
empty — Empty
not_empty — Not empty

Interactive Demo

See all 52 field types in action:

👉 Tools → WP_Field Examples
or
👉 /wp-admin/tools.php?page=wp-field-examples

The page includes:

✅ All field types with live examples
✅ Code for each field
✅ Dependency system demonstration
✅ Ability to save and test

Extensibility

Adding Custom Field Types

add_filter('wp_field_types', function($types) {
    $types['custom_type'] = ['render_custom', ['default' => 'value']];
    return $types;
});

Adding Icon Libraries

add_filter('wp_field_icon_library', function($icons, $library) {
    if ($library === 'fontawesome') {
        return ['fa-home', 'fa-user', 'fa-cog', ...];
    }
    return $icons;
}, 10, 2);

Custom Value Retrieval

add_filter('wp_field_get_value', function($value, $storage_type, $key, $id, $field) {
    if ($storage_type === 'custom') {
        return get_custom_value($key, $id);
    }
    return $value;
}, 10, 5);

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed version history.

Project Stats

PHP Lines: 2705 (WP_Field.php)
JS Lines: 1222 (wp-field.js)
CSS Lines: 1839 (wp-field.css)
Field Types: 52+
Dependency Operators: 12
Storage Types: 5
External Dependencies: 0

Compatibility

WordPress: 4.6+
PHP: 7.4+
Dependencies: jQuery, jQuery UI Sortable, WordPress built-in components
Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (latest 2 versions)

Performance

Minimal CSS size: ~20KB
Minimal JS size: ~15KB
Lazy loading for heavy components (CodeMirror, Google Maps)
Optimized selectors and events

License

GPL v2 or later

Author

Aleksei Tikhomirov (https://rwsite.ru)

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