Tutorial: Getting Started

Piklist allows you to easily create Metaboxes/Metafields (also known as Custom fields) for Posts, Pages, Media and User Profiles, as well as easy Settings Pages and Widgets.  You will need to write a little bit of code to use Piklist, but it’s minimal and we’ve included lots of examples.  Let’s get started!

  1. Install Piklist like you would any other Plugin.
  2. Once installed, activate Piklist.  You will see a Piklist item in your WordPress menu.

3. Now you can start adding power to your theme and plugins. Check out our tutorials for a detailed overview.

Included Demos

You can get a good overview of what Piklist is capable of by activating the included “Piklist Demos” add-on:

  1. Hover over the “Piklist” menu item, and then click on “Settings”
  2. You should now see options for SETTINGS.  Under the EXTEND PIKIST area, find the PIKLIST DEMOS add-on. Click on ACTIVATE and then SAVE CHANGES.
  3. You will now have access to the Piklist Demos:
    1. Custom Post Type and Settings: PIKLIST > FIELD DEMOS
    2. Sample Widgets: APPEARANCE > WIDGETS > PIKLIST DEMOS WIDGETS