Built-in Feature

The [item:123:xxx:...] short tag is used to reference an Item using its Slug or Item Id and display its related information or content.

This tag is used in conjunction with the [fields:] to display information from the referenced Item/Post in the current post.

a block element when it is used as prefix for short tags subscribe, emailcapture, compare, fields and cannot appear inside a paragraph in such a case. (b2evolution will automatically move it out of the paragraph)

inline text when it is used as prefix for short tags like field, url, titlelink, etc. and can appear anywhere in such a case (inside a paragraph, table, etc.)

Syntax Breakdown

[item: ( Item ID | Slug ) : <fields short tag> ]

• Item ID: ID of the Item to reference
• Slug: slug of Item to reference
• <fields short tag>: see [fields:] short tag

Samples

Displaying the Value of a Specific Field of an Item

[item:another-custom-fields-example:field:first_string_field] or [item:26:field:first_string_field]

In the first case we reference the other item with a slug. In the second case, we reference the other item by its Item Id.

Displaying Specific Fields of an Item

[item:26:fields:first_string_field,url_field]

Displaying All Fields of an Item

[item:another-custom-fields-example:fields]