Object-level settings - Verba
Local fields are settings for one specific object: this post, this page, this category, this author. They live where you edit the object, not in a settings panel.
#The one rule
A global setting decides how the whole site behaves. A local field overrides it for one object. The model is the same for every object type.
A field left empty, or set to its Site default choice, means "follow the site." So that is how you return to the global value; there is no separate reset button.
This is behind the most common confusion with Verba: "I changed it globally and this one post did not change." That post has its own value. Open it, clear the field, and it will follow the site again.
A local field also needs the global feature it belongs to. Many per-post fields only take effect when the matching Theme Options page is switched to its Advanced source; Theme Options: the advanced settings panel explains that switch.
#Each type has its own fields
The set of fields depends on what the object can meaningfully configure. A tag has almost none. A post has the most. Read the page for the type you are working with:
- Category fields
- Tag fields
- Author profile fields
- Post fields
- Page fields and per-page layout
- Menu item options, for items in a navigation menu
#Questions
Do local fields survive a theme or plugin update?
Yes. They are stored as metadata on the object, in the database, so an update does not touch them.
What happens to them if I deactivate Pro?
The fields disappear from the editor and stop affecting the front end. The values stay in the database and come back with the plugin.
Can I set a local field for a whole category of posts at once?
Not through these fields, since each one belongs to one object. Set the global value the way most posts want it and override only the exceptions, which is usually less work anyway.
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