Active installations5K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 10 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Custom Global Variables version 1.1.4 as active, updated 2h ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Create your own custom variables to manage information on your website such as:
Phone numbers
Addresses
Social media links
HTML snippets
And anything else
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Easily access them globally in WordPress and PHP.
Why you need it
Rather than having to change something like an email address across multiple pages, you can do it in one place. Avoid the pitfalls of hard coding information in your WordPress theme that is likely to change.
Why it’s better
Your variables are stored and retrieved locally without any calls to the database. That means faster load times for your pages!
Variables can be accessed easily in PHP from the global scope.
Usage
Display your variables using the shortcode syntax:
[cgv variable-name]
Or using the superglobal in PHP:
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WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
custom global variables
options
settings
shortcodes
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0.1 · PHP 5.6
Update activity2 Nov 20262h ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.1.3→1.1.4
WordPress compatibility7.1.3→7.1.4
Version1.1.2→1.1.3
WordPress compatibility6.1.12→7.1.3
Tracking & source
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