Custom fields for curations

Custom fields let you attach structured metadata of your own design to curated items — things like “Topic,” “Event date,” or “Reading level” — so your Curations library can be organized and filtered on the dimensions that matter to your publication.

What custom fields give you:

• Your own metadata schema — define fields that fit your content, beyond the built-in title, excerpt, tags, and URL.
• Better filtering — find related items by field values instead of scanning titles.
• Display in the sent email — custom fields on curated articles can appear directly in the newsletter, styled to match your layout; see displaying custom fields in your newsletter.
• Automatic population from WordPress — if you curate from a WordPress site, map WordPress custom fields to Letterhead and the values flow in on their own.

Working with custom fields

You define your fields once on the Custom Fields tab in Curations — they apply across your company’s library — then fill in their values on individual items:

1. Go to the Custom Fields tab and click Add custom field. Give the field a name and, optionally, a character limit, then create it.
2. Open a curated item to edit it, find the custom fields section, and enter or update the values.
3. Save — the values are stored with the item and available for filtering and display.

Custom fields are in early access, so the exact controls may evolve; if you don’t see them where you expect, ask your admin, or ask the Letterhead assistant (early access) — how it works.