Allow Custom Variables in the Editor

[deborah86]

What problem does this address?

There is no real way to add custom variables to pages from a database. The closest option in WordPress was to use custom fields but it seems as though that is being phased out. Other CMS's such as Webflow, SquareSpace, and Wix allows users to add custom information from a database to their pages.

What is your proposed solution?

Give uses an easy panel to store variables in a variables database. Then allow users to access those variables in the page design. For example, if I wanted to show the logged-in user's name on a page I would type or select the option from the list:

Welcome, {{first.name}}!

There are users with the names Bob, Mary, and Robert. Based on who is logged in the user would see:

Welcome, Bob!
Welcome, Mary!
Welcome, Robert!

Users would be able to create their own variables and edit them with javascript.

[carlomanf]

#29173 is related.

[t-hamano]

Wouldn't this problem be solved by attaching custom fields to blocks via the Block Bindings API?

• Editing custom fields from connected blocks – Make WordPress Core
• New Feature: The Block Bindings API – Make WordPress Core

[t-hamano]

Regarding embedding dynamic data as inline, this might be achievable with the inline bit. Please see the suggested UX here: #39831 (comment)