I want to implement a system to insert custom links in my wordpress custom theme. I don't want to hardcode these links inside my theme. These links are for the socials or partners website. So they need to be easily changed from WordPress dashboard. I want to avoid registering a custom post type or using a post. Is this possible with a custom function or a similar solution?

I want to implement a system to insert custom links in my wordpress custom theme. I don't want to hardcode these links inside my theme. These links are for the socials or partners website. So they need to be easily changed from WordPress dashboard. I want to avoid registering a custom post type or using a post. Is this possible with a custom function or a similar solution?

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• links

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You could use ACF https://www.advancedcustomfields/ and create a custom field for the links. Then use the value in the template. The ACF web site has some great documentation and examples.

I think there are multiple ways of adding dynamic links to your theme. For example,

1. Theme Customization API / Customizer
2. Settings API
3. Navigation menus
4. Links manager (maybe outdated?)
5. If the links are shown on a certain page (template), then maybe a custom meta box