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Admin Area Custom Type Search By Meta Fields Without Title & Content
I have a custom post type that uses several meta fields. In the admin area I would like to be able to search by those meta fields. I have implemented this currently in my functions.php with this code:
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Custom Form Data save after Login User
This is form on my first page. I have to manage if user is not logged in, in that Case after submit form action is Login Page.
<?php/** Template Name: Form */
get_header(); ?>
<form ...
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Retrieve post data via WPDB class
I'm trying to figure out doing a custom query using the $wpdb Object.
I have custom type posts, event_posts, that have meta data, images, as well as event dates which are input in the post with the ...
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My theme saves their custom post type's metadata as a serialized array, how to access the keys?
I've recently bought the WP Directory Portal theme from ThemeForest.
Since the theme doesn't do frontend posting of custom post types, I've resulted to using WP User Frontend Pro.
There's a problem ...
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Displaying Meta Box Image
I have some problems displaying info from my custom meta box in my custom post type single. I'm using Reusable Custom Wordpress Meta Boxes by Tammy Hart.
I'm able to display the textfields using ...
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Add a class to post_class if more than one post shares same meta_value_num
I would like to be able to add a class such as .samedate to posts that share the same meta_value_num from a custom meta box.
So for example:
Say two posts share the same custom meta box value for a ...
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Top 30 Songs using Custom Post Type
I have successfully created a Top 30 songs ranking via custom post type. Now im stuck with adding "Peak Position" post meta. I don't know how to program it. Peak Position is the position where the ...
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Query all posts where a meta key does not exist
I am trying to get a query to retrieve all the posts where a specific meta_key does not exist and then create it.
I am having problems finding those posts as the query I am testing does not seem to ...
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Custom post type category not displaying in custom post type
I've created a new custom post type (lets call it "Reviews") on the backend of my Wordpress. It works fine for the most part but the Categories I create within that Custom Post Type are not displaying ...
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How do I sort a custom post type admin column using two meta keys?
I have created a custom post type along with custom columns. One of my columns displays a date range such as "12/05/2012 - 11:00 am to 12/15/2012 - 1:00 pm". This is a concatenated string using a ...
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Function to return values from metabox
I have created two custom metaboxes using the Meta Box plugin for my cpt called books, and I am confused how to output the values. The values need to be used in sperate places in one of my templates. ...
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Importing Data from a Non-WordPress database, into WP
I'm migrating data from a totally different database style into WP. The main issue I'm trying to wrap my head around is how to import any meta data, given that WP uses a key value pair style for meta ...
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Can the Next/Prev Post links be ordered by menu order or by a meta key?
I have a series of posts that are ordered by a meta_key value. They could also be arranged by menu order, if necessary.
The next/prev post links (generated by next_post_link, previous_post_link, or ...
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Advice Needed for Post Meta Database Efficiency
So I have this custom post type and I have atleast 20 custom meta boxes for it which means there will be 20 postmeta rows.
So my question is, since I have that many, would it make more sense to just ...
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How to implement a Google map store locator
I have followed the following Google developer doc about creating a store locator usng PHP & MySql.
https://developers.google.com/maps/articles/phpsqlsearch_v3
I have this working but now I ...
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Add a meta field to the list of results for a custom post type
I've created a Custom Post Type for "Books" ... I've also added several meta fields (custom fields) to each book, and I'd like to be able to display some of those fields in the table of results.
Is ...
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best way to use custom taxonomy, post type and meta in a job system
i am building a job system which will store following data:
job title - post title
description - content
location - post meta / taxonomy
sector (it/sales & etc)- custom taxonomy
salary start - ...
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List all images from a single post meta value
I have created a custom post type with an image gallery upload. Now I am trying to display the gallery on the front end. This is what I have so far that works to display 1 image, but if multiple ...
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Properly add an upload media button in a meta box field
i have a custom post which has a meta tag that needs to be using a file upload (for video files). I am wondering, what is the correct way of adding an Upload button that points to the wordpress media ...
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If Post Meta Equals Current Title Conditional Advanced Custom Fields
I would like to create a custom query loop to display data depending on the current post title.
Pseudo-code:
if post title = custom filed
Show related content
I have a page called artists ...
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Empty meta-box returns publishdate if no value is set?
I have no idea why this would/could happen.
I have a custom metabox for an "event_end_date" set for a custom-post-type. If I leave this field blank it always puts out the publish-date of the post ...
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How to get source of custom meta image?
I'm working on a CPT (custom post type) page template and would like to get the source of custom meta image.
For post_thumbnail's this is rather easy using wp_get_attachment_image_src(), but if I ...
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How do I paginate search results for custom post types?
I have a Custom Post Type called "cars" that stores several custom fields along with the standard Title/Description fields. I need users to be able to search through the CPT based on the custom fields ...
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Getting thumbnails of a custom posts featured images in a page-templates metabox
I guess I need to know how to call meta data into metaboxes for beginners.
I'm using
$posts = get_posts(array(
'post_type' => 'slidertype',
'post_status' => 'publish',
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fetch meta fields inside a widget
I'm trying to fetch a (date) meta field from a custom post type in a sidebar widget here: http://www.oransje.com/utvikling/ngnf/kurs/
Somehow the date doesn't show correctly inside the widget ...
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Does WordPress limit the length of slug names for Post Meta or Terms?
The WordPress Codex states the the Post Type Names and Taxonomy Names have a limit to the slug name.
Register Post Type -- max. 20 characters, can not contain
capital letters or spaces
Register ...
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Querying meta values within an array
Okay so I'm using the relationship field from Advanced Custom Fields against a custom post type. The relationship lists countries, when these are saved they are within a serialised array:
[country] ...
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How Do I Use WP_Query to Run This Database Query as Search Result?
I have created a search box with a drop down box of 4 options to customize the search:
A general default search, no filter
A custom search according to the post title for a custom post type only.
A ...
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Custom Post Type with Input fields to seperate table on database.
At the moment I'm using a custom post type called 'locations' I would like to be able to put input fields into the custom post type that would store the information such as ( address, type, phone ...
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Echo all meta keys of a custom-post TYPE
Is there a way to dump a list of all meta keys being used by all posts belonging to a custom post type?
I.e., a post-type named foods, each food (ham, spaghetti, chicken), can have a different meta ...
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Create action running on trashed_post hook to modify post_meta value
I have a custom post type that always do math operation to its post_meta and other custom post type post_meta.
For example:
post-type 1 = cpt_product_order
post-type 1 post_meta = ...
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Say I have a tech blog, how best would I store technical specs for a phone, if i use custom post types
I've been playing around with WordPress for a couple of months now and when a client requests that he/she be allowed to modify, add content without my intervention, my defacto standard is WordPress. ...
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Post AND page parameter for WP function
Is there no post AND page parameter for WordPress functions? So would I have to create a custom post type to define post AND page?
For example, add_meta_box( $id, $title, $callback, $post_type, ...
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How to move a post to different post type with all meta data?
I'm trying to move a post from a custom post type called 'new cars' to 'sold cars' using the Post Type Switcher plugin, and the plugin works well, but the all meta data associated with this post still ...
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List Taxonomies: Don't list taxonomy if it has no post - depending on custom post-meta?
This might be complicated to explain and I don't know if there is a solution to that!?
I have a custom-post-type named "wr_event" and a hierarchical custom-taxonomy named "event_type". The ...
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Deleting Custom Posts & Meta Data on Uninstall
My uninstall.php file won't delete my custom posts and the meta data related to them on uninstall. The plugin files get deleted, but nothing from the database.
If anyone is able to have a look at ...
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get_template_part() - post-meta not working?
Maybe I simply do not understand what get_template_part() is doing …
I have a file called event-list.php that should work as template for other pages and files so all my events (a custom post type) ...
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Random meta field from specific custom post type
I am loading single images into a post and calling their source from my custom post type template single-photo.php :
src: "<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'single_photo', true); ?>"
I ...
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Show metabox in custom-post-template depending on taxonomy term?
I'm not sure if there is a solution for that but I'll ask it anyway :)
I've built a custom-post-template and a related custom-taxonomy. The taxonomy works as kind of "categories" for the ...
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Building tags and archive using meta from custom post type
I have a custom post type, promotions, and it has 2 meta fields to set dates with jQuery date picker, begin date & end date, year, month, day.
What I'm trying to do is show a list of months with ...
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Remove Post Custom Meta Box
I created a custom post type.
When I click "Add new" for this post type, I see among other meta boxes a "Main Slider Item SEO" meta box. This SEO is superfluous. Can I remove it?
add_action( ...
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How to order custom posts by one of the custom fields value, 'date'?
I am using this php code to display a list of gigs, which is a custom post type. I want to order it by the 'when' value of the post, and omit the gigs that have already happened.
How can I modify the ...
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Export entries and multiple custom field meta to .csv?
First time poster. I'm trying to export a bunch of custom posts out to a csv file so I can easily import them into a new database. I've ran the native export to xml, but it's not the correct format I ...
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Search everything (posts, pages, tags, cpt, meta)
I would like to know how to use the built in wordpress search to return results from all content on my site. Specifically, I want to search;
posts
pages
tags
custom post type (portfolio)
custom ...
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Having trouble with custom post type / meta box
I've been working on a custom post type meta-box implementation that allows me to change the post_date to match the value in my "date" meta-box.
The function works perfectly except when I try to add ...
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How can I include meta box content when searching?
When I search on my site it currently doesn't search the content in my custom meta boxes.
How can I include this content when searching?
I'm registering my meta boxes as follows:
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Filter search posts by post meta?
I'm working with a custom post type with custom taxonomy and custom fields and trying to filter the displayed results (on admin post listing page) by the custom field values...
I've been trying to ...
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Custom Meta Box with variable number of fields
Here is what I wanna do and I basically would just like some ideas from someone more experienced that would help to get started in the right direction.
I have a custom post type (Exams) that has is ...
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how to interconnect custom post types?
I'd like to make a site about choirs, composers, conductors and singers. And so far I decided that I need to make a custom post type for "piece" -- any piece can be associated with choir[s], composer, ...
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Custom field values deleted when trashing custom post type
I've created a custom post type with 2 custom fields attached to it... When I create a post of this type and fill in the custom fields, the data is, in fact, saved to the db... However, if I trash one ...
