Questions tagged [metabox]
Refers to a box-like reusable user-interface component common in the WordPress backend.
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save meta data of custom post type: WP_Error has no effect, even if insufficient capabilities
The function should give the user a feedback, if the data changes of the meta box of a CPT couldn't be saved. In the following code the function returns a WP_Error if the current_user doesn't have ...
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$_POST from a Meta Box
From my reading, the editor page of a post is wrapped in a form tag meaning a standard HTML form won't work within a Meta Box.
What I'm trying to achieve is a meta box with two fields e.g. Name & ...
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Moving a metabox - not obeying context or removing old
I have a custom taxonomy called "events category" that is in a custom post type called "events" - I want to move this metabox from the "side context to the "normal" context.
add_action('do_meta_boxes'...
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Metabox/Custom fields are not saving input data
I think I was doing everything right but my data doesn't save. What is wrong with this code?
add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', 'niloyrudra_add_meta_boxes' );
add_action( 'save_post' 'save', 10, 2 );
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add_meta_box does not display meta box in Admin
I have two wordpress sites:
running on localhost server (PHP7.3)
hosted on Bluehost.com (PHP7.2)
The metabox gets added on my local website, but the same piece of code does not work on bluehosted ...
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Unable to update the meta boxes with multiple fields
I successfully build a function, that is able to import data from a CSV into posts of a Custom Post Type (CPT). I am able to parse data into the native Title and Description fields, but it fails, when ...
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Custom Meta Box (SELECT) Not Saving
I am trying to create a meta box with select options for each page with home-page-template.php assigned to it. I have got that functionality working correctly.
I also want it above the editor, below ...
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Get meta values from parent post and save in child post
I have a custom post type "E-Books" with two categories "E-Book Title" and "Chapter Page", and custom meta boxes (table of contents, etc).
The E-Book post type uses one page template, and displays ...
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add meta box considers the selected option as post parent
I have added a meta box that will list specific post type posts, and on save it will save a meta key with selected post id, but the problem is that it rewrites the permalink of the post to consider ...
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Wp Query sort order from custom MetaBox
I am trying to sort a list of post based of the meta_key deal amount, which would be to display the highest deal first and work its way down to smaller deal amounts. The deal amount would be anywhere ...
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Change meta-box title- "LearnDash Quiz Settings" to "Quiz Settings"
I want to change a meta-box title on the create question page from- "LearnDash Quiz Settings" to "Quiz Settings" on create question page.
I have seen a few posts that explain changing custom posts ...
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Using meta boxes as the title of a custom post type
I have a custom post type with some meta boxes added to the post type.
The code for the CPT meta boxes works fine.
I then added the following code to use the meta boxes as the title of the post. The ...
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Add Cancel Button to a Custom Meta Box
Any ideas how I could add a cancel button, like the default one in the Publish meta box, to a custom meta box?
The standard code is <a href="#visibility" class="cancel-post-visibility hide-if-no-...
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where can i see the registered new field for posts using register_meta() ?
Where we can see the registered new field using
add_action( 'admin_init', 'register_my_sample_meta' );
function register_my_sample_meta() {
register_meta( 'post', 'my_registered_meta', '...
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Issue on Creating Checkbox Field On Custom Post type
Can you please look at this demo let me know how I can create and save a checkbox as a custom field in Custom Post Type?
function render_metas( $post )
{
$we_productMetas = get_post_custom( $post-...
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Woocommerce add a text field if specific option is selected
I need to make active/visible a new filed before 'Add to cart' button, only if user select a specific option.
The case is simple: I sell t-shirt with options: "Small", "Medium", "Large", "Size upon ...
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Creating a "Related Meta" type field?
I need a unique meta box which can contain auto-updating elements similar to how a tag cloud would appear.
Example.
identifier id : animals
identifier data : Dog, Cat, Horse, Pig
I need to know ...
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Featured Gallery to custom post type
I want to show Featured Gallery metabox in my custom post type. I have it only in article page, and i want to add it to my custom post type. How i can do it ? I tried with this, but not work :
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Custom taxonomy with custom post type archive page
I created a sustom taxonomy and a custom post type via Metabox plugin.
I am able to create custom post type posts and assign them to the custom taxonomies.
But when I am trying to list them on an ...
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Meta Box: display single image on an archive-template
I'm trying to get the url of an image from a MetaBox (plugin) filed on an archive-page.
<?php
if ( rwmb_meta( 'field-id' ) ) {
// Get images
$img_srcset_large = ...
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Programmatically create new post from a metabox button
Given a classic course-lesson structure, created by custom post types, I want to add a new empty lesson for a course, by using a simple html form on a metabox, in the course edit screen.
I think I ...
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update_post_meta doesn't work
I've been drilling with codes for so long.
I was trying to create a metabox with a simple textare on it.
Been stuck for almost 10 hours tyring to solve this.
Still up until right now my meta box ...
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Wordpress admin area: select box with 12.000+ options
I have a custom post type that in admin area has a select custom meta box with 12.000+ options. So, in some cases, WordPress show an error message like memory exhausted.
Which could be a good ...
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Problem with adding exta field in metabox in custom post type
I am trying to add a new field in the metabox there is demo url field which is working fine i have created new field that is not storing or saving any datas which inserted into the field.
Here is my ...
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semantic ui dropdown for custom metabox
I'd like use Semantic UI Dropdown (https://semantic-ui.com/modules/dropdown.html) in my custom metabox for the plugin I making.
I added the codes like that:
// Styles
wp_enqueue_style( 'semantic-ui', ...
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Add other all taxonomies as meta boxes to custom post type
I have a custom post type which comes with a category taxonomy. This taxonomy shows as a meta box at the side. Pretty basic so far.
Now I want to add additional meta boxes below the content on the "...
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featured image in custom poste type (backend)
I created a custom post type outside the wordpress loop. I want to integrate the featured image meta box in the backend for this post type.
$this->add_meta_box('postimagediv','Beitragsbild', array(...
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duplicate featured image functionality in custom meta box
I'm trying to figure out how to add a link/button that when clicked will open the set featured image modal and perform the same functions as if you clicked it in the original meta box. I am wanting to ...
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Displaying a Metabox linked to post settings for all users
Currently, I have a meta box that all Editors of my site can see. I want all contributers to see this meta box.
I've used a user-role plugin and it looks like the meta box is linked to post settings....
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Remove Custom metabox from particular page template is used
I have created custom metafields like the following and it was working fine. I want to show the metafield only when an particular page template is used. but it was not working.
class ...
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Custom gallery displayin and sorting error
I am making frontand gallery uploader. Here is my example code:
<?php
//start of "for" loop
$attach_id = media_handle_upload($key, $post_id);
$attach_ids[] = $attach_id;
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Find callback function of custom meta box
I am reordering the default meta box layout in the following way:
add_action('do_meta_boxes', 'move_meta_box');
function move_meta_box(){
remove_meta_box( 'my-itemsdiv', 'post', 'side' );
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Is there default meta boxes types that handles types and sanitization?
I've been tasked with my first WordPress project. It's a project that involves custom plugin development. While looking over the documentation for adding custom post types I found the meta boxes ...
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transfer two existing taxonomy terms into one custom metabox
Using this code I am able to add existing Terms from one taxonomy moviestax to my own created Metabox.
function my_meta_box(){
add_meta_box( 'mymtx_div', 'This my own Meta box Only :-)', '...
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set a custom post type to a taxonomy term programmatically in metabox
I have a Custom Post Type called Movies and it has a Custom Taxonomy called Genres. I also have 3 Terms under Genres called ['Action','Comedy','Horror']
Can you please let me know how I can Get and ...
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update_post_meta() not updating
I'm saving API data as metabox data, and I'm attempting to update metabox data on import. So the Title, content data will always update. But I can't seem to be able to use the ID to update the metabox!...
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problem when uploading file by metaboxes
I want to upload pdf files via posts using metaboxes.
I have this code:
if ( is_admin() ) {
add_action( 'load-post.php', 'call_MetaBoxClass' );
add_action( 'load-post-new.php', '...
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Dropdown of existing posts in a metabox
so i want to make a game profile System Like the one gamespot has on wordpress that shows every game's informations In all the posts related to that particular game. I Investigated and ended up ...
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delete post meta data in array WordPress
i want to delete post meta with same key like 'rtf_booking' but this key have store data in array like
Array (
[0] => first booking
[1] => second booking
[2] => third booking )
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Query by meta value (add a dropdown of all values)
I'm facing a problem I can't resolve alone.
I have a custom meta field named 'processeur' for a custom post type names 'ordinateur'.
What I need to to is get a list of all meta values, arrange them in ...
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Wordpress CPT Url metabox collection
How can I set for my Custom Post Type 'company' different url's if this company have multiple locations.
For example:
CPT: "company" with slug http://example.com/company
CPT Company Post:"Company ABC"...
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How to display selected option from dropdown list in a metabox
I have this question that I have been looking for the answer to for over two weeks now and I finally decided to come here and ask. I have looked here as well and did not find an answer that helped.
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Get value of submit button in custom post type
I'm trying to make a quiz plugin. Using a custom post type, I've made a meta box, that has the following form table in it.
<table class="form-table">
<tbody>
<...
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Problems with file_exists() with metabox plugin in WordPress
I'm using metabox plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/meta-box/) and I get this warning message:
Warning: file_exists(): File name is longer than the maximum allowed path length on this platform (...
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Save, update, get and sanitize post meta as HTML not plain
My post meta always is plain text HTML striped from it
I need to Save, update, get and sanitize post meta as HTML not plain
here is all my related code to this post meta filed
Retrieve from ...
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$post->ID incorrect within meta box
I have a meta box and I am trying to get the current post id however I am getting the ID of a different post. Is there another way to get the ID?
function global_notice_meta_box() {
$screens = ...
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Wp Query sort order
Hey i have the following query sorting custom agendas posts on an archive page based on a metabox for the event date.
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'agendas',
'posts_per_page' => $...
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Metaboxes in Loop
I want to create metaboxes in foreach loop. The requirement is, I have an array of custom post types and I want to run a loop to add metaboxes for the post types that are as a key in an array.
So far ...
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meta box loop problem with a search filter
I've created a custom post type, and I added to it custom Taxonomies, As well as custom meta boxes, and I did an advanced search with several options.
But I have a problem because of the duration loop ...
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Dynamically getting tags in post edit screen
I am trying to dynamically get the post's tags as the user adds them while editting a post, but I have not found any hook related to that action.
I know I can make my own hooks, but the thing is that ...