Post meta is a data set containing additional core as well as custom post information.
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Get specific custom field keys from a post and put into an array
I have the following code to look up the longitude and latitude based off of a custom field upon saving the post. My address fields (street_1, city and state) are separate. I have searched and thought ...
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Better post meta efficiency?
I work with websites which require using Post Meta for Post Objects within a particular Post Type.
I often add a Meta Box to a particular Post Type, to provide additional settings for the new Post ...
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Retrieving an alt tag from a custom field
I have a theme that uses TimThumb to generate thumbnail images on a gallery page. The problem is that image alt tags are not showing for each image on the main gallery pages, see here:
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How to stop wp_postmeta from being called on archive and search pages?
Currently, when I load a search or result page, it queries the wp_postmeta table which is leading to the page taking ages to load. I realise this is a result of this table being huge (70k rows), and ...
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How to access the post meta of a post that has just been published?
I am using the hook publish_post to run my code where I need the post meta of the just published post. But the post meta value I am looking for is somehow not available at this point of execution. On ...
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passing argument to get_template_part() or a better way to code
I have this include … event-list.php
<?php
/**
* The loop that displays upcoming events
*/
?>
<ul class="event-items">
<?php
$yesterday = time() - 24*60*60;
$args = array(
...
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special characters after saving draft interpreted as �
I am trying to create posts in hindi language. These characters UÉeÉMÑüqÉÉU after saving/publishing are interpreted as U�e�M��q��U. Though, the special characters are stored with no change in the ...
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Create meta boxes that don't show in custom fields
I used the code below to create a metabox for posts. These meta boxes are also seen in the custom fields.
I do not want these meta boxes to show in custom fields. Is there any way to not show meta ...
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Removing Post Meta from Category Pages?
This should be an easy one for everyone here. I am trying to remove the post meta function from my category pages only and keep it everywhere else. I currently have a function:
/** Customize the post ...
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I would like to give special promotion for the first 100 posts in my blog? Can anyone tell me how to do that?
My website is a multi author blog. I would like to give special promotion for the first 100 published posts in my blog?
What is the proper way to implement it? I mean should i add some meta value ...
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How to query posts with certain custom meta data, and output Post data
I've been working on modifying the Thesography plugin to include the Google Maps API. So far I've had success doing so.
I'm looking to take this one step further and have 1 large Google Map that ...
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Remove Wordpress.org Meta link
In my footer, I have a set of links labeled Meta, it has...
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Entries RSS
Comments RSS
Wordpress.org
How can I remove just the wordpress.org and and comments rss link from the meta ...
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Why am I getting an infinite loop with have_posts?
I have the following code, which causes an infinite loop for some reason. Can anybody explain what's going on please?
Thanks!
<?php
$flagged_stores = new WP_Query( array ( 'post_type' => ...
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IF.. post meta show… Conditional Tag Help…?
I have the following conditional tag, which a friend helped me with...
Currently it works doing..
1) If a featured image just show that.
2) If images attached show featured image wrapped in a link ...
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orderby in custom WP Query does not work
I have this query:
$new = new WP_Query(array('post_type'=>'support','order'=>'DESC', 'meta_key'=>'post_views_count', 'orderby'=> 'meta_value_num', 'posts_per_page'=>'20'));
the ...
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I can't set meta_key in my custom post type query
I've created a custom post, events, and saved the meta data event_year to each event. I'm trying to get a year's event archive. When I go the the following URL, the meta_key and meta_value are not ...
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Custom Post Type: Set post_title equal to a custom post type field
I’ve created a custom post type for employees in a company with some fields they have to fill (like E-mail, phone, etc.) and a select box which takes some values from another custom post type called ...
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Metadata Query when storing data as array possible?
Suppose I store all my post meta data in an array like
$meta = array(
'img' => '',
'caption' => ''
);
update_post_meta($post->ID, 'theme_banner', $meta);
Can I query posts where ...
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Is there a need for nonce with Post Metabox?
I looking at the docs for add_meta_box. They used a nonce.
wp_nonce_field( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ), 'myplugin_noncename' );
I am wondering, probably the save post form itself should already ...
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delete post meta from db, even if does not exist?
it is not the first i see that we "delete" a post meta even if it does not exist : example :
$count = get_post_meta($postID, $count_key, true);
if($count==''){
$count = 0;
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Populate Custom Fields in a Custom Post Type?
I want to set up a basic 'post rating' system for my site - I don't want to use a plugin - so I want to add the custom field 'rating' to each new custom post and populate this field with the number 1.
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How do I retrieve multi-dimensional arrays from the wp_postmeta table, & display on a website?
I would like to retrieve multi-dimensional arrays (that have been created with metaboxes), & display them on the front end of a website using shortcodes.
My Question: How do I retrieve ...
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Auto sort the wp-admin post list by a meta key
I am using this following code in my functions file to hide and add some custom columns to my post-edit screen in wp-admin.
I am now trying to get the post list to sort by a post meta field (last ...
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Job of meta_key meta_value fields in database tables
I'm researching the structure of WordPress database and there is something that really get me confuesd.
Could someone please explain, what is the exact job of meta_key and meta_value fields in ...
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is there a way to show the the post title after the image?
Trying to show the post title after the image in the main blog page and single page, I have tried to edit the content.php but unable to achive the result I need, which is basiscally
IMAGE
TITLE
META ...
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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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Get Metakey value while saving post
I am trying to insert metakey value while saving or updating post but somehow it is not inserting metavalue to link column of my custom talbe called wp_banner_views
function ...
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Change slug with custom field
I want to change the slug of a post with a custom field.
In example, if the custom field is "keyword" my post link will become: mysite.com/keyword.
If the custom field is empty, i want to generate a ...
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Saving value of a selection option in comment form as comment meta
In a plugin that I am writing I need to let user choose an option from a dropdown list before they post a comment. I used the comment_form action and inserted a drop down into the comment form.
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How to add “time” data this?
I am using this simple snippets to get post view count for a long time
I was wondering if we can add a "time" data ?
Because I would like to show the view of yesterday/ 2 days ago / 2 days ago etc... ...
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Get aggregate list of all custom fields for entire blog
So, like the title says, I'd like a single function to get an aggregate list of all custom fields, site-wide (all posts, pages, CPT's). Normally, I do this with a couple SQL statements and juggle the ...
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If meta key exists in get posts function otherwise create it
The following code fetches posts with the meta key home telephone numbers.
$metas = '';
$args = array(
'numberposts' => 1,
'post_type' => 'electors',
'orderby' => ...
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Generate multiple goo.gl shortlinks for qtranslate bilingual blog
I'm working on revamping my personal blog with a custom built theme and making it bilingual with the help of qtranslate. I've gotten to a grinding halt when it comes to automatically generating the ...
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Add a Save Button to Custom Meta Box [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Adding submit or update button to custom metabox?
I added a Meta Box Like So:
add_action('add_meta_boxes', function() {
add_meta_box('CNMeta', 'Custom MetaBox', ...
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Deleting Custom Posts & Meta Data on Uninstall
My uninstall.php file won't delete my custom posts and the meta data related to them on uninstall. The plugin files get deleted, but nothing from the database.
If anyone is able to have a look at ...
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How much faster is a tax query than a meta query?
I'm building a portfolio post type and I want to have a way to mark certain pieces as featured, some as normal (default) and others as archived. The pieces would only ever be one of these 3. Because ...
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replacing the_autor or make callback
I'm looking a way tho change the the_author(); function in the loop,
I have post meta data with the name of the user who posted.
I need to do this:
If the user is registered, show the_author();, ...
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Custom field values deleted when trashing custom post type
I've created a custom post type with 2 custom fields attached to it... When I create a post of this type and fill in the custom fields, the data is, in fact, saved to the db... However, if I trash one ...
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Query_post($args)
it is possible to use a array by the this query?
This Version doesnt work:
$args = array(
'order' => 'ASC',
'meta_key => array('city_1','city_2),
'meta_value' => ...
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MySQL Query To Select Post By Postmeta
I have two custom post types, type1 and type2. Type2 posts have a postmeta called postID that is the ID number of a post in type1. When showing type1 in single.php I want a mysql query that selects ...
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Display info from custom fields in all images' HTML
Okay, I've been working on this all day and can't find the solution anywhere. I've created a custom field within the image upload screen (info first found here). The field stores the name of a ...
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Is it possible to store arrays in a custom field?
If I understand correctly, custom fields work like this:
key(string/int) => value(string/int)
Is it possible to define a custom field like this?
key(string/int) => value(array (string/int, ...
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Custom URl parameter
i have Wp blog that need to receive a custom paramter on category page for filter the posts like my rule.
For example:
http://mysite.com/category/teste?myvar=ABC
How can I get the myvar from ...
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Display All Custom Post Fields and Values, Unless Empty
I am looking to grab all of the custom post meta fields for a given post and display them on the page which i have accomplished with the following code.
However I would like to check if( !empty() ) ...
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How to store post meta in an array?
What is the best way to store post meta in an array (using a custom write box, know how to do that) so that all post meta is in a single custom field?
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Trigger “unsaved changes” dialog for custom post meta changes
I'm using a custom post type with custom meta fields, but autosave and the "unsaved changes" dialog don't seem to be triggered for these custom meta fields. Autosave isn't as important to me as the ...
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Post image in WordPress not appearing on home page
I just installed WordPress and I'm trying to set a image to every post I have.
I did this:
Custom fields ----name: paddimage-gallery --value: URL of image.
I go to my home page and it does not ...
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Access post meta in future_to_publish function
Why am I having trouble accessing post meta data in a future_to_publish add action in functions.php?
I have tried:
function post_to_twitter() {
global $post;
$url = ...
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Move Post to different category if post_meta field is 0 or is 2 days old?
Is it possible to move a post to an another category if post_meta field is 0 ?
I'm building a reverse order vote, every post have by default 10 votes and after a user vote, removes one vote by ...
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query_posts() on key's value, or key's existence
I recently started using simple fields on a project to differentiate between types of posts. All posts from now on will have one of four possible meta values associated with this (Story, Article, ...
