Post meta is a data set containing additional core as well as custom post information.
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need to add add user names to the post for later retrieval or removal
I'm working on an unique feature, that requires that I add usernames to specific post.
In detail, user clicks button and if he is logged in his wp username is saved somewhere together with the post. ...
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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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How can I add/update post meta in a admin menu page?
I wanted to create a plugin to batch manage posts' custom field data. I know I can add post meta by add a meta box in post edit screen and use add_action('save_post','function_to_update_meta') to ...
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Function to update post_meta based on existing post_meta
I have a custom post type for addresses on a Google Map. One meta field is for the address, but I want to convert that address to longitude/latitude. So I have a meta field for longitude & one for ...
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Querying posts with meta value that begins with a certain pattern
I am trying to create a search filter using meta_query. The only problem I'm having now is that I can't compare with wildcards. I think that's how you word it?
$keyword = 'sos';
$tlds = ...
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How to check if post meta key exists or not in wordpress database
I want to check if post meta key exists or not, out side of the loop. Is there any WordPress function to check if post meta key exist or not in WordPress database. I have to check this outside the ...
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special characters after saving draft interpreted as �
I am trying to create posts in hindi language. These characters UÉeÉMÑüqÉÉU after saving/publishing are interpreted as U�e�M��q��U. Though, the special characters are stored with no change in the ...
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Counting number of identical meta keys
Im looking to count how many meta keys exist within a post, because each time a specific user action happens, a new meta key is created with a date in it.
I have this, which does not return anything ...
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Adding new value to existing meta key
I'm currently using this to add post meta
add_post_meta($post_id, 'when', $date);
Naturally, it creates a new meta key/value combination each time.
I want to another value to the key, so that ...
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Using Form to alter PHP variable [closed]
I'm pulling custom posts by their meta_key using this function:
<?php $args = array(
'numberposts' => 10,
'meta_key' => 'allvotes',
'orderby' => ...
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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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Show related (archive) month and year to post
I want to show the related (archive) month and year for a post next to its contents, i.e. "Archived in January 2012". Any help / directions is greatly appreciated.
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Check if Post Title exists, Insert post if doesn't, Add Incremental # to Meta if does
I already have a function where a user submits a form and creates a custom post...
<?php $postTitle = $_POST['post_title'];
$submit = $_POST['submit'];
if(isset($submit)){
global $user_ID;
...
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Pull post meta with post_query?
I'm building a custom index loop that just uses query_posts at the moment.
The issue is that inside The Loop, I have to then query for the post meta data (with get_post_meta), which I believe has ...
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Create a Metabox that behaves Like a Taxonomy Box
I need to show all my custom articles on an archive page but grouped/sorted by subject.
So that the result is somewhat like
Subject A:
A Sample Post
Another Sample Post
Subject B:
List item
...
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Give extra post-meta to RSS feeds
I'm trying to extend an RSS feed to output some post-meta from my website.
I have an 'event_date' meta-key and I need to order by this as opposed to the RSS standard publish date, which I know how to ...
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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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custom field with links
I want to create a custom field, let's say Tickets in which I can store different links for each post.
For example:
On a post page I have a button called "Buy ticket" which has a specific link, ...
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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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Sort custom posts in archive by multiple values: date AND meta key
I have a post type and I want to sort posts in its archive according to two values:
by a meta value called "artwork_year" which contains a 4 digit number (year)
by post publish date
what the query ...
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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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delete unused postmeta
I love the comment by s_ha_dum : http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-query-to-delete-postmeta and havent tried it yet, but Im wondering just how 'clever' this actually is?
Does the unused postmeta ...
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Save post meta foreach loop
My brain has fallen over. How do I save this post data?
Building some key-value pairs in the form.
for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++) {
$saved = $meta[$i];
//print_r($saved);
...
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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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Is there a way to add a link with add_post_meta?
I am trying to put a link in the post meta with this code
$authorEmail = get_the_author_meta('user_email');
$authorEmailLink = '<a href ="mailto:'.$authorEmail.'">'.$authorEmail.'</a>';
...
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How to set author for post AND post attachments
I have multiple author accounts on one of my WordPress installs. Often I will create a post, and set the author to be a different account. However, when I upload images into that post, their ...
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Why time functions show invalid time zone when using 'c' time format?
These are the functions I use in my theme to display the "entry-meta" which includes published and last modified dates (among others) of an article:
// Shows Author and Published Date
if ( ! ...
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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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How do I use wp_query for WordPress search?
I would like to create a custom search form to search posts based on the values of about 4 custom fields. I tried using wp_query to achieve this but so far my biggest problem is that the I don't get ...
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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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getting the post_id from the post_meta
I need to find out the post_id of a post_meta record where the custom key is 'XYZ' and the is 'ABC'? Is there an API for that?
Or do I need to run a regular select SQL with wpdb class?
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Use a function to update post meta based on other post meta
No idea how to title this so feel free to edit. I set out to create a "hotness" for my posts and to do this I used the $ratings_score which is stored as post_meta as a number +/- and the days ago of ...
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Auto save title as custom meta field value
I create a custom post type where I removed the "Title", instead I want to use one of my custom meta value to become the title. This is just to make sure the title look good.
Know that the post ...
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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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WordPress is stripping escape backslashes from JSON strings in post_meta
I thought I was making my life easy and being future-conscious by saving some content as bits of JSON in custom post_meta fields. Unfortunately, WordPress doesn't agree and is making my life ...
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template_redirect is firing any part that a single post is present [closed]
I have a function (as part of a class) that checks for a custom field and, if present, does a wp_redirect. That part works, but it fires on both the individual post AND any other page that has that ...
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order posts by meta value on posts page
I've been reading alot about how to order posts by a meta_value, but I can't seem to get it to work for me.
My meta_key is called date, and it is stored as yyyy-mm-dd.
Here's where I've gotten to so ...
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Wordpress Menu Disappears when $query->query_vars['meta_key'] is set
I've set some meta variables on my WP posts. I want to be able to sort by these variables, and everything is working great except when I sort by either "views" or "likes". When I sort by either of ...
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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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WP_Query not working as expected for attachments and custom meta_query
If I use get_posts() like so I get a number of results with the value 1 for the my_key meta_key:
$posts = get_posts(
array(
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'meta_key' => ...
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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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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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Retrieving multiple values to the Post Meta (using an array)
I'm having a problem retrieving post_meta values that I have stored in an array. I use this for storing the array:
add_action( 'comment_post', 'add_food', 1 );
function add_food(){
global $post;
...
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Excluding posts by meta, and also keeping posts without the meta
edit: Think I managed to figure it out, check the answer right under here, or click the following link:
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/51175/15809
I've been trying to find a way to exclude ...
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Nav Menu – Add class based on meta keys
I'm trying to find a way that changes the classes of the different nav menu items, based on the value of a meta key in the page.
The menu currently looks like this:
<li ...
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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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How to update Post Meta values through the comment system
I'm working on allowing users to rate posts - through the comment meta. Storing and displaying individual ratings is working, however, I would like to be able to store the average rating in the post ...
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How to automate featured posts number? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
featuring old articles without messing up with the archive
Let's say you have a category called "featured". and you use that to feature posts.
And the theme you have has ...
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query posts and split meta information into separate div's
I'm trying to replicate the functionality of the content showcase/slider seen here:
http://stylewatch.stelladot.com/
From what I see in the HTML, it appears that there's 2 divs, one with the post ...
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Update all posts automatically when using post_meta
I recently created a new site using wordpress but I'm a rookie - everything I know is trial and error with no formal training. So please, please, please keep your answers as simple as possible. Thanks ...
