Post meta is a data set containing additional core as well as custom post information.
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WP insert post PHP function and Custom Fields
The wordpress function is used for submitting data programatically. Standard fields to submit to incude the content, excerpt, title, date and many more.
What there is no documentation for is how to ...
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Passing error/warning messages from a meta box to “admin_notices”
I have a simple meta box that updates the post custom fields (using update_post_meta()).
How can I send a error or warning message to the next page after the user publishes/updates the post and ...
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How to hook update_post_meta and delete_post_meta?
I'm still struggling to get my head around this whole hooking into things, so I'm really stuck on trying to do the following task:
If update_post_meta is fired then check to see if the meta_key is ...
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post formats - how to switch meta boxes when changing format?
Problem
After realizing that post formats are pretty popular, but only a extremly rough drawn concept, i see that users will run into possible traps.
Post format ...
uses post meta fields & ...
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How can I show posts only if meta_value is not empty
Three people have already tried to solve this, and we're coming up nil. I want to show only posts that have a value in the meta_key 'featured_image'.
So... if 'featured_image' is not empty, show the ...
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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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Post meta vs Seperate database tables
When developing plugins that requires data storage, what's the pros and cons of using one method or another ?
The explication given in the codex is not detailed.
Before jumping in with a whole ...
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Query between two meta values?
How do I limit the query by two custom meta fields, a start date and an end date? This is what my data looks like:
meta_key | meta_value |
------------------------|
start_date | 20100131 | //Jan ...
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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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Grossly inefficient wordpress loops!
I'm working on a site at the moment for an orchestra. The various members need to be listed, according to their instrument. The members have a custom post type of biography and I'm capturing the ...
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Custom Query: query by post custom meta data
So I have a custom post called event, but I need to query only those posts which have a custom metabox(is a checkbox) called `Show On The Homepage: and only if that checkbox is checked.
<?php
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How should I use posts_where to change meta_value from a string to integer?
How should I use posts_where to change meta_value from a string to integer?
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How to use Post Custom Metadata in Post Titles and Post Permalinks
I am very new to WordPress. How can I use post custom metadata in place of Post Titles, and as the Post Permalink? For example, instead of domain.com/the-post-title, the permalink would be ...
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Post metadata deletes itself
I'm using a custom post type for a portfolio. I have a few option in there, bring saved by update_post_meta(), it seems to work fine, but then out of the blue (within the hour), the data deletes its ...
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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 query with category exclusion and post-meta “whitelist”
I have two widgets, one shows News while the other shows everything except News (We'll call the second one Blog). The blog portion is currently working correctly.
The News posts are either ...
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How to get meta box values - WP tuts tutorial
I did these tree tutorials to create custom metaboxes.
wp.tutsplus.com/tutorials/reusable-custom-meta-boxes-part-1-intro-and-basic-fields/
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Adding an assisting editor box to Post page
I run a multiple author platform and to improve the moderation, I want to add a couple of assisting editors. I want to add a custom box to the Post page where the assisting editor can confirm which ...
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Order by meta value or date?
Got a custom field called startDate but its only on a few events. I was wondering if it isn't set for a post I could use post_date to generate the posts list?
// if meta_key _postmeta.startDate isn't ...
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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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List posts under meta_value heading
I need to list completed (meta_value) projects for each year (meta_value), like this:
2006
- Project 1
- Project 2
...
2005
- Project 3
...
I found (here) a great piece of code to deal with I'm ...
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Wordpress wp_head() crap
I know, wp_head() is important, but it inject so much crap into the header, i like to get it out... and just add manually the 2-3 line of code i need..
BUT, and there is always a but, i need the ...
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How to add category to: 'wp-admin/post-new.php'?
I want to have a link to create a new post that sets the category also.
I have tried wp-admin/post-new.php?post_category=12 and wp-admin/post-new.php?cat=12, but neither worked. I also tried using ...
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WP_Query, custom sort and custom filter
Is it possible using WP_Query to return a filtered list of items based on the following criteria set? I seem to be struggling as there are numerous queries against custom fields.
Select all posts ...
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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 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 ...
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Set Expiration Date of a Post from the Frontend with wp_insert_post
i try to build a form that users posts from frontend,
everything works fine but i need to know if it's possible,
if i play with the 'post_date' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')?
if i add a hidden field that ...
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meta_compare seems to be treating values as strings instead of integers as expected
Trying to use meta_compare as suggested in the codex:
query_posts('meta_key=miles&meta_compare=<=&meta_value=22');
Here is my code:
global $wp_query;
query_posts(
array_merge(
...
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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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Save both current and new version of post meta
I want to save two versions of my custom meta box data called "sidebar". I want to compare a new and old version of this data later on, so that is why I want to save a copy of the current "sidebar" to ...
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meta_query: using BETWEEN with floats and/or casting to DECIMAL
Each post has a lat/lng value attached to it via postmeta. I'm trying to grab all posts within a bounding lat/lng value. Here's the get_posts query:
$posts = get_posts(array(
'posts_per_page' ...
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Wordpress Menu Disappears when $query->query_vars['meta_key'] is set
I've set some meta variables on my WP posts. I want to be able to sort by these variables, and everything is working great except when I sort by either "views" or "likes". When I sort by either of ...
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Filtering posts by post meta data
I want to filter posts in such a way that only posts, for which get_post_meta($post->ID, "project_cat", true) (it returns a post ID) is equal to my specified value, are shown.
Any way to do this?
I ...
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Transients vs CRON +Custom Fields: Caching Data Per Post
Wanted some opinions on a solution I'm trying to come up with:
I have a fan/enthusiast plugin I'm working on for fans of TV shows. One of the custom post types attached to the plugin is a release ...
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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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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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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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Up/Down voting system for Wordpress
Looking in all posts with keywords "voting system, upvote, downvote", I can't find a satisfying solution for this issue, except accepting one of the available plugins, spend a lot of time undersanding ...
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problem retrieving specific custom meta [duplicate]
I want to retrieve just 2 custom fields from my post, this is what I've tried:
<?php echo get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'CLUB','DATES', true); ?>
This code is retrieving just the first one ...
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display specific custom fields
I have few custom field assigned for each post, like:
"Club" with value "club1"
"Date" with value "date1"
and so on...
Now, I want to display from all the custom fields just those 2 " club" and ...
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1answer
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Get Advanced Custom Fields values before saving
Basically, I need to alter the info the user inputs into an advanced custom fields textbox before it is written to the database but I don't know how to grab it. I can only get it after it has been ...
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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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1answer
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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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1answer
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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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WordPress how to sort by meta value?
how in WordPress can I sort by meta value?
In meta value I have "price" (float).
I make this query, but always get "Sorry, no posts matched your criteria".
$posts = query_posts( $query_string . ...
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Updating post meta for custom post types
I'm writing a plugin for work (still) and having one more issue.
I've added my meta boxes as needed. However, the problem I'm having occurs when saving the post. My snippets for saving pretty much ...
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Custom query with query_posts doesn't show post without certain meta_key
I'm using query_posts to sort order certain categories.
My code look like this:
query_posts('category_name=abs&orderby=meta_value_num&meta_key=field_ordering&order=DESC');
This does ...
