Post meta is a data set containing additional core as well as custom post information.
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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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What is an efficient way to query based on post_meta?
The problem I am having is when I allow users to filter posts it overpowers the database and things run extremely slow. I am unsure what the best way to query posts using meta values is. My site has a ...
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Millions of Rows — Possible Solutions?
I have a custom CMS, that we're looking to port over into Wordpress. (I can see you asking yourself, why not just stick with the custom CMS? Well, it's outdated, clunky, and getting to be too much of ...
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need some assistance with the checkboxes (selecting/deselecting featured posts)
I am working on a project which has a functionality of "featured_posts" based on this discussion. I have created a table which lists all the posts. I have a checkbox in each row which upon click ...
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Grouping related postmeta data via SQL query
I am using someone else's WP plugin which stores lots of related data in wp_postmeta using an "artificial key". So effectively we hijack wp_postmeta to create a nested relational database. So one row ...
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How to add a new meta key and assign timestamp to posts
I've been trying to look for a way to create a loop in my website and show posts being read/watched but have not found anything.
The only way I can accomplish this would be to create a new meta key ...
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Post meta not updating
I am trying to make a voting system for WordPress.
This is my code in functions.php:
add_action("wp_ajax_add_votes_options", "add_votes_options");
add_action("wp_ajax_nopriv_add_votes_options", ...
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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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Get a row from a separate table by matching a posts meta_key to a tables ID column
I am trying to match a posts meta_key value to a separate tables column ID and call that row/array in the single-listing.php.
I have a meta_key value that is called dot_number. The table is called ...
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Cannot retrieve a custom RSS field from posts
The goal is to display a featured thumbnail micro thumb as a custom field in RSS.
This is what I've done:
//theme functions.php
function rss_post_thumbnail($content) {
global $post;
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Limits, not all post are showen when querying for posts by view count
I'm having some difficulty getting a loop that gives me post by most viewed.
I started by following this tutorial
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Query posts by meta_key whose value is an array
Let's say I'm modifying the default posts query:
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'my_filter' );
function my_filter( $query ) {
$query->set( 'meta_key', 'my_rating' );
$query->set( 'orderby', ...
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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 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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Adding an orderby filter, casting postmeta with multiple keys
I am using this filter to sort my query by a date field stored as text (legacy data)
add_filter( 'posts_orderby', 'my_posts_orderby_date', 10, 2 );
function my_posts_orderby_date( $orderby, $query ) ...
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Get post category as a separate string and url
I need to figure out how to get post category as a string and link, both separate from each other.
So the return would be something like:
Uncategorized
http://link-to-the-category.com
however both ...
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Recommended Post Structure for DB Storage
I'm trying to write a plugin that would help my local little league manage their league, and though I've read the New Table vs Post Meta question, it's still a bit unclear and I'm hoping someone here ...
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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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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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Custom Fields help
After read a lot in a lot of sites, finally I was able to do something similar what I was trying (read a lot because I don't know code at all), is the follow:
I want to use a background image for my ...
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Cache metadata for set of posts
I have a query that can only be done using straight SQL, but I need to loop through the returns as a set of posts. As I understand it, WP_Query automatically gets all the metadata for all the posts ...
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Saving zero as meta value
I have a meta_key called "_ordre" and each time I create a new custom post, a new meta_value is set for that meta_key.
The thing is, when I set the value of '_ordre' to 0, the meta_value is not saved ...
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When editing a post with a custom meta box the values aren't displaying correctly
I followed this tutorial to create a custom meta box with a simple two option drop down.
My code is below. The custom fields are saved when creating a post, and edit when I change the value and ...
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Repeatable custom meta fields
I am working on creating custom meta boxes for the back-end of WordPress.
I would like to add a metabox with several fields, in my case an image upload and a text input, but with a button that can ...
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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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How can I setup custom templates for a meta-data query
I have a post-meta field for Neighborhood. I want to setup a url like: url.com/neighborhood/NEIGHBORHOOD-NAME
I know this would typically be handled by a CPT or custom taxonomy but it has to be done ...
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WordPress Attachments vs Post Meta
Apologies if this is not a question and belongs more in discussion, but In dealing with image attachments for a portfolio site, what is the benefit to having images be "attached" to a post versus ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Change post format using custom field
I'm creating a theme using the CF Post Formats plugin. But I've run into some trouble I don't know how to solve. Here's what I want to be able to do:
Create a new standard-format post
Enter a url ...
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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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Copying Custom Meta Values from existing post to a duplicate post
I'm trying to revise an existing WP plugin BU Versions to accept different custom meta field values from items I've set-up using the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin.
BU Versions will copy over ...
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Attach time/date stamp on add_post_meta
we have an image viewer on our website where admins can tag images thought ajax (new feature on Wordpress 3.0). We are tagging just fine, but we need to filter when they were tagged. We are using ...
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Filter list by a unique meta value dilemma
I'm been racking my head at this for a while now, and I can't figure out how to fix the code.
Here's the issue;
I found a snippet of code online to filter my post results in edit.php based on ...
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How to increase load time of an archive/search page (WP_Query)
I'm currently looking at why the archive and search pages take so long to use, and have found that the bulk of processing time is spent on the query_posts that is called before the template has even ...
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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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Problem with custom fields for custom meta data
I'm trying to fix an problem in custom fields for meta data information. I already added the code to add some code:
add_action("admin_init", "admin_init");
function admin_init(){
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_wp_attachment_metadata necessary for importing images into wp_postmeta table
I'm working on a project to convert an older custom developed PHP site into a WordPress site.
One of the problems I'm trying to figure out is how to import all the images from the old site and ...
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Custom WP_Query for WordPress Search Results with meta_query
I am using a custom query to generate my search results. The code I am using works perfectly without the meta_query variables in my arguments array.
I am trying to compare multiple custom fields with ...
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hide an author_meta on a post if the Co-author function is active
I want to hide an author_meta on a post if the Co-author function is active on a post.
For example: This is how it looks with one author
By Author Name | Contributor Published: 05/03/2013 2:00 ...
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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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Wordpress custom field being lost on wp_update_post, with a twist
I'm using wp_update_post to programmatically add a title and tags to posts from the front end. I'm running into a hair-tearing issue with custom fields in the process: one of the two custom fields ...
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Access Serialized Post Meta Values
I am using the Humanmade fork of a custom meta box class, they give the ability to set up groups of repeatable fields, as such I have a post saved with post_meta as follows ...
6 meta_id entries in ...
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delete attachment for one post without deleting actual attachment post
I'm writing custom ajax calls for media attachments from FrontEnd, I have everything read to use, except the actual logic.
I'm using WP E-Commerce plugin, where I want many images for one post. And I ...
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Custom Wordpress Meta Query
I have a post type (course) that has some meta data associated with it, namely the following two:
City and State
The two pieces of data above are stored in the postmeta table, with meta_keys ...
