Calling custom fields for pages (not posts)

Question

I'm trying to place a small code in my template header.php file. I want to get a custom field value.

I'm trying to call custom fields from current page outside of loop, btw.

I have no problem doing this when I need to get custom field values from posts, but I can't seem to do this for pages.

Here is my code:

global $wp_query;
$postid = $wp_query->post->ID;
echo get_post_meta($postid, 'teaser-text', true);

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I tried changing $wp_query->post->ID; to this $wp_query->page->ID; to no success.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

Answer 1

try using

get_metadata('post', $postid, 'teaser-text, true);

these two actually same. should not make any difference. earlier i gave wrong arguments. var_dump() will show you what it is actually getting. please make sure, the ID is correct, 'teaser-text' exists. You can also try using some other meta name (for testing purpose only).

Answer 2

This is untested, but try:

if ( is_page() ){
    $page_id = get_queried_object_id();
    $meta = get_post_meta( $post_id, 'teaser-text',true)
}

Answer 3

You'll have to either start the loop, then rewind it:

$wp_query->the_post(); // Now $post is the first post (page) in the loop
echo get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'teaser-text', true );`
$wp_query->rewind; // This rewinds the query so the loop functions normally

Or just pull the ID from the first post in the query:

echo get_post_meta( $wp_query->posts[0]->ID, 'teaser-text', true );