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How do I update a field of a meta box?
While parsing data from a CVS file into a custom post type, i would like to parse data into the fields of a meta box, that I created.
The meta box fields are normally updated like this:
function ...
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echo value from 'select' field type into page template using cmb2?
I'm using CMB2 plugin to add metaboxes into a custom post type. I'm adding the additional metaboxes via functions.php onto child theme. It may worth to mention that parent theme/custom post already ...
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Problem with multi checkboxes value in metabox?
I'm a beginner and I have a problem with a part of the script that I found in a post. Practically when printing the checkboxes it does it outside the table. I can't bring the content of the foreach ...
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Creating a "Related Meta" type field?
I need a unique meta box which can contain auto-updating elements similar to how a tag cloud would appear.
Example.
identifier id : animals
identifier data : Dog, Cat, Horse, Pig
I need to know ...
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Custom Attachment Caption Fields
I am looking to create a new field group in the gallery Attachment Details section. The field group would be called Project Tiles would contain the following fields:
Caption Link (ideally this would ...
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Why does this update_post_meta function not delete the custom field itself?
I'm trying to set a meta key value of either "yes" or null with the checkbox so I can select posts using a query that checks if the meta key exists and not use the value of the meta_key. I don't want ...
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Detect meta value changes when post is updated (post_updated)
In my theme, I want to create the function that when a metabox value is changed, the author is notified.
Effectively, I have a custom metabox that loops through a certain level of user role (custom ...
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Cannot save CPT meta box
I swear I have tried every tutorial, and looked through every Stack Overflow thread to figure out what I'm doing wrong... I'm creating a custom wordpress backend for a church that includes a place for ...
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Wordpress metaboxes - textfield suggestion automatically populated
[Long story short]
Is there any Wordpress plugin/function that would allow the creation/integration of a metabox's textfield that automatically populates a dropdown menu (in the admin area, while in ...
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Display custom meta box in my template file
Need help displaying my custom meta boxes on a template file.
Following a tutorial
Here's the code from my functions.php:
function get_custom_field( $value ) {
global $post;
$custom_field = ...
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Get fields from metabox array
In my functions I'm registering multiple metaboxes with custom fields. A single metabox array for instance, looks like this:
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$meta_boxes[] = array(
'id' => 'general_info',
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How can I create a menu items from meta box based on users input
I have created a metabox that takes a name that the user can give as an additional name of their post. I am wondering how I can automatically create a menu item based on the name the user input into ...
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Trying to retrieve post meta
I have created a meta box that allows users to add an additional name/id to their post. From what I can tell it is adding the meta information correctly because when I edit a post that has a custom ...
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Get post meta retrieving wrong value
I created a custom meta box with a textbox where the user can enter a custom value in as an additional identification tag. I thought I had it right but when I try to retrieve the value it is giving me ...
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Saving multiple Metabox contents
I'm putting together a fairly simple Custom Page for a friend on their WordPress site, but I'm having some real difficulties getting the contents of the Metaboxes to save correctly. WordPress doesn't ...
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Custom Metabox Not Saving
I've simplified a problem of saving custom metaboxes on update and still can't get the box to save the custom-field input to the database.
This is the call from functions.php to an external file /...
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Custom metabox not working
Morning!
I have a call in my functions.php file to include a custom meta-box php file in my theme's directory called: /metaboxes/home-meta.php
The code is as follows for the call:
add_action( '...
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Specific coditional usage [closed]
I have some trouble making work a conditional inside a Function.
check this out:
I'm using this function:
function get_spec_1(){
$desc1 = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'eco_mb_tp_1', true!= "" );
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