Questions tagged [metabox]
Refers to a box-like reusable user-interface component common in the WordPress backend.
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Create more Meta Boxes as needed
I'd like users to be able to create and remove additional meta box fields as needed.
For example, say a music podcast with a variable amount of songs played per episode.
The user should be able to ...
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meta_query with meta values as serialize arrays
I'm working on a project in which I'm creating a custom post type and custom data entered via meta boxes associated with my custom post type. For whatever reason I decided to code the meta boxes in ...
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How to set default screen options?
I'd love to be able to hide meta boxes using screen options, instead of removing them or restricting them to user roles, the goal is to just "uncheck" the meta box for the user.
I see how this would ...
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Add "upload media" button in meta box field
I have a custom post which has a meta tag that needs to be using a file upload (for video files). I am wondering, what is the correct way of adding an "Upload" button that points to the WordPress ...
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Order by multiple meta key and meta value [closed]
How can I set multiple meta keys order by meta value, can any one give me some example?
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Removing panels (meta boxes) in the Block Editor
When the Block Editor was added to WordPress, custom and core meta boxes became legacy, meaning, using the remove_meta_box() function won't work when removing meta boxes/panels displayed on the post ...
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What is the index [0] for on post meta fields?
Trying to improve my PHP knowledge through test and try! I am confused on [0] arguments at following WordPress PHP code
global $post;
$custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);
$price = $custom['price']...
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How can I put a custom meta box above the editor but below the title section on the edit post page?
I have a custom meta box for a custom post type that my client wants placed between the title/permalink section and the post editor in the admin panel. Is this possible and if so is there a hook/...
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Can I add a Category Metabox to attachment?
I am using register_taxonomy_for_object_type() to add the Category taxonomy field to Media uploads (attachments). I'm using this code to do so:
add_action('init', 'reg_tax');
function reg_tax() {
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How to add or remove metabox each page separately?
How to add a meta box for a particular page, say: for only About Us page.
How shall i do?
The current code adds the metaboxes for all pages:
function myplugin_add_custom_box() {
add_meta_box(
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How to show a custom meta box on the "Quick Edit" screen?
I've used add_meta_box() to add a custom meta box to the WordPress edit window on both pages and posts.
How can I make this meta box also show on the "Quick Edit" screen?
Ideally, I'd like it 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 doesn'...
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Get List of Registered Meta Boxes and Removing Them
Is there a function for getting a list of registered Meta Boxes and removing them? I see there is a method for adding, and removing.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/remove_meta_box
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Modifying the main editor priority
I want the main WordPress post editor to appear below some of my meta boxes (generated by Advanced Custom Fields).
I know there are the add_meta_box() and remove_meta_box() functions, however it'd be ...
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Custom meta box shown when template is chosen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Toggle admin metabox based upon chosen page template
Is this possible to change editor screen immediately after someone picks some template from the drop down?
I need a ...
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Disable dragging of meta boxes?
Anyone know how to disable this functionality so the meta boxes can't be repositioned?
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Help Creating a Slideshow Custom Post Type with Custom Meta Boxes?
I need to create a custom post meta box(es) for my custom post type "Slideshow" (this post type is already created). Each metabox will hold the content in each slide slide and save it to ...
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How to HIDE everything in PUBLISH metabox except Move to Trash & PUBLISH button
I have a custom post type (called contacts).
Since this post type is not working like a post, I don't want to show SAVE DRAFT, PREVIEW, Status, Visibility or Publish Date.
The only options I want to ...
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How do I position meta_box on post edit screen after the title?
I am displaying a div in the Edit Post screen using add_meta_box(). This function provides very limited positioning options via "priority" and "context" params and these are not sufficient for my ...
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How to Add Reminders/Notes to New Post Meta Boxes
I have a multi-author website and I use the WyPiekacz plugin to require that authors add 1-5 tags, select only a single category, and include a featured image (and require minimum dimensions for the ...
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Dynamic page.php template for custom post types
I have a couple of custom post types registered. I would like to display all "posts" from each custom post type on its own page, and these pages must be visible in the nav menu.
It would be great to ...
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Set Default Admin Screen options & Metabox Order
I am desperately looking for some way (any way) to set default "screen options" and metabox order through the functions.php file. does anyone have any help they can provide here?
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Trigger Javascript on Gutenberg (Block Editor) Save
So I have a metabox which I want to trigger some Javascript when a post is saved (to refresh the page in this use case.)
In Classic Editor, this can be done via a simple redirect hooked to save_post ...
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Custom field/meta populated by dropdown of existing posts?
(My first WP question ever asked! Be gentle!)
I'm building a site that is mostly pages (i.e., static), using WP as CMS. At the bottom of several of the pages, there will appear 1, 2, or 3 "promo ...
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WordPress SEO by Yoast: Hide Meta Boxes in Posts for Non-admins
I have multi-author website and I am not very comfortable for allowing all members to enter SEO details in the posts they are publishing. I would like this would be visible only to Administrator of ...
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Change The Title Of a Meta Box
I'm trying to create a function that would allow me to change the title of an established meta box (i.e, change Meta Box title 'Authors' to 'Team', etc.)
I didn't want to use JS or have to unset the ...
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Post custom metabox textarea using wp_editor
I'm a novice and looking to add the wp_editor to a custom metabox textarea field. I've looked seemingly everywhere for an complete example for writing a metabox with a textarea that uses the wp_editor....
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Metabox repeating fields - radio buttons not saving correctly
I have multiple radio buttons set up inside of a metabox in a custom post type. I have created the metabox like so:
add_action('admin_init', 'add_meta_boxes', 1);
function add_meta_boxes() {
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How do you remove a Category-style (hierarchical) taxonomy metabox?
I was wondering if someone can help me with this. I'm currently following Shibashake's tutorial about creating custom meta-boxes that include taxonomy selection here: http://shibashake.com/wordpress-...
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Add special meta box to custom post type
I have managed to add a meta box to my custom post type (see code below)
Now I need to add another meta box. With this box I want to display / edit a value from another table called ...
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Adding submit or update button to custom metabox?
I have alot of custom meta boxes, and the user has to scroll to the top everytime he wants to save the meta info.
Is there a way to put submit buttons at every meta box that does that same as the ...
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How to sort CPT by custom meta value (date), and return posts month by month
For future reference:
I am using the great Meta Box Plugin to help expedite meta box creation for my custom post types.
My goal:
To build a highly customizable events section closely resembling a ...
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How to activate "Description" metabox for menu item programmatically?
I'm creating custom wordpress theme. How can I enable "Description" metabox for menu items (on nav-menu page) by default programmatically?
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How to make a meta box field a requirement
I'm building a plugin that has a meta box. Some of the fields in the meta box are required. Is using jQuery the only method for achieving this? Can I require that a field is filled in using PHP?
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How to change default position of WP meta boxes?
Im wondering if there is a way to change the default position of Wordpresses meta boxes such as "featured image" for custom post types without having to drag them manually?
Example:
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Add a Meta Box for uploading a SECOND Featured Image?
I'd like to add a meta box to my posts and page editor that will allow me to upload an image and use it as sort of a SECOND featured image. The idea is that my client will be able to upload an image ...
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Custom Taxonomy as checkbox or dropdown
I have registered a custom tax to my CPT. On the edit screen the tax meta box appears with an autocomplete field.
Is it possible to display it as checkboxes or dropdown instead?
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Best practices for meta box placement?
I was wondering if there were any cut and dry rules to placing meta boxes? I have a meta box for a custom post type for a TV series that holds extra information for said series: when it began airing, ...
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Remove the Yoast SEO Post Metabox [closed]
Yoasts SEO plugin adds a metabox to the post edit screen. I'm trying to remove this for users who aren't editors or above.
I've tried putting a remove_meta_box call in on admin_init, trying to remove ...
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Make Custom Metaboxes Collapse by Default
I've created some custom metaboxes for my post write screen. Is there any way to make some of them display collapsed by default?
Just in case I'm not using the correct terms or not being clear in ...
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Gutenberg add a custom metabox to default blocks
Is it possible to add custom meta boxes to the default blocks in Gutenberg? I would need to add a user-defined data-attribute to each block. This data-attribute then would be printed on the frontend ...
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Add metabox to document tab in gutenberg
How can I add custom metabox in document tab in gutenberg?
There is documentation about adding plugin sidebar here, but I'm looking for adding custom metabox in existing document tab.
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WP_Query with checkbox meta_query
I have posted this on StackOverflow too, not sure if that's allowed - if not let me know and I'll remove one (I don't want to look like I'm spamming). Anyway....
I have a custom post type and have ...
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Custom Post Type - Taxonomy Dropdown Menu?
I have created a custom post type and added various meta boxes/fields to this custom post type. All is working excellent except for one element...
Instead of utilizing the default interface for ...
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Custom field metabox not showing in back-end
I recently updated my website after a while, and the custom fields meta box is not showing in the editor anymore. It isn't showing under "Screen Options" either. Any ideas why this could be, and how ...
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How to add metabox for post of specific category
I want to add Metabox for the posts of category=18 and i am using the following code but unable to do so . So please help me out->
add_action('admin_init','my_meta_init');
function my_meta_init()
{
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How to add meta box to backend menu page
I need to add a meta box to the backend menu page, in Appearance->Menus (/wp-admin/nav-menus.php), to list all the available post types, both the defaults & the custom ones.
It will contain a ...
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Using media-upload.php to upload mp3 via custom fields
I'm trying to use the Thickbox file upload dialogue with a custom field to allow the user to upload an mp3. What I want to do is to grab the URL of the uploaded mp3 and save it as postmeta (saving the ...
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Remove custom meta boxes from custom post type
Is there a way to create a custom post type in WordPress that will only include the default meta boxes and not any other meta box that was added by other plugins?
The idea is to use the custom post to ...
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Remove tabs from media uploader for a CPT
I use the media uploader in a own meta-box for a custom post type called "premium".
The Thickbox opens after a click of the button in the meta-box and files can be uploaded.
Now I want to remove the ...
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