This is because save_details is not checking if its an autosave routine: add_action(‘save_post’, ‘save_details’); function save_details() { global $post; // verify this is not an auto save routine. if ( defined(‘DOING_AUTOSAVE’) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return; update_post_meta($post->ID, ‘short_description’, $_POST[‘short_description’]); }
Couldn’t you do this through ACF settings page? You can select Post and set it equal to the title. Edit Updated image for clarification Edit 2 It turns out ACF does not query for custom type when display the title drop down. To include all post type, in /core/admin/meta_box_location.php, change <div rel=”post”> <?php $choices = … Read more
When you set the third parameter of get_post_meta() to false, it returns an array of all the values mapped to that key – setting this parameter to true returns a single value. So your code is correct. You’d get the exact same thing if you did something like this: $test = array( “1”, “2”, “3” … Read more
just add to your query SELECT DISTINCT $wpdb->posts. instead of SELECT $wpdb->posts.
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).
In your $args array, “meta_key” should be “event_time”. If you want to get events after a certain date you also have to set meta_value to the desired date and meta_compare to >, <, etc.. Note however that you’re not going to be able to order the posts with the format “June 6 2012 6:00 PM”, … Read more
building on keatch’s answer you only need to trim if its longer the 25 chars so: $trim_length = 25; //desired length of text to display $custom_field = ‘my-custom-field-name’; $value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $custom_field, true); if ($value) { if (strlen($value) > $trim_length) $value = rtrim(substr($value,0,$trim_length)) .'(…)’; echo $value; }
You can use the SQL way. Go in your database tool, like phpMyAdmin or Adminer (also possible via Plugin in the WordPress back-end). Use the SQL area for creating custom queries. Before you start, create a backup of the database and also a single backup for the table _postmeta. Change the string wpbeta_2 to your … Read more
Hook into save_post, count the words, and update the post meta field. Sample code, not tested: add_action( ‘save_post’, ‘wpse_73563_save_word_count’, 10, 2 ); function wpse_73563_save_word_count( $post_ID, $post ) { if ( ! current_user_can( ‘edit_’ . $_POST[‘post_type’], $post_ID ) ) { return FALSE; } $count = t5_word_count( $post->post_content ); update_post_meta( $post_ID, ‘_word_count’, ( 200 > $count ? … Read more
Whenever in doubt about a WordPress function, consult the Codex. http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_meta_box There, you’ll see that you need to add one meta box to each post type. add_action( ‘add_meta_boxes’, ‘myplugin_add_custom_box’ ); function myplugin_add_custom_box() { add_meta_box( ‘myplugin_sectionid’, __( ‘My Post Section Title’, ‘myplugin_textdomain’ ), ‘myplugin_inner_custom_box’, ‘post’ ); add_meta_box( ‘myplugin_sectionid’, __( ‘My Post Section Title’, ‘myplugin_textdomain’ ), ‘myplugin_inner_custom_box’, … Read more