I just wrote this up so I have not tested it but this is how I would go about forcing one post to be at the end. In the first loop it excludes the posts by its ID number and in the second loop it only includes the post by the ID number, essentially you … Read more
Updated answer: Use two floated lists to emulate columns, same approach as previously though. <?php /* Template Name: PageOfPosts */ get_header(); ?> <div id=”content”> <div class=”t”> <div class=”b”> <div class=”l”> <div class=”r”> <div class=”bl”> <div class=”br”> <div class=”tl”> <div class=”tr”> <div class=”pad”> <?php while( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?> <?php $category = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), ‘category’, … Read more
This metabox class does exactly what you are after and so much more. wpalchemy-metaboxes
When generating the form all you need is the post id of the product pages and you can use get_post_meta function to retive the information about that product , so basically you just need to pass the product post id. eg: $price = get_post_meta($product_post_id,’price’,true);
Unless you have a particular reason to have meta box order values , that would be overkill. Instead ditch the excerpt for pages, and add a meta box called “intro_content” (or whatever). Then in a home.php query you can easily grab this info and order it however you want using html. For instance: // replace … Read more
The Metabox Script for WordPress has been of great help to me: http://www.deluxeblogtips.com/p/meta-box-script-for-wordpress.html You will be able to ouput all that you shown above and more too. Completely customizable to your wishes.
<?php if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘your_metabox_id’, true) ) : ?> <?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘your_metabox_id’, true) ?> <?php endif; ?> The trick is to use get_post_meta hook
Maybe scribu‘s Front end Editor would be an easy way to update your website if your client finds the WP admin to be “confusing and difficult“. But also bare in mind that the admin is customizable through admin themes, as well as various scripts and plugins. To cite only one plugin, try Adminimize, it will … Read more
A simple way to do that would be to use Verve Meta Boxes plugin which lets you define a metabox with a simple UI (no code is needed) and you have an options to set the default value for each field.
I suggest to use WP Alchemy Metabox. What you are looking for is the have_fields_and_multi.