You can make a form that has an action of your form handling php script. In the php script, you can check if the form was submitted, and if there is an action, if so, then create variables for the form fields using the $_POST var. Then create the $post = array() to set up … Read more
Adding function to hooks is runtime operation, it is not persistent. Whatever hook operation you run in Ajax actions – they are performed in separate WP instance and expire as soon as Ajax response is returned. They have no influence on currently loaded page. You probably need to hook your functionality to save_post as usual … Read more
You can stimulate click to Update post button like this.. Adding submit or update button to custom metabox? <script> jQuery(‘.metabox_submit’).click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); jQuery(‘#publish’).click(); }); </script> <input type=”submit” class=”metabox_submit” value=”Submit” />
1st This isn’t a WP problem, but a jQuery problem. 2nd I used to develop my own set of classes for meta box and stopped about a month a ago and dropped them in favor of the RW Meta Box library. Meta Boxes are a big issue incl. saving the data, building an endless # … Read more
Custom meta boxes store values in the same way as custom fields, they just have a prettier UI. You shouldn’t need to modify your query in anyway other than knowing the key under which the custom meta box stores it’s values. If you’re using a plugin to generate the custom meta box, you’ll have to … Read more
Not sure about the linked class – it seems they collect metaboxes immediately and so there is no information regarding what post is being viewed. In general though – yes it is possible. To add a metabox: add_action( ‘add_meta_boxes’, ‘myplugin_add_my_custom_box’,10,2); See the source code here. This add_meta_boxes hook passes two variables: the post type and … Read more
Try wp_terms_checklist() / wp_category_checklist. It will output a list of checkboxes named post_category. You might need to include the source file too, because it’s defined within administration files. Or use a custom walker: class MyCategoryWalker extends Walker_Category{ public function start_el(&$output, $term, $depth, $args){ $args = wp_parse_args(array( ‘name’ => ‘my_category_input’, ‘checked’ => array(), ), $args); extract($args); … Read more
<?php add_action( ‘save_post’, ‘post_updated’ ); function post_updated( $post_id ) { // verify post is not a revision & not an autosave if ( !wp_is_post_revision( $post_id ) && !(defined( ‘DOING_AUTOSAVE’ ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE) ) { // set the new post title $post[‘ID’] = $post_id; $post[‘post_title’] = get_post_meta($post_id, ‘ecpt_name’, true); // update the post, removing the action … Read more
(0. Retrieve the meta value with get_post_custom (in order to highlight the selected value in the select input).) Query posts with get_posts( array( ‘post_type’ => ‘services’, ‘post_status’ => ‘publish’ ) ) Loop through the results with foreach and build your select input. Hook into save_post (add_action(‘save_post’, ‘my_save_meta’) to store the selected value (with update_post_meta).
This meta box is printed with page_attributes_meta_box and the select field for choosing parent is generated with this code: if ( is_post_type_hierarchical( $post->post_type ) ) : $dropdown_args = array( ‘post_type’ => $post->post_type, ‘exclude_tree’ => $post->ID, ‘selected’ => $post->post_parent, ‘name’ => ‘parent_id’, ‘show_option_none’ => __(‘(no parent)’), ‘sort_column’ => ‘menu_order, post_title’, ‘echo’ => 0, ); $dropdown_args = … Read more