Prefix all meta data keys used in meta boxes with an underscore, this will hide them automatically from the built in Custom Fields interface. So instead of: themeprefix_source Use: _themeprefix_source
There are functions available for url sanitization. esc_url() is one of them.
The issue is probably with the $single parameter of get_post_meta function. Try setting it to false or delete it. Codex Link Then, $omc_os_poker_room = get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), ‘omc_os_poker_room’); echo ‘<p class=”omc-info-one”><b>OS: ‘.$omc_os_poker_room[1].'</b>’; Not tested, but should work.
To correctly show the Excerpt meta box for Custom Post types you should use the supports property register_post_type. Supported values are as follows, and I suggest referring to the register_post_type Function Reference for more details – ‘title’ ‘editor’ (content) ‘author’ ‘thumbnail’ (featured image, current theme must also support post-thumbnails) ‘excerpt’ ‘trackbacks’ ‘custom-fields’ ‘comments’ (also will … Read more
You should scape data when displaying it, not when saving. To sanitize, I think the best choice in this case is sanitize_text_field() if( isset( $_POST[‘my_meta_box_select’] ) ) { update_post_meta( $post_id, ‘my_meta_box_select’, sanitize_text_field( $_POST[‘my_meta_box_select’] ) ); } Then, only if you are going use the data as attribute you should use esc_attr(): $selected = isset( $values[‘my_meta_box_select’] … Read more
You don’t need a checkbox, you can code one if you want, but you can use the default Custom Fields. Make sure they are enabled: Then add some data on the posts you want to have a specific style on, you will need to add this to each post you want to have set to … Read more
Install metabox plugin and active: /**** Add this code in your function.php ****/ $meta_boxes[] = array( ‘id’ => ‘post_sidebar’, ‘title’ => ‘post Sidebar’, ‘pages’ => array(‘post’), ‘priority’ => ‘low’, ‘fields’ => array( array( ‘name’ => ‘Post Sidebar’, ‘id’ => ‘post_sidebar’, ‘type’ => ‘select’, “options” => array( “0” => “OFF”, “1” => “Left side”, “2” => … Read more
I am assuming that what you are trying to do is something like this: $artist_name = get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), “artist_name”, true); $args = array( ‘post_type’ => array(‘songs’), ‘meta_key’ => $artist_name, ); $related = new WP_Query($args); In your question you state that you want posts that “have same value of post meta with artist name”. What the code … Read more
This is really just a PHP question, but since there is no Core function to do this… I’d use !empty(). Otherwise just echo a string. $mcontent = get_post_meta($post->ID, “vw_citation_title”, true); if(!empty($mcontent)) { echo ‘<meta name = “citation_title” content = “”.$mcontent.'” >’; }
The last two parameters in add_meta_box() are switched. Look at the code in the tutorial next to yours: // tutorial code add_meta_box(‘wpt_events_location’, ‘Event Location’, ‘wpt_events_location’, ‘events’, ‘side’, ‘default’); // your code add_meta_box( ‘linkToArcticle’, ‘Link to arcticle’, ‘linkToArcticle’, ‘arcticles’, ‘default’, ‘normal’ ); Change it to: add_meta_box( ‘linkToArcticle’, ‘Link to arcticle’, ‘linkToArcticle’, ‘arcticles’, ‘normal’, ‘default’ ); And … Read more