There is the action hook user_register that is called immediately after a user is added to the database. The user id is passed to the hook as an argument. You can use wp_insert_post to insert a new post in that action. You just need to get the relevant info from the user and add it … Read more
The post by itself is only data, it cannot perform such action as expiring itself. So you need some form of external control to act on it. You can use WP Cron (see wp_schedule_event() and related) to run periodic task that will query for posts by your custom field and perform wanted action on them … Read more
A simple user meta row can handle that for you (the second issue), you can store the post id and the vote (up/down) in an array and that is just the same as post meta ex /** * update user vote per post * @param int $user_id * @param int $post_id * @param mixed $vote … Read more
it seems that you’re using that plugin in a wrong way. It’s not necessary hook to save_post because the plugin do it for you. Simply register your meta box and your fields. To retrieve the values check this
Look at this answer: get custom post type by tag I believe you’d use $flagged_stores->the_post() inside while loop.
With this code you can search in post list in WordPress Admin Panel with custom post meta values along with title and other default fields. Please, add below code in functions.php file: if (!function_exists(‘extend_admin_search’)) { add_action(‘admin_init’, ‘extend_admin_search’); /** * hook the posts search if we’re on the admin page for our type */ function extend_admin_search() … Read more
I think I would write a wrapper function around custom fields, something like this: function get_post_transient( $post_ID, $meta_key, $update_function ) { $current_value = get_post_meta( $post_ID, $meta_key, true ); if ( is_array( $current_value ) && $current_value[‘expiration’] < date(‘U’) ) return $current_value[‘data’]; $new_value = call_user_function( $update_function, $post_ID ); update_post_meta( $post_ID, $meta_key, $new_value ); return $new_value[‘data’]; } and … Read more
Well, perhaps the answer could not be found in the WP_Query class for what I was trying to accomplish. Below is the final code that I plugged in to my functions.php file. I ultimately ended up search the WP_Query Class found in the wp_includes/query.php file. What I discovered is that there are a number of … Read more
All post meta is shown in the custom fields, unless it begins with an underscore. So to ‘remove’ post meta from the custom fields metabox, you simply have to give it a name, beginning with an underscore. You’ll then be responsible for saving/updating the post meta (adding your own metabox where necessary).
You should use some of WordPress’s built in functions, there is even a new meta compare parameter. You can create, for example: $state = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘meta_state’, true); //the meta value to compare $query = new WP_Query ( array( ‘meta_key’ => ‘project’, ‘meta_value’ => ‘$state’, ‘meta_compare’ => ‘<=’, ‘post_type’ => ‘projects’ ) ); //spit them out … Read more