I continued to research my issue and ended up finding the solution here: I need query_posts() to order results first by a meta value and then by post ID Basically, it seems the WordPress orderby is screwed. When I examined the SQL it was producing the orderby looked like this: ORDER BY wppc_postmeta.meta_value+0 DESC Which … Read more
So I was first looking for a way to loop through the existing posts, as suggested in Christine’s comment. Based on this answer, I created a basic plugin that runs the loop upon activation. // Run the loop when the plugin is activated register_activation_hook(__FILE__, ‘update_my_metadata’); function update_my_metadata(){ $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, // Only … Read more
How to properly get the wp_postmeta.meta_value of a custom post type in specifics?
The register_meta() function is defined like so: function register_meta( $object_type, $meta_key, $args, $deprecated = null ) And the $object_type (as of now) has to be post for all post types. So use this: register_meta( ‘post’, ‘survey_data’, … ) See the // {comments} in the code below, which I copied from here: <?php // The object … Read more
You can use this function, which you’d add to the theme’s functions.php file, to update the average post rating which is saved in a private meta named _avg_rating (but you can of course rename it) — private meta has their name starting with an underscore (_): function update_post_avg_rating( $comment_id, $post_id = 0 ) { if … Read more
Managed to get the custom field method to work, which saves alot of headache in the long run, solution was simple – <?php post_class(get_field(‘the-field’)); ?>
Get meta values from parent post and save in child post
Custom meta POST request fired twice when updating a post in Gutenberg
Get Previous Post based on Custom Field Name, for Custom Post Type
Maybe commenting out that magazine_7_post_item_tag() call?