post-meta

Proper Way to Sanitize Meta Input

You need to escape data while displaying also. Use esc_attr in your case. Try this: <input type=”text” name=”field_name” value=”<?php echo (!empty($field)) ? esc_attr( $field ) : ”; ?>” /> Check this for full documentation – https://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation

Storing post_meta fields in array

I agree with kraftner’s comments to the question. This is a bad idea and you stand a good chance of regretting it later. Store you data as granular post meta values. Everything is easier later on. However, add_post_meta() and save_post_meta() will serialize objects/arrays for you. You don’t have to do anything special: update_post_meta(1,’my_bad_idea’,array(‘i’,’will’,’regret’,’this’,’later’)); And get_post_meta() … Read more

Update event post meta each day automaticaly

In general WordPress posts do not represent continuous process. They and their data capture the state of certain point in time (last edit). While there is a WP Cron mechanism for scheduled and (optionally) recurrent operations, it’s poorly suited for periodic post manipulation. For a large amounts of posts it would take either excessively long … Read more

Retrieve posts from meta key

To use the LIKE comparison, try a string: $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, ‘post_status’ => ‘publish’, ‘meta_query’ => array( array( ‘key’ => $user_key, ‘value’ => ‘followed’, // String here ‘compare’ => ‘LIKE’, ), ), ); return get_posts($args); Also, you can use WP_Query to help you debug: $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, ‘post_status’ => … Read more

How to sort by meta value num, but ignore zero value?

You can use a meta_query in your WP_Query $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘company’, ‘meta_query’ => array( array( ‘key’ => ‘service_XXXX_price’, ‘value’ => ‘0’, ‘compare’ => ‘!=’, ), ), ); $company_query = new WP_Query( $args ); You can find more infos about the meta querys in the codex: https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

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