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Why is my get_post_meta not properly calling the custom field when attempting to embed a YouTube video?

By default get_post_meta returns an array. If you wish to return a single value you need to set the 3rd parameter to true.

Eg.

get_post_meta(93, 'youtubeId', true);

And did you know that your client can just paste a youtube URL into the WordPress editor and it will auto-embed that video?

get_post_meta

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