When registering a new post meta field in WordPress we can make that field available via the REST API. While this doesn’t happen by default, it’s fairly simple to do. Registering a Post Meta Field The code to register a new post meta typically looks something like this: The code above registers a new post …
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When working with WordPress post meta data, we may want to create our own custom post meta fields. To create WordPress post meta fields when a post is created, we can do so with a PHP function like this: We can then attach our function to the ‘wp_insert_post’ action hook: So our complete code looks …
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Until recently, I often found myself using conditional logic with isset() in cases like the following: or perhaps using a ternary: The above examples work just fine, and if you’re using an older version of PHP, these might be some of your best options. However, users of PHP 7.0 and newer can take advantage of …