How to get custom post meta using REST API
I am trying to create a REST APIs for my wordpress website which is used for facility listing using wordpress job manager plugin. … Read more
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Check if Post Title exists, Insert post if doesn’t, Add Incremental # to Meta if does
I already have a function where a user submits a form and creates a custom post… <?php $postTitle = $_POST[‘post_title’]; $submit = $_POST[‘submit’]; … Read more
Custom post meta field effect on the performance on the post
I have the posts which have many custom defined meta fields. On posts I am calling them on requirement using get_post_meta. Means for … Read more
Why are simple updates to wp_postmeta’s “_edit_lock” so slow?
In our MySQL slow query log, the cumulatively slowest query is a simple update to wp_postmeta. Here’s an example: UPDATE `wp_postmeta` SET `meta_value` … Read more
How can I get the post ID from a WP_Query loop?
I have a WP_Query loop that gets posts of a certain type. These posts have custom post meta so I need to be … Read more
How to check if post meta key exists or not in wordpress database
I want to check if post meta key exists or not, out side of the loop. Is there any WordPress function to check … Read more
Meta query with boolean true/false value
I’m trying to show all rental properties, first by all properties that have not been rented, and then by all properties that are … Read more
How to make search include data from wp_postmeta?
I have a site using Advanced Custom Fields to create and store various bits of relevant info. These need to be included in … Read more
Why WordPress choose data serialization over json_encode?
In my little age with WordPress, I’ve seen WordPress itself and its friendly plugins are using PHP serialize() in storing data into db … Read more
Display Yoast WordPress SEO title in archive template
The WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast allows users to add SEO titles and meta descriptions to taxonomy term archive pages. These are then … Read more