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The Database
Lab: WordPress Post Metadata (Custom Fields) Basics
Video Runtime: 11:48
Let’s explore the database in this episode. I’ll walk through how post metadata (custom fields) are related to their posts and where they live in the database.
This episode is a basic overview. But to go deeper, you can do this lab:
There’s a time to code and …. yup, that sums it up.
Episodes
Total Lab Runtime: 02:03:31
- 1 Lab Introductionfree 09:52
- 2 What is a Custom Field?free 15:55
- 3 What is a Meta Box?free 06:24
- 4 Project: Add a Subtitlepro 07:16
- 5 The Databasepro 11:48
- 6 Get Subtitle Post Metadatapro 15:26
- 7 Add Subtitle to Genesis Themepro 12:19
- 8 Update an Existing Custom Fieldpro 17:15
- 9 Add a New Custom Fieldpro 07:19
- 10 Delete a Custom Fieldpro 10:13
- 11 More Custom Field Functionspro 06:25
- 12 Wrap it Upfree 03:19