Labs

Let’s add a new custom field, which is a post metadata, to the database. You’ll use add_post_meta() and walk through using it. You’ll see what it does in the database, how to use it, what the different arguments do, and even peak into WordPress Core. This function adds a new post metadata record WHEN: ‘unique’ is set to false (you can get duplicates with this one). ‘unique’ is set to true AND the meta value does not already exist in the database for that post ID. Huh? Watch the video and do it with me to better understand what this […]

In this episode, you and I will add the subtitle to the Twenty Seventeen. Let’s walk through the strategy of: Finding where to add the new subtitle’s HTML in the theme. What HTML we will use. What functionality we need to get the subtitle out of the database and prepare it to render in the browser. Resources esc_html_e() get_post_meta() get_the_id()

In this lab, you and I are going to add a subtitle to the posts. How would you do that? Where would you start? Let’s start by giving the means for the site owner or author to input the subtitle in the WordPress Post Edit interface (in the back-end). There are 2 strategies here: Use the built-in interface that ships with WordPress Build a custom meta box In this lab, we’ll use the built-in interface. Why? I want you to focus on the database and WordPress functions that interact with the database. Then in the next lab, you’ll work on […]

We need a solid definition of what a custom field is. But we also need to know what it is, how we can use it, and why. Per WordPress codex, a custom field is: WordPress has the ability to allow post authors to assign custom fields to a post. This arbitrary extra information is known as meta-data. It goes on to say that they are key/value pairs. That’s important as we use the key to get access to the value. Per WP Beginner, a custom field is: Custom fields, also referred to as post meta, is a feature in WordPress […]