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Where is the parent of a post stored?
Pages, however, can have parents and you can build a menu structure out of them by using that feature. As to where this is enforced: The parent of a post is stored in the column “post_parent” in “wp_posts”.
How to set a parent page for a blog post?
Add a page and use it to host your posts. “The best way to set a parent page through all of your posts is through the (Appearance -> Customize) menu. You can set a static page for your home page or posts page. When you set a static post page, that page will be the parent for every individual blog post.”.
Can a WordPress post have a parent post?
Then the answer is Yes ,… you can have “posts” that are hierarchical. But as they are not built in, you’ll have to register your own Custom Post Type – see Arguments » hierarchical. Such “Posts” (or articles, whatever, …) will then – in case they have a parent post – have set the parent ID inside their object.
Is the GET POST meta function case sensitive?
Please note that if a db collation is case insensitive (has with suffix _ci) then update_post_meta and delete_post_meta and get_posts () will update/delete/query the meta records with keys that are upper or lower case. However get_post_meta will apparently be case sensitive due to WordPress caching.
Can a post have parents in the DB?
Not in the DB as I see it. Out of the box, no, posts can’t have parents. They can be assigned to categories, which can be organised hierarchically. Pages, however, can have parents and you can build a menu structure out of them by using that feature.
What are the parameters for displaying a post?
Display parameters determine how the posts are listed. You can include the post title, thumbnail, excerpt, and more. Markup parameters allow you to change the underlying HTML markup, including CSS classes.
When to include the date in a post?
Include the post’s date after the post title. The default format is (7/30/12), but this can be customized using the ‘date_format’ parameter. Specify the date format used when ‘include_date’ or ‘include_date_modified’ is true. See Formatting Date and Time on the Codex for more information.