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Do you have to give WP an array?
You might be tempted to give WP an array, or to turn it into a comma separated list, but you don’t have to! Post meta keys are not unique, you can store the same key multiple times, e.g.: But how do I get the data back out? Have you ever noticed how calls to get_post_meta have a 3rd parameter that’s always set to true? Set it to false:
Is there way to build meta queries with arrays as a meta _ key?
Is there a way to build meta queries with arrays as a meta_key ? If the value in the database is a string and you want to feed the query several values:
How to save serialization for WP meta query?
Instead, save serialization for data that you do not intend to query in that nature, but instead would only access in a passive fashion by the direct WP API call get_post_meta () – from that function you can unpack a serialized entry to access its array properties too.
Are there integers in update _ post _ meta?
To go off of Johannes’ response, since it is a serialized array, if you happen to be storing something like user id’s (which was my case), you may need to handle it a little differently. So yes they are integers but through update_post_meta they were being saved as strings.
How to get array of post data from WP _ query result?
If you don’t want to loop over the result set using a while, you could get all posts returned by the query with the WP_Query in the property posts. Actually, you don’t need to refuse to use while () loop. Same WP_Post Object is already stored in post property:
What are the properties of the WP query object?
Properties # Properties 1 $query Holds the query string that was passed to the $wp_query object by WP class. 2 $query_vars An associative array containing the dissected $query: an array of the query variables and their respective values. 3 $queried_object Applicable if the request is a category, author, permalink or Page.
What do you call an array in wpdb?
(array|string) (Optional) An array of formats to be mapped to each of the value in $data. If string, that format will be used for all of the values in $data. A format is one of ‘%d’, ‘%f’, ‘%s’ (integer, float, string). If omitted, all values in $data will be treated as strings unless otherwise specified in wpdb::$field_types.
How to fix my meta _ query code below?
It has several custom fields, named: TITLE, AUTHOR, GENRE, RATING. How do I fix my meta_query code below so that only books that have the search word in the custom fields: title, author, genre WITH EXACTLY the rating specified in my search form, gets displayed in the results?