I've created a custom meta box for a custom theme. The metabox appears but does not save any inputed values
<?php
/*
@ PACKAGE 3KTECHS THEME
=========================
CUSTOM POST TYPE PAGE
=========================
*/
$contact = get_option('activate_contact');
if( @$contact == 1) {
add_action('init','ktechs_contact_custom_post_type');
add_filter( 'manage_ktechs-contact_posts_columns','ktechs_set_contact_columns');
add_action( 'manage_ktechs-contact_posts_custom_column','ktechs_contact_custom_column', 10, 2);
add_action('add_meta_boxes','ktechs_contact_add_meta_box');
add_action('save-post','ktechs_save_contact_email_data');
}
/* custom contact cpt */
function ktechs_contact_custom_post_type() {
$labels = array(
'name' =>'Messages',
'singular_name' => 'Message',
'menu_name' => 'Messages',
'name_admin_bar' =>'Message',
);
$args = array(
'labels' => $labels,
'show_ui' =>true,
'show_in_menu' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => 26,
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-email-alt',
'supports' => array('title','editor', 'author')
);
register_post_type('ktechs-contact',$args);
}
function ktechs_set_contact_columns( $columns ){
$newColumns = array();
$newColumns['title'] = 'Full Name';
$newColumns['message'] = 'Message';
$newColumns['email'] = 'Email';
$newColumns['date'] = 'Date';
return $newColumns;
}
function ktechs_contact_custom_column( $column, $post_id ){
switch( $column ){
case 'message' :
echo get_the_excerpt();
break;
case 'email' :
//email column
$email = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_contact_email_value_key', true );
echo $email;
break;
}
}
/*CONTACT META BOXES */
function ktechs_contact_add_meta_box() {
add_meta_box( 'contact_email', 'User Email', 'ktechs_contact_email_callback', 'ktechs-contact', 'side' );
}
function ktechs_contact_email_callback( $post ) {
wp_nonce_field( 'ktechs_save_contact_email_data', 'ktechs_contact_email_meta_box_nonce' );
$value = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_contact_email_value_key', true );
echo '<label for="ktechs_contact_email_field">User Email Address: </label>';
echo '<input type="email" id="ktechs_contact_email_field" name="ktechs_contact_email_field" value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" size="25" />';
}
function ktechs_save_contact_email_data( $post_id ) {
if( ! isset( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_meta_box_nonce'] ) ){
return;
}
if( ! wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_meta_box_nonce'], 'ktechs_save_contact_email_data') ) {
return;
}
if( defined('DOING_AUTOSAVE') && DOING_AUTOSAVE ){
return;
}
if( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) {
return;
}
if( ! isset( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_field'] ) ) {
return;
}
$my_data = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_field'] );
update_post_meta( $post_id, '_contact_email_value_key', $my_data );
}
I've created a custom meta box for a custom theme. The metabox appears but does not save any inputed values
<?php
/*
@ PACKAGE 3KTECHS THEME
=========================
CUSTOM POST TYPE PAGE
=========================
*/
$contact = get_option('activate_contact');
if( @$contact == 1) {
add_action('init','ktechs_contact_custom_post_type');
add_filter( 'manage_ktechs-contact_posts_columns','ktechs_set_contact_columns');
add_action( 'manage_ktechs-contact_posts_custom_column','ktechs_contact_custom_column', 10, 2);
add_action('add_meta_boxes','ktechs_contact_add_meta_box');
add_action('save-post','ktechs_save_contact_email_data');
}
/* custom contact cpt */
function ktechs_contact_custom_post_type() {
$labels = array(
'name' =>'Messages',
'singular_name' => 'Message',
'menu_name' => 'Messages',
'name_admin_bar' =>'Message',
);
$args = array(
'labels' => $labels,
'show_ui' =>true,
'show_in_menu' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => 26,
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-email-alt',
'supports' => array('title','editor', 'author')
);
register_post_type('ktechs-contact',$args);
}
function ktechs_set_contact_columns( $columns ){
$newColumns = array();
$newColumns['title'] = 'Full Name';
$newColumns['message'] = 'Message';
$newColumns['email'] = 'Email';
$newColumns['date'] = 'Date';
return $newColumns;
}
function ktechs_contact_custom_column( $column, $post_id ){
switch( $column ){
case 'message' :
echo get_the_excerpt();
break;
case 'email' :
//email column
$email = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_contact_email_value_key', true );
echo $email;
break;
}
}
/*CONTACT META BOXES */
function ktechs_contact_add_meta_box() {
add_meta_box( 'contact_email', 'User Email', 'ktechs_contact_email_callback', 'ktechs-contact', 'side' );
}
function ktechs_contact_email_callback( $post ) {
wp_nonce_field( 'ktechs_save_contact_email_data', 'ktechs_contact_email_meta_box_nonce' );
$value = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_contact_email_value_key', true );
echo '<label for="ktechs_contact_email_field">User Email Address: </label>';
echo '<input type="email" id="ktechs_contact_email_field" name="ktechs_contact_email_field" value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" size="25" />';
}
function ktechs_save_contact_email_data( $post_id ) {
if( ! isset( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_meta_box_nonce'] ) ){
return;
}
if( ! wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_meta_box_nonce'], 'ktechs_save_contact_email_data') ) {
return;
}
if( defined('DOING_AUTOSAVE') && DOING_AUTOSAVE ){
return;
}
if( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) {
return;
}
if( ! isset( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_field'] ) ) {
return;
}
$my_data = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['ktechs_contact_email_field'] );
update_post_meta( $post_id, '_contact_email_value_key', $my_data );
}
1 Answer
Reset to default 1Well, there's a lot of code you've posted and the reason for the problem is pretty easy to fix (but hard to find).
You have this line in your code:
add_action('save-post','ktechs_save_contact_email_data');
But there is no hook called save-post. It should be save_post. So change the line above to
add_action('save_post', 'ktechs_save_contact_email_data' );
and it should work like a charm.