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/** Add custom meta box **/
add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', 'myplugin_add_custom_box' );
// backwards compatible (before WP 3.0)
// add_action( 'admin_init', 'myplugin_add_custom_box', 1 );
/* Do something with the data entered */
add_action( 'save_post', 'myplugin_save_postdata' );
/* Adds a box to the main column on the Post and Page edit screens */
function myplugin_add_custom_box() {
$screens = array( 'post', 'page' );
foreach ($screens as $screen) {
add_meta_box(
'myplugin_sectionid',
__( 'Custom Sub-Title Text', 'myplugin_textdomain' ),
'myplugin_inner_custom_box',
$screen
);
}
}
/* Prints the box content */
function myplugin_inner_custom_box( $post ) {
// Use nonce for verification
wp_nonce_field( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ), 'myplugin_noncename' );
// The actual fields for data entry
// Use get_post_meta to retrieve an existing value from the database and use the value for the form
$value = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'subtitle_text', true );
echo '<label for="myplugin_new_field">';
_e("Please enter the custom text that follows the page title.", 'myplugin_textdomain' );
echo '</label> ';
echo '<input type="text" id="myplugin_new_field" name="myplugin_new_field" value="'.esc_attr($value).'" size="80" />';
}
/* When the post is saved, saves our custom data */
function myplugin_save_postdata( $post_id ) {
// First we need to check if the current user is authorised to do this action.
if ( 'page' == $_POST['post_type'] ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_page', $post_id ) )
return;
} else {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) )
return;
}
// Secondly we need to check if the user intended to change this value.
if ( ! isset( $_POST['myplugin_noncename'] ) || ! wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['myplugin_noncename'], plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) )
return;
// Thirdly we can save the value to the database
//if saving in a custom table, get post_ID
$post_ID = $_POST['post_ID'];
//sanitize user input
$mydata = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['myplugin_new_field'] );
// Do something with $mydata
update_post_meta($post_ID, 'subtitle_text', $mydata);
}
/**
* @author Brad Dalton - WP Sites
*
* @link http://wp.me/p1lTu0-9WF
*/
add_action( 'genesis_after_post_title', 'custom_field_before_content' );
function custom_field_before_content() {
if(is_page() || is_single() ) {
genesis_custom_field('subtitle_text');
}
}
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