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Use a comparison operator for your WordPress `meta_query` key - inspired by http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/193791/use-regexp-in-wp-query-meta-query-key
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add_action('pre_get_posts', 'meta_query_key_compare'); | |
function meta_query_key_compare($query) { | |
$meta_query = $query->get('meta_query'); | |
if(empty($meta_query)) { | |
return; | |
} | |
$marker = '__tmp_marker__'; | |
$rx = []; | |
foreach($meta_query as $key => $meta_query_part) { | |
if(isset($meta_query_part['key_compare']) && in_array( strtoupper($meta_query_part['key_compare']), ['REGEXP', 'RLIKE', 'LIKE']) && isset($meta_query_part['key'])) { | |
$meta_query_part['key'] .= $marker . $key; //so we can find it later | |
$query->query_vars['meta_query'][$key]['key'] = $meta_query_part['key']; | |
$rx[$key] = $meta_query_part; | |
} | |
} | |
if(empty($rx)) { | |
return; | |
} | |
add_filter('get_meta_sql', function($sql) use ($rx, $marker) { | |
static $nr = 0; | |
if(0 != $nr++) { | |
return $sql; | |
} | |
foreach($rx as $key => $meta_query_part) { //replace the markers | |
$sql['where'] = str_replace( | |
sprintf( | |
".meta_key = '%s' ", | |
$meta_query_part['key'] | |
), | |
sprintf( | |
".meta_key %s '%s' ", | |
$meta_query_part['key_compare'], | |
str_replace( | |
$marker.$key, | |
'', | |
$meta_query_part['key'] | |
) | |
), $sql['where'] | |
); | |
} | |
return $sql; | |
}); | |
} |
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