save_acpt_meta_field

Create or update a meta field

Create or update a meta field.

Usage

save_acpt_meta_field([
    'group_name'    => 'group',
    'box_name'      => 'box',
    'name'          => 'price',
    'label'         => 'Price',
    'type'          => 'Number',
    'show_in_archive' => false,
    'is_required'   => false,
    'default_value' => '0',
    'description'   => 'Product price in USD',
    'advanced_options' => [
        ['key' => 'min',  'value' => '0'],
        ['key' => 'max',  'value' => '9999'],
        ['key' => 'step', 'value' => '0.01'],
    ],
]);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
group_name	string	Required	The field group name. Also accepted as groupName
box_name	string	Required	The meta box name. Also accepted as boxName
name	string	Required	The field name (slug)
type	string	Required	The field type — see field types for the full list
new_name	string	Optional	The new field name when renaming an existing field
label	string	Optional	The human-readable field label
show_in_archive	boolean	Optional	Show the field value in the admin post list. Defaults to false
is_required	boolean	Optional	Make the field required in the edit screen. Defaults to false
quick_edit	boolean	Optional	Enable inline editing in the admin post list. Defaults to false
filterable_in_admin	boolean	Optional	Make the field a filter in the admin post list. Defaults to false
default_value	string	Optional	The default field value
description	string	Optional	Help text shown below the field
options	array	Optional	Predefined options (Select, Select Multi, Checkbox, and Radio fields only)
advanced_options	array	Optional	Array of {key, value} pairs for advanced field settings such as min, max, step, pattern, before, after
validation_rules	array	Optional	Array of validation rule definitions
visibility_conditions	array	Optional	Array of conditional rendering rules
relations	array	Optional	Relation configuration (Relational fields only)
children	array	Optional	Array of nested field definitions (Repeater fields only)
blocks	array	Optional	Array of nested block definitions (Flexible Content fields only)

Return

Type	Description
bool	true on success, false on failure