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Add parameter for Exclude a particular custom field key from the_meta output

1. Dgold
   Member

   12345

   Template tag, the_meta , has no parameters currently.

   Please add a parameter so that the_meta can EXCLUDE a particular Key-Value.

   It could be something like, php the_meta(exclue="Small-image")

   REASONING AND EXAMPLE:

   the_meta will display all the custom fields on a post. It will display them as Key - Value pairs. For example I could make my post display:
   My Mood: Happy
   The Weather Is: Sunshine
   The song of the day is: "You Are My Sunshine"
   Small-image: http://mysite.com/wordpress/wp-content/november-sun.jpg

   In my example I want the_meta to show all the custom fields EXCEPT for "small-image".

   The other custom fields are intended for public display, but I use one of my custom fields for some code-like info that I don't want to display in writing on the blog where I put the_meta.

   Adding this parameter would be backwards compatible with older WP. The old way of putting the_meta() would still work fine.

   Posted: 4 years ago #

2. Dgold
   Member

   12345

   MichaelH posted some code in the Support Forum. Code to put in The Loop that will Exclude certain named custom-fields from the output of the_meta() function.

   The code is described here,
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/217076

   I still believe this should be integrated as a Parameter on the_meta in the WordPress core.

   Posted: 4 years ago #

3. krembo99
   Member

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   Great Idea, I had the same problem on some websites, and had to use the individual meta names.
   This system is much much better.
   Implementation is a must IMHO being all teh custom plugins that use the_meta as for today.

   Posted: 3 years ago #

4. Stephanie Leary
   Member

   I believe key names beginning with underscores are automatically ignored, so you could use _small-image in your example.

   Of course, there's now the post-thumbnail field as well.

   Posted: 3 years ago #

5. Mark
   Member

   12345

   You can easily display custom fields selectively using PHP variables.

   Posted: 3 years ago #

6. Mark / t31os
   Moderator

   12345

   Stephanie's suggestion is a great one, meta keys starting with underscores should be ignored.

   Posted: 3 years ago #

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