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1. slee
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   i am using meta_value to search a custom field with a key of species
   The way the data is stored is in an array how can i still use meta_value and be able to find the posts with dog for example?

2. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Use query_posts or get_posts with arguments such as

   $args=array(
     'showposts' => -1,
     'meta_key' => 'species',
     'meta_value' => 'elephantopus ',
     'meta_compare' => '='
   );

3. slee
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   unfortunately i tried that with no joy it returns nothing.

   this is how the data is stored:
   a:11:{i:0;s:16:"Air Conditioning";i:1;s:10:"Dishwasher";i:2;s:
9:"Fireplace";i:3;s:15:"Hardwood Floors";i:4;s:20:"Over-Range
Microwave";i:5;s:10:"Waterfront";i:6;s:12:"Deck / Patio";i:7;s:
12:"Washer/Dryer";i:8;s:6:"Stable";i:9;s:4:"Barn";i:10;s:12:"Laundry
Room";}

   The above code is not my exact code only what i found on the flutter website.
   i am using Flutter to input the data.

   the meta_value works fine for my other custom fields but on this one with the array it does not.

4. scribu
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Storing custom fields as serialized arrays is a bad ideea precisely because it's hard to search through them afterwards.

   Flutter should store each value separately.

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