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1. paka
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hello Forum,

   I try to add a meta box (a checkbox) to the media edit-page.
   My first idea was, to use the same function, I use for adding meta-boxes to other post-types.
   But I've got two problems.
   1. Where to hook the function, to call the add_meta_box() function.
   I tried admin-init, and this works so far, that I get the datas in the global $wp_meta_boxes variable.
   2. What do I pass as page-parameter of add_meta_box().
   As I understand, the string given to the function has to match the slug, I get in the url after post.php, but attachments are edited via media.php. So add_meta_box() will never be called.

   Now I wonder, if there is any way, to display a check-box at the media-page.

   To save the input, I will try to use the same functions, I use for 'normal' meta-values I get if I use custom-fields at the attachment page.

   Greets Paka

2. thereformation
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   look at attachment_fields_to_edit and attachment_fields_to_save.

   There is a tut here: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/wordpress/creating-custom-fields-for-attachments-in-wordpress/

3. paka
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hello and thanks thereformation,

   it looks, as if this is exactly what I'm looking for.
   I will try this later this evening.

   Greets

   Paka

4. thereformation
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   No probs.

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