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1. bekar09
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi everybody,
   I would like to know how wordpress assigns custom fields? Suppose I'm inserting a post through an external script by calling the function 'wp_insert_post', and i want to add a custom field for that particular post (say for example the thumbnail url) then how should i go about it? help is much appreciated.

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   You can update custom fields with update_post_meta().

   Additional info:
   If you're adding the thumbnail as an attachment to a post you may want to look at the wp_insert_attachment() function in wp-includes/post.php

   Related:
   wp_insert_post()

3. bekar09
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi MichaelH,
   thanks for the suggestion. can you elaborate how i can pass the thumbnail url as a custom field while calling the function 'wp_insert_post' function from an external file? shall i call the function 'add_post_meta'(<?php add_post_meta($post_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique); ?>) after calling the 'wp_insert_post' function which returns the POST_ID and passing it to the 'add_post_meta'? Awaiting your reply.

4. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   shall i call the function 'add_post_meta'(<?php add_post_meta($post_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique); ?>) after calling the 'wp_insert_post' function which returns the POST_ID and passing it to the 'add_post_meta'?

   That sounds right...

5. bekar09
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   many many thanks sir MichaelH. that worked like a charm.

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