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1. ciaravino
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
         <section>
            <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
               <header>
                  <h1 class="post-title">
                     <?php the_title(); ?>
                  </h1>
               </header>
               <?php
               $gametitle = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'title', true);
               ?>
               <section>
                  <ul>
                     <li><?php echo $gametitle; ?></li>
                  </ul>
               </section>
   
               <section>
                  <?php the_content(); ?>
               </section>
            </div>
         </section>
   
         <?php endwhile; endif; ?>

   get_post_meta isn't showing anything, but if I use the_meta it shows all the custom fields...I don't get why :(

2. ciaravino
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Here's the complete code... I don't GET IT! :( I've been looking for like 5 hours straight and I get how it should work, I just must have like 1 little thing wrong... the_meta() works fine and displays all the keys and values but if I try to get just one key and value with get_post_meta, nothing shows up. I've tried calling a few of the custom field keys, none come up.
   

   <?php get_header(); ?>
   <article>
   	<div class="blog-article">
   		<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   		<section>
   			<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
   				<header>
   					<h1 class="post-title">
   						<?php the_title(); ?>
   					</h1>
   				</header>
   				<section>
   					<?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'title', true); ?>
   				</section>
   
   			</div>
   		</section>
   		<section>
   			<?php the_content(); ?>
   		</section>
   	</div>
   	<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
   </article>
   <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

   The reason I don't want to use the_meta is because I need to have the keys/values in a certain order and kinda scattered... I want to be able to call each individual one with get_post_meta, for example:
   

   <ul>
   <li><?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'title', true); ?></li>
   <li><?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'next', true); ?></li>
   <li><?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'other', true); ?></li>
   <li><?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'etc', true); ?></li>
   </ul>
   
   <div>
   <?php get_post_meta($post->ID, 'something', true); ?>
   </div>

3. Dzikri Aziz
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Well, get_post_meta will only return the value, try adding echo before that :)

4. ciaravino
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I tried that before but it didn't work either :(

5. ciaravino
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Even if I manually put a page id instead of $post->ID, it doesn't work...

   Is my loop wrong? I don't know why the_meta would work and get_post_meta wouldn't if they are both used at the same point.

6. MAS
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi ciaravino,
   get_post_meta will be worked for custom field. Add a custom field as "title" in a particular post and put the content in the value field. See this example: http://chinmoy29.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/how-to-fill-gray-thumbnail-box-with-thumbnail-image/

   Further need any help, i will help to you.

   Thanks.

7. gwynf
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Had the same problem as you, took a fair bit of googling but this site has the fix:

   http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/get_post_meta-does-not-output
   

   Since it's inside the loop: change $post->ID to get_the_id()
   Who knew?

8. Phil Derksen
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Wow that wasted a couple hours of my day before finding this post. Thanks guys. :)

9. ibrahimnadir-alpha
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello all. i'm having problem with output of get_post_meta()

   This is my code but the get_post_meta() gives no output at all although i'm getting get_the_ID() output.

   <?php
   // query_posts('posts_per_page=5&cat=4');
   if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
   echo get_the_ID();

   $slider_image = get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'slider_image', true);
   echo $slider_image;
   if(!empty($slider_image))
   {
   ?>
   " href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
   <img height="360" width="825" alt="" class="attachment-featured-image wp-post-image" src="<?php echo $slider_image ?>"
   <div class="ft-title-holder">
   <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
   <p><?php echo String::content_limit(500); ?></p>
   "> </div>
   <?php
   }
   endwhile; else:
   endif;
   wp_reset_query();
   ?>

   Can anyone help me plz!

10. alchymyth
    The Sweeper
    Posted 1 year ago #

    what is the content of the 'slider-image' custom field of the post with the ID that gets shown?

    with other words, is the ID an id of a post with this customfield filled in?

    did you also try to use 'get_post_meta($post->ID,'slider-image',true)' ?

    do you have a link to your site, where this slider image should be shown?

    what would 'the_meta()' output in the same location if you put it into the code?

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