• Hello

    I am wanting to display meta data on my WP site…

    I am using a write panel that I have started using a great tutorial I found… my functions file has the following code:

    /*
    Plugin Name: Custom Write Panel
    Plugin URI: http://wefunction.com/2008/10/tutorial-create-custom-write-panels-in-wordpress
    Description: Allows custom fields to be added to the WordPress Post Page
    Version: 1.0
    Author: Spencer
    Author URI: http://wefunction.com
    /* ----------------------------------------------*/
    
    $new_meta_boxes =
      array(
    	  "image" => array(
    	  "name" => "image",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Product Image",
    	  "description" => "Enter full path to image here."
    	  ),
    	  "price" => array(
    	  "name" => "price",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Product Price",
    	  "description" => "Only numbers and periods!  DO NOT ENTER \"$\"!"
    	  ),
    	  "size" => array(
    	  "name" => "sizes",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Available Sizes",
    	  "description" => "Enter comma-separated values. (ex: \"Small, Medium, Large\")"
    	  ),
    	  "colors" => array(
    	  "name" => "colors",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Available Colors",
    	  "description" => "Enter comma-separated values. (ex: \"Red, White, Blue\")"
    	  ),
    	  "catalog" => array(
    	  "name" => "catalog",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Catalog Number",
    	  "description" => "Enter catalog number here."
    	  ),
    	  "cannotbuy" => array(
    	  "name" => "cannotbuy",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Cannot Purchase Online",
    	  "description" => "If this is an item that is not allowed to be sold online, type in \"yes\" or \"y\"."
    	  ),
    	  "sale" => array(
    	  "name" => "sale",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Sale Price",
    	  "description" => "Enter in a dollar amount or percentage off - be sure to include the \"$\" or \"%\" symbols."
    	  ),
    	  "quantity" => array(
    	  "name" => "quantity",
    	  "std" => "",
    	  "title" => "Quantity in Stock",
    	  "description" => "Enter in a value for how many items you have in stock."
    	  )
      );
    
    function new_meta_boxes() {
    global $post, $new_meta_boxes;
    
    foreach($new_meta_boxes as $meta_box) {
    $meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true);
    
    if($meta_box_value == "")
    $meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];
    
    echo'<input type="hidden" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" id="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" value="'.wp_create_nonce( plugin_basename(__FILE__) ).'" />';
    
    echo'<h2>'.$meta_box['title'].'</h2>';
    
    echo'<input type="text" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" value="'.$meta_box_value.'" size="55" /><br />';
    
    echo'<p><label for="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value">'.$meta_box['description'].'</label></p>';
    }
    }
    
    function create_meta_box() {
    global $theme_name;
    if ( function_exists('add_meta_box') ) {
    add_meta_box( 'new-meta-boxes', 'Course Information', 'new_meta_boxes', 'post', 'normal', 'high' );
    }
    }
    
    function save_postdata( $post_id ) {
    global $post, $new_meta_boxes;
    
    foreach($new_meta_boxes as $meta_box) {
    // Verify
    if ( !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename'], plugin_basename(__FILE__) )) {
    return $post_id;
    }
    
    if ( 'page' == $_POST['post_type'] ) {
    if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_page', $post_id ))
    return $post_id;
    } else {
    if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ))
    return $post_id;
    }
    
    $data = $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_value'];
    
    if(get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value') == "")
    add_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', $data, true);
    elseif($data != get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true))
    update_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', $data);
    elseif($data == "")
    delete_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true));
    }
    }
    
    add_action('admin_menu', 'create_meta_box');
    add_action('save_post', 'save_postdata');
    
    ?>

    My problem is that the meta – displayed using : <?php the_meta(); ?> in single.php displays the data thusly:

    price_value: 4

    Where I want it to read

    Price: 4

    As seen on the site im making: here

    Any help appreciated!

    Dave

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