Summery Summery
Updates a meta value for an object.
Syntax Syntax
Parameters Parameters
- $object_id
-
(Required) Object ID to update.
- $meta_key
-
(Required) Key for the custom field.
- $name
-
(Required) Name for the field that is exposed in the REST API.
- $value
-
(Required) Updated value.
Return Return
(bool|WP_Error) True if the meta field was updated, WP_Error otherwise.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php
* @since 4.7.0 * * @param int $object_id Object ID to update. * @param string $meta_key Key for the custom field. * @param string $name Name for the field that is exposed in the REST API. * @param mixed $value Updated value. * @return bool|WP_Error True if the meta field was updated, WP_Error otherwise. */ protected function update_meta_value( $object_id, $meta_key, $name, $value ) { $meta_type = $this->get_meta_type(); if ( ! current_user_can( "edit_{$meta_type}_meta", $object_id, $meta_key ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_update', /* translators: %s: Custom field key. */ sprintf( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the %s custom field.' ), $name ), array( 'key' => $name, 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code(), ) ); } // Do the exact same check for a duplicate value as in update_metadata() to avoid update_metadata() returning false. $old_value = get_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key ); $subtype = get_object_subtype( $meta_type, $object_id ); if ( 1 === count( $old_value ) && $this->is_meta_value_same_as_stored_value( $meta_key, $subtype, $old_value[0], $value ) ) { return true; } if ( ! update_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, wp_slash( $meta_key ), wp_slash_strings_only( $value ) ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_meta_database_error', /* translators: %s: Custom field key. */ sprintf( __( 'Could not update the meta value of %s in database.' ), $meta_key ), array( 'key' => $name, 'status' => WP_Http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, ) ); } return true; } /**
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Changelog Changelog
Version | Description |
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4.7.0 | Introduced. |