Hi
I have written some code to create 2 new fields on my posts: Expiry Date and Expiry Status.
For some reason, my save code isn’t working and I don’t know why.
add_action ( 'add_meta_boxes', 'cd_meta_box_add1' );
function cd_meta_box_add1()
{
add_meta_box ( 'my-meta-box-id', 'Post Expiry Details', 'cd_meta_box_cb', 'post', 'normal', 'high' );
}
function cd_meta_box_cb( $post )
{
$values = get_post_custom( $post->ID );
$text = isset( $values['my_meta_box_text'] ) ? esc_attr( $values['my_meta_box_text'][0] ) : ”;
$selected = isset( $values['my_meta_box_select'] ) ? esc_attr( $values['my_meta_box_select'][0] ) : ”;
$check = isset( $values['my_meta_box_check'] ) ? esc_attr( $values['my_meta_box_check'][0] ) : ”;
?>
<p>
<label for="my_meta_box_text">Expiry Date: </label>
<input type="date" name="my_meta_box_text" id="my_meta_box_text" value="<?php echo $text; ?>" />
</p>
<p>
<label for="my_meta_box_select">Expiry Status: </label>
<select name="my_meta_box_select" id="my_meta_box_select">
<option value="Draft" <?php selected( $selected, 'Draft' ); ?>>Draft</option>
<option value="Trash" <?php selected( $selected, 'Trash' ); ?>>Trash</option>
</select>
</p>
<?php
}
add_action ( 'save_post', 'cd_meta_box_save' );
function cd_meta_box_save( $post_id )
{
if( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return;
if( !isset( $_POST['meta_box_nonce'] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['meta_box_nonce'], 'my_meta_box_nonce' ) ) return;
if( !current_user_can( 'edit_post' ) ) return;
$allowed = array(
'a' => array(
'href' => array() )
);
if( isset( $_POST['my_meta_box_text'] ) )
update_post_meta( $post_id, 'my_meta_box_text', wp_kses( $_POST['my_meta_box_text'], $allowed ) );
if( isset( $_POST['my_meta_box_select'] ) )
update_post_meta( $post_id, 'my_meta_box_select', esc_attr( $_POST['my_meta_box_select'] ) );
}