To add custom content to the "Write" admin pages (where you write posts, pages or links), WordPress 2.5 introduces a new function set: add_meta_box()
Simple plugin example :
PHP:
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<?php
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/*
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Plugin Name: Example: Add Meta Box
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Plugin URI: #
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Description: Simple example showing how to add a "meta box" in WP 2.5
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Version: 0.0
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Author: Ozh
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Author URI: http://planetozh.com/blog/
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*/
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// This function tells WP to add a new "meta box"
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function add_some_box() {
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add_meta_box(
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'ozh', // id of the <div> we'll add
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'My Box', //title
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'add_something_in_the_box', // callback function that will echo the box content
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'post' // where to add the box: on "post", "page", or "link" page
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);
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}
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// This function echoes the content of our meta box
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function add_something_in_the_box() {
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echo "I'm living in a box";
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}
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// Hook things in, late enough so that add_meta_box() is defined
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if (is_admin())
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add_action('admin_menu', 'add_some_box');
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?>
The catch here is to hook the function that add our "meta box" (here: add_some_box()) late enough so that the function it needs, add_meta_box(), has been defined. Hooking on 'admin_menu' is fine.
If you want something compatible with both WordPress 2.3 and 2.5, you will need something like the following:
PHP:
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if (function_exists('add_meta_box') {
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// 2.5 style
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} else {
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// 2.3
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}
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pingback on 29/Apr/09 at 2:15 pm # :
[...] breve tutorial con un pezzo di codice per aggiungere tramite plugin del contenuto personalizzato nella pagina di [...]
wrote, on 07/Apr/09 at 3:56 pm # :
Giovanni,
Veja se isso ajuda:
Maybe this can help:
http://www.code-styling.de/english/how-to-use-wordpress-metaboxes-at-own-plugins
Câmbio?
Over?
pingback on 24/Dec/08 at 3:03 pm # :
[...] documentação do WordPress dá pra saber que a (nova) função para criar caixas de opções é a add_meta_box. E se add adiciona, remove exclui e te pergunta três parâmetros. [...]
pingback on 13/Oct/08 at 7:27 pm # :
[...] I found a useful blog post on how to add text fields to the “link management” admin menu in WordPress: http://planetozh.com/blog/2008/02/wordpress-snippet-add_meta_box/ [...]
said, on 28/Aug/08 at 4:15 am # :
Next step is how to save a data field :)
replied, on 18/Jun/08 at 3:15 am # :
Hi and thanks for the great reading.
Could answer me, if is there any link or tutorial to insert these meta box's, in a plugin page ?
In my case, I'm writing a domain manager to control a few domains I have, and I want to add these meta box's on the 'Add a Domain' page.
Kind Regards!
thought, on 10/Jun/08 at 9:06 pm # :
Ping » No idea. This code has nothing to do with the editor.