post_custom( string $key =  ): array|string|false

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Retrieves post custom meta data field.

Parameters

$keystringoptional
Meta data key name.

Default:''

Return

array|string|false Array of values, or single value if only one element exists.
False if the key does not exist.

Source

function post_custom( $key = '' ) {
	$custom = get_post_custom();

	if ( ! isset( $custom[ $key ] ) ) {
		return false;
	} elseif ( 1 === count( $custom[ $key ] ) ) {
		return $custom[ $key ][0];
	} else {
		return $custom[ $key ];
	}
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
1.5.0Introduced.

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