post_custom() │ WP 1.5.0

Retrieves post custom meta data field.

No Hooks.

Returns

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

Usage

post_custom( $key );

$key(string)

Meta data key name.
Default: ''

Changelog

post_custom() post custom code ^{WP 7.0}

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 ];
	}
}