register_post_meta() WP 1.0

Registers a meta key for posts.

No Hooks.

Return

true/false. True if the meta key was successfully registered, false if not.

Usage

register_post_meta( $post_type, $meta_key, $args );

$post_type(string) (required)

Post type to register a meta key for. Pass an empty string to register the meta key across all existing post types.

$meta_key(string) (required)

The meta key to register.

$args(array) (required)

Data used to describe the meta key when registered. See register_meta() for a list of supported arguments.

Changelog

Code of register post meta: wp-includes/post.php ^{WP 5.4.2}

<?php
function register_post_meta( $post_type, $meta_key, array $args ) {
	$args['object_subtype'] = $post_type;

	return register_meta( 'post', $meta_key, $args );
}

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