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MetaBox for links/blogroll in wordpress
<?php
/* Define the custom box */
add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', 'myplugin_add_custom_box' );
// backwards compatible (before WP 3.0)
// add_action( 'admin_init', 'myplugin_add_custom_box', 1 );
/* Do something with the data entered */
add_action( 'edit_link', 'myplugin_save_postdata' );
/* Adds a box to the main column on the Post and Page edit screens */
function myplugin_add_custom_box() {
$screens = array( 'link' );
foreach ($screens as $screen) {
add_meta_box(
'myplugin_sectionid',
__( 'My Post Section Title', 'myplugin_textdomain' ),
'myplugin_inner_custom_box',
$screen
);
}
}
/* Prints the box content */
function myplugin_inner_custom_box( $post ) {
// Use nonce for verification
wp_nonce_field( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ), 'myplugin_noncename' );
// The actual fields for data entry
// Use get_post_meta to retrieve an existing value from the database and use the value for the form
$value = get_option('got_new_key');
echo '<label for="myplugin_new_field">';
_e("Description for this field", 'myplugin_textdomain' );
echo '</label> ';
echo '<input type="text" id="myplugin_new_field" name="myplugin_new_field" value="'.esc_attr($value).'" size="25" />';
}
/* When the post is saved, saves our custom data */
function myplugin_save_postdata( $post_id ) {
// verify if this is an auto save routine.
// If it is our form has not been submitted, so we dont want to do anything
if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE )
return;
// verify this came from the our screen and with proper authorization,
// because save_post can be triggered at other times
if ( !isset( $_POST['myplugin_noncename'] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['myplugin_noncename'], plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) )
return;
// OK, we're authenticated: we need to find and save the data
//sanitize user input
$mydata = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['myplugin_new_field'] );
update_option('got_new_key', $mydata);
}
@potasiyam
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You are saving the custom field value to the options, this will not work for multiple links. The value for 'got_new_key' will be replaced when adding a new link.

@potasiyam
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update_option('got_new_key', $mydata);

should be replaced with something like

update_option('got_new_key'.$post_id, $mydata);

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