As of this writing, it is not possible to delete a meta value using the WordPress REST API. Post meta updates must be communicated while inserting and updating post objects, and the only way to “remove” meta fields is to write blank values over their current values. I wrote a free and open-source plugin to… Continue reading How to Delete Meta Fields with the WordPress REST API

The WordPress block editor uses the REST API to manipulate all information in the post object, so hiding terms from the category, tags, or a custom taxonomy meta box can be achieved by removing those terms from REST API responses. One hook that makes this easy is the rest_{taxonomy}_collection_params filter. Here is an example that… Continue reading Hiding Specific Terms When Creating or Editing Posts

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I was surprised to learn that when editing a page using Elementor‘s page builder, is_admin() returns false. The reason for this is that Elementor is loading the page in an <iframe> element as if it were being viewed on the front-end. Use code like this to detect when posts or pages are being edited in… Continue reading Why Elementor Disobeys is_admin()

Here is a comment I just requested be added to the bottom of the register_setting() page. If you plan to use your setting in the REST API, use both the rest_api_init and admin_init hooks when calling register_setting() instead of just admin_init. The show_in_rest argument is ineffective when hooked into admin_init alone. Corey Salzano Someday, when my comment is approved, you’ll be able to see it on… Continue reading Using register_setting() and the REST API

I wrote a plugin to customize the Events List widget that ships with Modern Tribe’s The Events Calendar Pro plugin. The widget has an option to hide completely when there are no upcoming events. The alternative displays the dreaded “There are no upcoming events at this time” in an otherwise empty Events List widget. I… Continue reading The Events Calendar List Widget Replacement