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How to Delete a Custom Field from DB

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  • December 15, 2020 at 6:33 AM #23536
    Bret CarmichaelBret Carmichael
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    Hi,

    I'm new to Meta Box. This is a N00B question. I did a search, but either used the wrong search term or misunderstood the result.

    I created a custom field in the : ee_custom_field in the Custom Fields UI area. I ended-up not needing it, so I deleted it. However, when inserting data via a shortcode (using Oxygen), I can see that the field still exists.

    My question is; how can I delete the not-needed field from the WP database?

    Thanks!

    December 15, 2020 at 10:10 AM #23540
    Long NguyenLong Nguyen
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    Hi Bret,

    WordPress does not support an option to delete the custom field value aka post meta (key and value). You can use this plugin to delete the custom field in the database https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete/.

    Or use the function delete_post_meta(), and refer to this topic https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/246684/remove-post-meta-keys.

    December 15, 2020 at 10:16 AM #23541
    Bret CarmichaelBret Carmichael
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    Hi long,

    Thank you very much for your detailed answer and the quick reply!

    :: Bret 😀

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