Meta Box

Hello! Thank you for the quick response! Regarding question 2, I'd love to get help with custom code to get this done since MB doesn't support it out of the box. But the 1st priority is solving question 1, as the data isn't saving. 🙂

Sure! Here is the CPT code:

// Creates the CPT.
add_action( 'init', 'tekfused_register_cpt_requests' );
function tekfused_register_cpt_requests()
{
    $args = array (
        'label' => esc_html__( 'Requests', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
        'labels' => array(
            'menu_name' => esc_html__( 'Requests', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'name_admin_bar' => esc_html__( 'Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'add_new' => esc_html__( 'Add new', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'add_new_item' => esc_html__( 'Add new Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'new_item' => esc_html__( 'New Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'edit_item' => esc_html__( 'Edit Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'view_item' => esc_html__( 'View Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'update_item' => esc_html__( 'Update Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'all_items' => esc_html__( 'All Requests', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'search_items' => esc_html__( 'Search Requests', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'parent_item_colon' => esc_html__( 'Parent Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'not_found' => esc_html__( 'No Requests found', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'not_found_in_trash' => esc_html__( 'No Requests found in Trash', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'name' => esc_html__( 'Requests', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
            'singular_name' => esc_html__( 'Request', 'tekfused-cpt-requests' ),
        ),
        'public' => true,
        'exclude_from_search' => true,
        'publicly_queryable' => false,
        'show_ui' => true,
        'show_in_nav_menus' => true,
        'show_in_admin_bar' => true,
        'show_in_rest' => true,
        'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-list-view',
        'hierarchical' => false,
        'has_archive' => false,
        'template' => array(
             array( 'meta-box/request' ),
        ),
        'template_lock' => 'all',
        'query_var' => false,
        'can_export' => true,
        'supports' => array(
            'title',
            'editor',
        ),
        'rewrite' => array(
            'slug' => 'requests',
        ),
        'capability_type' => array( 'request', 'requests' ),
        'map_meta_cap' => true,
    );

    register_post_type( 'tf-requests', $args );
}

And here is the MB block code:

// Creates the fields.
add_filter( 'rwmb_meta_boxes', 'tekfused_register_meta_box_requests_info' );
function tekfused_register_meta_box_requests_info( $meta_boxes )
{
    $prefix = '_tf_requests_';

    $meta_boxes[] = array (
        'title' => esc_html__( 'Request Info', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
        'id' => 'request',
        'post_types' => array(
            0 => 'tf-requests',
        ),
        'context' => 'normal',
        'priority' => 'high',
        'revision' => true,
        'type' => 'block',
        'mode' => 'edit',
        'category' => 'common',
        'icon' => 'awards',
        'supports' => [
             'multiple' => false,
        ],
        'keywords' => ['image', 'photo', 'pics'],
        'fields' => array(
            array (
                'id' => $prefix . 'category',
                'name' => esc_html__( 'Category', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
                'type' => 'select',
                'required' => 1,
                // 'placeholder' => esc_html__( 'Select a Category', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
                'tooltip' => esc_html__( 'The category of request.', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
                'options' => array(
                    // Blank option.
                    '' => esc_html__( '', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
                    'Other' => esc_html__( 'Other', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
                ),
            ),
            array (
                'id' => $prefix . 'description',
                'type' => 'textarea',
                'name' => esc_html__( 'Description', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
                'tooltip' => esc_html__( 'A description of the request.', 'tf-meta-box-request-info' ),
            ),
        ),
        'text_domain' => 'tf-meta-box-request-info',
        // Attempt to get this to save to Post Meta --- this is related to question 2, first issue to solve is why the data is not saving.
        /*
        'attributes' => array(
            $prefix . 'category' => array(
                'type' => 'string',
                'source' => 'meta',
                'meta' => $prefix . 'category'
            ),
            $prefix . 'description' => array(
                'type' => 'string',
                'source' => 'meta',
                'meta' => $prefix . 'description'
            ),
        ),
        */
    );

    return $meta_boxes;
}

Please let me know if you if you have any other questions - and thanks again for the fast response!

Jacob Hill

Thank you for testing! I believe there may be a conflict somewhere, I'll work on identifying that tonight.