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get_metadata( string $meta_type, int $object_id, string $meta_key = '', bool $single = false )

Retrieves the value of a metadata field for the specified object type and ID.

Description

If the meta field exists, a single value is returned if $single is true, or an array of values if it’s false.

If the meta field does not exist, the result depends on get_metadata_default(). By default, an empty string is returned if $single is true, or an empty array if it’s false.

See also

Parameters

$meta_type

(string) (Required) Type of object metadata is for. Accepts 'post', 'comment', 'term', 'user', or any other object type with an associated meta table.

$object_id

(int) (Required) ID of the object metadata is for.

$meta_key

(string) (Optional) Metadata key. If not specified, retrieve all metadata for the specified object.

Default value: ''

$single

(bool) (Optional) If true, return only the first value of the specified meta_key. This parameter has no effect if meta_key is not specified.

Default value: false

Return

(mixed) Single metadata value, or array of values. False if there's a problem with the parameters passed to the function.

Source

File: wp-includes/meta.php

function get_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key = '', $single = false ) {
	$value = get_metadata_raw( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key, $single );
	if ( ! is_null( $value ) ) {
		return $value;
	}

	return get_metadata_default( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key, $single );
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.9.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_metadata