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update_meta( int $meta_id, string $meta_key, string $meta_value ): bool

Updates post meta data by meta ID.

Parameters

$meta_idintrequired
Meta ID.
$meta_keystringrequired
Meta key. Expect slashed.
$meta_valuestringrequired
Meta value. Expect slashed.

Return

bool

Source

function update_meta( $meta_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ) {
	$meta_key   = wp_unslash( $meta_key );
	$meta_value = wp_unslash( $meta_value );

	return update_metadata_by_mid( 'post', $meta_id, $meta_value, $meta_key );
}

Changelog

Version Description
1.2.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_meta