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do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", int $meta_id, int $object_id, string $meta_key, mixed $_meta_value )

Fires immediately before updating metadata of a specific type.

Description

The dynamic portion of the hook, $meta_type, refers to the meta object type (post, comment, term, user, or any other type with an associated meta table).

Parameters

$meta_id

(int) ID of the metadata entry to update.

$object_id

(int) ID of the object metadata is for.

$meta_key

(string) Metadata key.

$_meta_value

(mixed) Metadata value. Serialized if non-scalar.

Source

File: wp-includes/meta.php

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Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/meta.php: update_metadata_by_mid()

Updates metadata by meta ID.
wp-includes/meta.php: update_metadata()

Updates metadata for the specified object. If no value already exists for the specified object ID and metadata key, the metadata will be added.

Changelog

Version Description
2.9.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/update_meta_type_meta