the_block_editor_meta_boxes() WordPress Function
The block editor meta boxes function is responsible for creating the meta boxes that appear in the block editor interface. These meta boxes allow users to add and edit metadata for their posts and pages. The function is called when the block editor is initialized.
the_block_editor_meta_boxes() #
Renders the meta boxes forms.
Source
File: wp-admin/includes/post.php
function the_block_editor_meta_boxes() { global $post, $current_screen, $wp_meta_boxes; // Handle meta box state. $_original_meta_boxes = $wp_meta_boxes; /** * Fires right before the meta boxes are rendered. * * This allows for the filtering of meta box data, that should already be * present by this point. Do not use as a means of adding meta box data. * * @since 5.0.0 * * @param array $wp_meta_boxes Global meta box state. */ $wp_meta_boxes = apply_filters( 'filter_block_editor_meta_boxes', $wp_meta_boxes ); $locations = array( 'side', 'normal', 'advanced' ); $priorities = array( 'high', 'sorted', 'core', 'default', 'low' ); // Render meta boxes. ?> <form class="metabox-base-form"> <?php the_block_editor_meta_box_post_form_hidden_fields( $post ); ?> </form> <form id="toggle-custom-fields-form" method="post" action="<?php echo esc_url( admin_url( 'post.php' ) ); ?>"> <?php wp_nonce_field( 'toggle-custom-fields', 'toggle-custom-fields-nonce' ); ?> <input type="hidden" name="action" value="toggle-custom-fields" /> </form> <?php foreach ( $locations as $location ) : ?> <form class="metabox-location-<?php echo esc_attr( $location ); ?>" onsubmit="return false;"> <div id="poststuff" class="sidebar-open"> <div id="postbox-container-2" class="postbox-container"> <?php do_meta_boxes( $current_screen, $location, $post ); ?> </div> </div> </form> <?php endforeach; ?> <?php $meta_boxes_per_location = array(); foreach ( $locations as $location ) { $meta_boxes_per_location[ $location ] = array(); if ( ! isset( $wp_meta_boxes[ $current_screen->id ][ $location ] ) ) { continue; } foreach ( $priorities as $priority ) { if ( ! isset( $wp_meta_boxes[ $current_screen->id ][ $location ][ $priority ] ) ) { continue; } $meta_boxes = (array) $wp_meta_boxes[ $current_screen->id ][ $location ][ $priority ]; foreach ( $meta_boxes as $meta_box ) { if ( false == $meta_box || ! $meta_box['title'] ) { continue; } // If a meta box is just here for back compat, don't show it in the block editor. if ( isset( $meta_box['args']['__back_compat_meta_box'] ) && $meta_box['args']['__back_compat_meta_box'] ) { continue; } $meta_boxes_per_location[ $location ][] = array( 'id' => $meta_box['id'], 'title' => $meta_box['title'], ); } } } /* * Sadly we probably cannot add this data directly into editor settings. * * Some meta boxes need `admin_head` to fire for meta box registry. * `admin_head` fires after `admin_enqueue_scripts`, which is where we create * our editor instance. */ $script = 'window._wpLoadBlockEditor.then( function() { wp.data.dispatch( \'core/edit-post\' ).setAvailableMetaBoxesPerLocation( ' . wp_json_encode( $meta_boxes_per_location ) . ' ); } );'; wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-edit-post', $script ); /* * When `wp-edit-post` is output in the `<head>`, the inline script needs to be manually printed. * Otherwise, meta boxes will not display because inline scripts for `wp-edit-post` * will not be printed again after this point. */ if ( wp_script_is( 'wp-edit-post', 'done' ) ) { printf( "<script type='text/javascript'>\n%s\n</script>\n", trim( $script ) ); } /* * If the 'postcustom' meta box is enabled, then we need to perform * some extra initialization on it. */ $enable_custom_fields = (bool) get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'enable_custom_fields', true ); if ( $enable_custom_fields ) { $script = "( function( $ ) { if ( $('#postcustom').length ) { $( '#the-list' ).wpList( { addBefore: function( s ) { s.data += '&post_id=$post->ID'; return s; }, addAfter: function() { $('table#list-table').show(); } }); } } )( jQuery );"; wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-lists' ); wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-lists', $script ); } // Reset meta box data. $wp_meta_boxes = $_original_meta_boxes; }
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Changelog
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5.0.0 | Introduced. |