post_custom( string $key = '' )

Retrieve post custom meta data field.

Parameters

$key

(string) (Optional) Meta data key name.

Default value: ''

Return

(array|string|false) Array of values, or single value if only one element exists. False if the key does not exist.

Source

File: wp-includes/post-template.php 

function post_custom( $key = '' ) {
	$custom = get_post_custom();

	if ( ! isset( $custom[ $key ] ) ) {
		return false;
	} elseif ( 1 === count( $custom[ $key ] ) ) {
		return $custom[ $key ][0];
	} else {
		return $custom[ $key ];
	}
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/post.php: get_post_custom()

Retrieve post meta fields, based on post ID.

Changelog

Version Description
1.5.0 Introduced.

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