Title: Custom Write Panels
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Custom Write Panels

 *  [Devin Price](https://wordpress.org/support/users/downstairsdev/)
 * (@downstairsdev)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-write-panels/)
 * I’m having trouble getting my custom meta item to show up in the text area where
   it was saved after updating the page. (However, it does save as custom post meta
   and shows up in the custom fields area.)
 * Everything is based on this tutorial:[http://wefunction.com/2008/10/tutorial-create-custom-write-panels-in-wordpress](http://wefunction.com/2008/10/tutorial-create-custom-write-panels-in-wordpress).
 * Any help is appreciated.
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       /*
       Plugin Name: Custom Write Panel
       Plugin URI: http://wefunction.com/2008/10/tutorial-create-custom-write-panels-in-wordpress
       Description: Allows custom fields to be added to the WordPress Post Page
       Version: 1.0
       Author: Spencer
       Author URI: http://wefunction.com
       /* ----------------------------------------------*/  
   
       $new_meta_boxes =
       array(
       "textarea" => array(
       "name" => "scontent",
       "std" => "",
       "title" => "Sidebar Content",
       "description" => "Add content to display in the sidebar.")
       );
   
       function new_meta_boxes() {
       	global $post, $new_meta_boxes;  
   
       	foreach($new_meta_boxes as $meta_box) {
       		$meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true);  
   
       		if($meta_box_value == "")
       			$meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];  
   
       			echo'<input type="hidden" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" id="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" value="'.wp_create_nonce( plugin_basename(__FILE__) ).'" />';  
   
       			echo'<p>'.$meta_box['title'].'</p>';  
   
       			echo'<textarea name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" value="'.$meta_box_value.'" rows="1" cols="40" style="margin:0;height:4em;width:98%;"></textarea><br />';  
   
       			echo'<p><label for="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value">'.$meta_box['description'].'</label></p>';
       		}
       	}  
   
       function create_meta_box() {
       	global $theme_name;
       	if ( function_exists('add_meta_box') ) {
       		add_meta_box( 'new-meta-boxes', 'Custom Settings', 'new_meta_boxes', 'page', 'normal', 'high' );
       	}
       }  
   
       function save_postdata( $post_id ) {
       	global $post, $new_meta_boxes;  
   
       	foreach($new_meta_boxes as $meta_box) {
       		// Verify
       		if ( !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename'], plugin_basename(__FILE__) )) {
       			return $post_id;
       		}  
   
       		if ( 'page' == $_POST['post_type'] ) {
       			if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_page', $post_id ))
       				return $post_id;
       			} else {
       			if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ))
       				return $post_id;
       			}  
   
       	$data = $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_value'];  
   
        	if(get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value') == "")
        		add_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', $data, true);
        	elseif($data != get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true))
        		update_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', $data);
        	elseif($data == "")
        		delete_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true));
       	}
       }  
   
       add_action('admin_menu', 'create_meta_box');
       add_action('save_post', 'save_postdata');
   
       ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [Michael Fields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfields/)
 * (@mfields)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-write-panels/#post-1303301)
 * Hey Devin, Have you tried the following for your textarea element:
 * `echo'<textarea name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" rows="1" cols="40" style="
   margin:0;height:4em;width:98%;">' . $meta_box_value . '</textarea><br />';`
 * I don’t think they work with _value_ attributes 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Devin Price](https://wordpress.org/support/users/downstairsdev/)
 * (@downstairsdev)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-write-panels/#post-1303378)
 * I owe you a beer.

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