[wp-hackers] Adding a checkbox to the write articles page

[Mitesh Ashar]

OK.
Are you hooking this function?
Just writing the function is not enough.
And yeah the function u've given is the one to process your checkbox, and
not show it..
I guess u will be having a function to show it.
All of these functions need to be hooked.
The one to show the checkbox needs to be hooked to dbx_page_advanced &
dbx_post_advanced.
This will show your checkbox just below the Upload form.
The one to process the checkbox needs to be hooked to edit_post, save_post &
publish_post.

For more about action & filter hooking a function to different events, check
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API

-Mitesh

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:33:58 +0000
From: M?rio Gamito <gamito at gmail.com>
Subject: [wp-hackers] Adding a checkbox to the write articles page
To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
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Hi,

I'm trying to write a plugin to add a checkbox to the write articles
page, but it doesn't appear.

My code is:

function sapo_tags($id)
{

//delete the existing field
delete_post_meta($id, 'checkbox');
//Get the value from your form
$userEnteredValue = $_POST["userEnteredValue"];
//Add your value as a custom field with the key 'myKey'
//but only if the form data exists
if (isset($userEnteredValue) && !empty ($userEnteredValue)){
add_post_meta($id, 'checkbox', $userEnteredValue);}

}

Any ideas ?

Any help would be appreciated.

Warm Regards,
Mário Gamito