[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18179: WP_Meta_Box

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#18179: WP_Meta_Box
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 Reporter:  koopersmith          |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 3.4-early  |
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Changes (by nacin):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch 3.4-early
 * type:  task (blessed) => feature request
 * milestone:  3.3 => Future Release


Comment:

 > What exactly are you guys thinking in terms of what the class should
 actually do and handle?

 This is what I was thinking.

 Since we now have register_meta(), which includes both sanitization and
 authorization callbacks, it would be nifty if a method of WP_Meta_Box
 could wrap register_meta() and then register those pieces of meta against
 the meta box. We could even enforce sanitization callbacks. Then, there's
 no need to have anything that hooks into save_post -- whatever gets sent
 back will automatically be saved.

 We'd also want form rendering, but that doesn't need to be too complex.
 Basic form fields are fine. Likewise, registering a field could
 potentially mean that A) basic fields are handled and B) so is the
 corresponding sanitization depending on the field and desired data type.

 If all goes well though, there's no need to hook into
 add_meta_boxes(_$post_type), call add_meta_box(), write your own function
 to render things, then hook into save_post too. As much as I've gotten
 used to those steps, it can be tedious and has basically no abstraction.

 Not a whole lot of iteration went into this ticket, especially since
 koopersmith has been on UI stuff for most of the cycle. We're going to
 need to punt this to 3.4, but I would love it if work started and
 continued uninterrupted during beta and RC, then the moment we branch, we
 can commit something awesome.

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