[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48000: Administration - Edit Page for Meta Data on Taxonomies

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#48000: Administration - Edit Page for Meta Data on Taxonomies
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 Reporter:  bodohugobarwich  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Taxonomy         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  ui, administration, rest-api
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Changes (by bodohugobarwich):

 * focuses:  ui, administration => ui, administration, rest-api


Comment:

 For the implementation of the Meta Data "''Custom Fields''" Feature of the
 `/wp-admin/term.php` Module I had in mind an implementation like it is
 seen at the `/wp-admin/post.php` Module, but I found that the `/wp-
 admin/post.php` Module is already implemented with the new **REST API**.

 But the Management of Meta Data with the REST API for a general solution
 fails at the `WP_REST_Meta_Fields::get_registered_fields()` Method.
 To be able to manage the Meta Field over the REST API it requires the Meta
 Field to have the `show_in_rest` Attribute which cannot be managed by the
 Database and must be set by **Custom Code** that invokes the
 `register_meta()` Function of the `/wp-includes/meta.php` Module.

 Now only if the Meta Field Attributes as checked in
 `WP_REST_Meta_Fields::get_registered_fields()` Method could be set and
 managed by the Database and loaded from it a general future proof solution
 for the "''Custom Fields''" Edit Block through the REST API can be
 implemented.
 Since the Meta Field Attribute `show_in_rest` in itself is a complex
 structure it even complicates the Management within the Database even
 more. A more streamlined Architecture is required to unblock future
 progress in this area.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48000#comment:3>
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