Issue With Custom Meta Fields (not showing on single listings)

Example to return a single variable:

function my_output_property_weeks_available_number() {
        global $property; // Use the listing custom meta and access EPL functions
        
        $label = 'Number of weeks available'; // Your custom label
        $key = 'property_weeks_available_number'; // Variable Key
        $value = $property->get_property_meta( $key ); // Get the variable value

        if ( empty ( $value ) ) // Close function if the $value is empty
               return;

        echo $label . ': ' . $value; // Will output : Number of weeks available: 3
}

Now you can use your new function in your template

<?php my_output_property_weeks_available_number(); ?>

Or you can automatically output this variable on the template using a hook

add_action( 'epl_property_tab_section_after' , 'my_output_property_weeks_available_number' )

• This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by Merv Barrett.

I recommend placing your functions in a custom plugin instead of your theme. Which you can download from here

There is an example here on how to output your select options

Instead of outputting each function using the filter, you are better off building a single filter that outputs all the values. Off course this all depends on what you are trying to do.

so instead of using echo $label. ': '.$value; in your functions use return $label. ': '.$value;

Or add a list item to output them all as an ordered list, return '<li>' . $label. ': '.$value . '</li>';
Now what will happen is when that function is run nothing will output but the function will return your Label + value

eg

function my_output_ownership_type_radio() {
        global $property; // Use the listing custom meta and access EPL functions
        
        $label = 'Ownership Type'; // Your custom label
        $array = array(
	'option_1'  =>   'Leased',
        'option_2'  =>   'Deeded',
        'option_3'  =>   'Perpetuity',
    );
        $key = $property->get_property_meta('ownership_type_radio');
 
    $value = array_key_exists( $key , $array ) && !empty( $array[$key] )  ? $array[$key] : '';

    if ( $value != '' ) { // Make sure there is a value
        return '<li>' . $label. ': '.$value . '</li>';
    } else {
        return; // Return nothing
    }
}
// Remove the filter

Now you can build a single function to do the output and use a single hook

function my_extra_features_output() {
     $output = '<ul class="my-special-features">'; //Open List

     // .= adds to the variable
     $output .= my_output_property_check_in_date_select();
     $output .= my_output_sale_type_select();
     $output .= my_output_season_select();
     $output .= my_output_use_type_select();
     $output .= my_output_facility_type_select();
     $output .= my_output_sleeps_number_select();
     $output .= my_output_ownership_type_radio(); // etc

     $output .= '</ul>'; // Close list
    
     echo $output;
}
add_action( 'epl_property_tab_section_before' , 'my_extra_features_output' );

This allows you to control the order of the values that are output.

Its better to include the list item in each of your child functions because each will return nothing if they are empty.

You can also output the values in various formats, take the get_property_bed function in EPL as an example:

function get_property_bed($returntype = 'i') {
	if($this->get_property_meta('property_bedrooms') == '')
		return;
	$bed['i'] = '<span title="'.__('Bedrooms', 'epl').'" class="icon beds"><span class="icon-value">'. $this->get_property_meta('property_bedrooms') . '</span></span>'; 
	$bed['d'] = $this->get_property_meta('property_bedrooms') . ' '.__('bed', 'epl').' ';
	$bed['l'] = '<li class="bedrooms">' . $this->get_property_meta('property_bedrooms') . ' '.__('bed', 'epl').'</li>';
	return $bed[$returntype];
}

This function allows us to specify the returntype, and can output the list type:

get_property_bed('l')

Would return
'<li class="bedrooms">' . $this->get_property_meta('property_bedrooms') . ' '.__('bed', 'epl').'</li>';

• This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by Merv Barrett.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by Merv Barrett.

Thanks Billy, also browse Easy Property Listings on GitHub as there are a number of functions that can either be used or copy/paste and edited to suit what you need.

Particularly the property class is full of examples which you can adapt:

class-property-meta.php
These functions need to be called using $property->FUNCTION_NAME();

• This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by Merv Barrett.