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This page lists all actions in Meta Box plugin.

rwmb_before

This action runs before any meta box is shown. It takes 1 parameter: the instance of RW_Meta_Box class for current meta box.

do_action( 'rwmb_before', $this );

rwmb_before_{$meta_box_id}

This action is the same as rwmb_before but is applied for a specific meta box (identified by ID). It accepts same parameters.

rwmb_after

This action runs after any meta box is shown. It takes 1 parameter: the instance of RW_Meta_Box class for current meta box.

do_action( 'rwmb_after', $this );

rwmb_after_{$meta_box_id}

This action is the same as rwmb_after but is applied to a specific meta box (identified by ID). It accepts same parameters.

rwmb_before_save_post

This action runs before any meta box is saved into post meta. It takes 1 parameter: current object ID.

do_action( 'rwmb_before_save_post', $object_id );

rwmb_{$meta_box_id}_before_save_post

This action is the same as rwmb_before_save_post but is applied to a specific meta box (identified by ID). It accepts same parameters.

rwmb_after_save_post

This action runs after any meta box is saved into post meta. It takes 1 parameter: current object ID.

do_action( 'rwmb_after_save_post', $object_id );

rwmb_{$meta_box_id}_after_save_post

This action is the same as rwmb_after_save_post but is applied to a specific meta box (identified by ID). It accepts same parameters.

rwmb_after_save_field

This action fires after saving each field.

do_action( 'rwmb_after_save_field', null, $field, $new, $old, $object_id );

It accepts the following parameters:

Name	Description
$null	Not used
$field	Field settings
$new	The new (submitted) field value
$old	The old field value
$object_id	The object ID

You can use this hook to perform extra action for a specific field. See an example

rwmb_{$field_type}_after_save_field

This action is the same as rwmb_after_save_field but is applied to only a field type.

rwmb_{$field_id}_after_save_field

This action is the same as rwmb_after_save_field but is applied to only a specific field.

rwmb_enqueue_scripts

This action runs after all Meta Box scripts and styles are enqueued to allows developers to enqueue more scripts and styles. It takes 1 parameter: the instance of RW_Meta_Box class for current meta box.

do_action( 'rwmb_enqueue_scripts', $this );