Meta Box custom fields not available in wpDataTables - Support Fourms

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March 31, 2021 at 1:31 AM #26824

Wendell
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Hello!

I’m not sure if this is a Meta Box problem or a wpDataTables problem. I’m trying to create a datatable of posts in a custom post type. When configuring the table in wpDataTables, it shows all of the normal WP fields for my CPT (ID, date, title, etc.) but doesn’t show any of the fields configured in Meta Box. There are currently 990 posts in that CPT.

Screenshot of CPT posts list (CPT “referral”): https://p115.p3.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/geubl78r/58129dd1-313d-4d62-95fd-049fb9df6975.jpeg?v=86dc9e85c41cd88b9a1ac9c572da806c

Screenshot of Meta Box custom fields for CPT “referral”: https://p115.p3.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/E0uY7elp/7e67c5a4-f699-4a6c-9ceb-18f17c75b409.jpeg?v=776d0ffb73420c5d01715a164d462ee4

Screenshot of sample custom field in CPT “referral”: https://p115.p3.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/xQubpoge/bcf27b06-9d63-41a6-b0bc-05fad812a44d.jpeg?v=22db2dfd5e52d6ad4130801ea115a068

Screenshot of wpDataTables table setup, selecting “query to WordPress database”: https://p115.p3.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/6qu8Wo7Q/a4ceccb7-5bea-4900-aa10-8df1188f71a3.jpeg?v=44f1434e8ad87e3e3adffd198d595f02

Screencast showing that none of the custom fields for CPT “referral” are shown in wpDataTables column configuration: https://p115.p3.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/NQuwzAr5/5b5fcf2a-bba9-48d0-9edb-99f1327e3942.mp4

Thank you for any help you can provide! 🙂
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March 31, 2021 at 12:11 PM #26828

Long Nguyen
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Hi Harness,

Thank you for using our plugin.

It looks like the plugin wpDataTables search in the database, table wp_postmeta for the meta key (field ID) to create a table/chart. There is no data in the table wp_postmeta when you just create meta boxes and custom fields, please try to add field value to some posts then update the post and re-check it.

April 1, 2021 at 6:42 AM #26850

Wendell
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Thanks, Long. I already have 990 posts in that CPT, so there’s plenty of values in the custom fields. 🙂

April 1, 2021 at 10:35 AM #26857

Long Nguyen
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Hi,

It’s a premium plugin so please share a copy of this plugin via this contact form https://metabox.io/contact/. I will help you to check it.

April 2, 2021 at 1:51 AM #26887

Wendell
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Thanks again for your help! I will submit a contact message. I would also be happy to provide you with WP admin access to the site where it’s all installed. 🙂

April 2, 2021 at 12:51 PM #26901

Long Nguyen
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Hi,

On my local site, the meta key (field ID) shows as well when creating a table. Screenshots
https://share.getcloudapp.com/12uAOXnG
https://share.getcloudapp.com/jkuLJ9G1

So I recommend contacting plugin wpDataTables support to ask for help in this case.

April 3, 2021 at 1:38 AM #26921

Wendell
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Thank you for all your troubleshooting! I really appreciate your efforts to help me, which proves why Meta Box is a great investment. 🙂

If you were to create a datatable using MB Views without wpDataTables, do you have any thoughts on a good way to set that up? Is there a particular table or charting library that you would use and how would you configure that for use in MB Views?

April 3, 2021 at 6:07 PM #26935

Long Nguyen
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Hi,

I have not used a data table plugin before. If you familiar with coding, it’s not complicated to create a table with a WordPress query and HTML tag <table>. You can also follow this article to get a table plugin https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-table-plugins/.
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