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Update meta box link to new tutorial#13302

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@mkaz mkaz commented Jan 12, 2019

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Updates links in Developer overview to new tutorial explaining how to use meta boxes. The new tutorial section includes the previous link to the backward compatibility documentation.

Changed it this way since we want to encourage the development of meta boxes using the new Gutenberg methods, so updating the link to go to the tutorial first; with a subsequent link to the backward compatibility.

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@mkaz mkaz added the [Type] Developer Documentation Documentation for developers label Jan 12, 2019
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Fix link. Simplify URLs.
**Porting PHP meta boxes to blocks or sidebar plugins is highly encouraged!**

Discover how [Meta Box](../../../docs/designers-developers/developers/backward-compatibility/meta-box.md) support works in the new editor.
Discover how to work with [Meta Boxes](/docs/designers-developers/developers/tutorials/metabox/readme.md) in the new editor.
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I think this should still link to the meta-box backcompat docs because it explains how legacy meta boxes currently work and how we handle backward compatibility.

Alternately, we should at least make sure to link to both files.

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Updated to include two paragraphs, tying in the encouragement to the new tutorials and rewording the previous one for clarity, ie. "existing meta boxes"

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I fixed some two link to filters which were broken.

@gziolo gziolo merged commit 8fdf3cd into master Jan 22, 2019
@gziolo gziolo deleted the docs/meta-link branch January 22, 2019 08:49
@gziolo gziolo added this to the Documentation & Handbook milestone Jan 22, 2019
youknowriad pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 6, 2019
* Update meta box link to new tutorial

* Update README.md

Fix link. Simplify URLs.

* Update with both links for working with meta data

* Fixed links
youknowriad pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 6, 2019
* Update meta box link to new tutorial

* Update README.md

Fix link. Simplify URLs.

* Update with both links for working with meta data

* Fixed links
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