3) Accessing Data with Native WordPress Functions

Use standard WordPress APIs to read or write values:

3.1 Post Meta

To access post meta values, use get_post_meta() function with the following parameters:

get_post_meta( $post_id, $meta_key, true )

Example:

$subtitle = get_post_meta( 123, 'book_subtitle', true );

3.2 Term Meta

To access term meta values, use get_term_meta() function with the following parameters:

get_term_meta( $term_id, $meta_key, true )

Example:

$term_icon = get_term_meta( 45, 'genre_icon', true );

3.3 User Meta

To access user meta values, use get_user_meta() function with the following parameters:

get_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, true )

Example:

$twitter = get_user_meta( 7, 'twitter_profile', true );

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