Meta Key Won’t Save

Ah I found that if I add it when I first add the field without saving it works.

I think it should be editable after that though, if you are concerned about people breaking forms just show a “Hold on a second” popup to check the user definitely wants to change it and inform them of the potential issues.

Hi @one3rdnerd,

It’s great that you found a workaround for adding meta keys initially. However, making those fields editable afterward while considering user experience and data integrity is a valid concern.

Your idea of showing a “Hold on a second” popup to confirm if the user wants to change the meta key and informing them about potential issues is a good approach to prevent accidental changes and educate users about the potential consequences of their actions.

I am letting the development team know about the scenario so that they can take the necessary steps.

Regards!

Thank you, I’m glad you agree about the idea.

If you take my experience for example, when it wouldn’t change I thought it was either a bug or custom fields on custom posts simply were not supported by the plugin and nearly deactivated to try an alternative because it didn’t say “You can’t change the field after saving” anywhere, so I think it ended up being a poor user experience for a different reason.

I hope this gets implemented because while in the development phase of a website, it’s not too uncommon to change a meta key while working on the site.

Thanks ??

Hi @one3rdnerd,

Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. Your input is a valuable contribution to improving the usability of the plugin, and I hope the development team takes your feedback into consideration when making updates.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!