The Secure Custom Fields API provides programmatic access to field data and plugin functionality.
Core Functions
Field Operations
- Get field values
- Update field data
- Delete field content
- Check field existence
Post Type Management
- Register post types
- Modify post type settings
- Handle custom capabilities
- Manage taxonomies
Integration Points
- WordPress Core
- Post type registration
- Taxonomy integration
- Capability handling
- Theme Integration
- Template functions
- Conditional tags
- Layout helpers
- Plugin Compatibility
- REST API support
- Cache integration
- Query modifications
Best Practices
- Always sanitize input
- Validate data types
- Use proper escaping
- Check capabilities
- Follow WordPress coding standards