do_meta_boxes( string|WP_Screen $screen, string $context, mixed $object )

Meta-Box template function


Parameters

$screen

(string|WP_Screen) (Required) Screen identifier. If you have used add_menu_page() or add_submenu_page() to create a new screen (and hence screen_id) make sure your menu slug conforms to the limits of sanitize_key() otherwise the 'screen' menu may not correctly render on your page.

$context

(string) (Required) box context

$object

(mixed) (Required) gets passed to the box callback function as first parameter


Return

(int) number of meta_boxes


Source

File: wp-admin/includes/template.php

function do_meta_boxes( $screen, $context, $object ) {
	global $wp_meta_boxes;
	static $already_sorted = false;

	if ( empty( $screen ) )
		$screen = get_current_screen();
	elseif ( is_string( $screen ) )
		$screen = convert_to_screen( $screen );

	$page = $screen->id;

	$hidden = get_hidden_meta_boxes( $screen );

	printf( '<div id="%s-sortables" class="meta-box-sortables">', esc_attr( $context ) );

	// Grab the ones the user has manually sorted. Pull them out of their previous context/priority and into the one the user chose
	if ( ! $already_sorted && $sorted = get_user_option( "meta-box-order_$page" ) ) {
		foreach ( $sorted as $box_context => $ids ) {
			foreach ( explode( ',', $ids ) as $id ) {
				if ( $id && 'dashboard_browser_nag' !== $id ) {
					add_meta_box( $id, null, null, $screen, $box_context, 'sorted' );
				}
			}
		}
	}

	$already_sorted = true;

	$i = 0;

	if ( isset( $wp_meta_boxes[ $page ][ $context ] ) ) {
		foreach ( array( 'high', 'sorted', 'core', 'default', 'low' ) as $priority ) {
			if ( isset( $wp_meta_boxes[ $page ][ $context ][ $priority ]) ) {
				foreach ( (array) $wp_meta_boxes[ $page ][ $context ][ $priority ] as $box ) {
					if ( false == $box || ! $box['title'] )
						continue;
					$i++;
					$hidden_class = in_array($box['id'], $hidden) ? ' hide-if-js' : '';
					echo '<div id="' . $box['id'] . '" class="postbox ' . postbox_classes($box['id'], $page) . $hidden_class . '" ' . '>' . "\n";
					if ( 'dashboard_browser_nag' != $box['id'] ) {
						$widget_title = $box[ 'title' ];

						if ( is_array( $box[ 'args' ] ) && isset( $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ] ) ) {
							$widget_title = $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ];
							// Do not pass this parameter to the user callback function.
							unset( $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ] );
						}

						echo '<button type="button" class="handlediv" aria-expanded="true">';
						echo '<span class="screen-reader-text">' . sprintf( __( 'Toggle panel: %s' ), $widget_title ) . '</span>';
						echo '<span class="toggle-indicator" aria-hidden="true"></span>';
						echo '</button>';
					}
					echo "<h2 class='hndle'><span>{$box['title']}</span></h2>\n";
					echo '<div class="inside">' . "\n";
					call_user_func($box['callback'], $object, $box);
					echo "</div>\n";
					echo "</div>\n";
				}
			}
		}
	}

	echo "</div>";

	return $i;

}


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