Textarea

import Screenshots from '@site/src/components/Screenshots';

The textarea field creates a simple textarea (multiline) input. You can use this field for entering a paragraph of text.

Screenshots

<Screenshots name="select" col1={[ ['https://imgur.elightup.com/Wrg9ISA.png', 'The textarea field interface'] ]} />

Settings

Besides the common settings, this field has the following specific settings, the keys are for use with code:

Data

This field saves the entered value into the database.

If the field is cloneable, then the value is stored as a serialized array in a single row in the database.

:::warning

Meta Box removes all scripts and iframes from the value. If you want to enter scripts (like Google Analytics) or embed videos, then you need to disable sanitization.

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Template usage

Displaying the value:

<section>
    <h2>About Us</h2>
    <p><?php rwmb_the_value( 'field_id' ) ?></p>
</section>

Getting the value:

<section>
    <h3>About Us</h3>
    <?php $value = rwmb_meta( 'field_id' ) ?>
    <p><?= $value ?></p>
</section>

Auto adding paragraphs to the text:

<?php $value = rwmb_meta( 'field_id' ) ?>
<?= wpautop( $value ) ?>

Parse shortcodes:

<?php $value = rwmb_meta( 'field_id' ) ?>
<?= do_shortcode( $value ) ?>

Parse blocks:

<?php $value = rwmb_meta( 'field_id' ) ?>
<?= do_blocks( $value ) ?>

Displaying cloneable values:

<?php $values = rwmb_meta( 'field_id' ) ?>
<?php foreach ( $values as $value ) : ?>
    <p><?= $value ?></p>
<?php endforeach ?>