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class icblockMetaBox{
/* Called by save_post action to save meta data in database. */
function save_my_custom_meta_box($post_id, $post, $update)/*$post contains info about the post and $post_id is assigned to the id of the post*/
{
/* Verify the nonce before proceeding. For security */
if (!isset($_POST["qnimate-email-nonce"]) || !wp_verify_nonce($_POST["qnimate-email-nonce"], basename(__FILE__)))
return $post_id;

/* Check if the current user has permission to edit the post. For security */
if(!current_user_can("edit_page", $post_id))
return $post_id;

//check if it is autosave
if(defined("DOING_AUTOSAVE") && DOING_AUTOSAVE)
return $post_id;

//check if the post type is correct
/*
$slug = "page";
if($slug != $post->post_type)
return;
*/

/* Store the user enter value in a variable */
$user_entered_email_value = "";
if(isset($_POST["author-email"]))
{
$user_entered_email_value = $_POST["author-email"];
}
else
{
$user_entered_email_value = "";
}
update_post_meta(get_the_ID(), "author-email", $user_entered_email_value);
}

/*Callback*/
function meta_box_markup($object)/*$object conatins the information about the post*/
{
/*nonce for security purpose. more on it at http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Nonces */
wp_nonce_field(basename(__FILE__), ‘qnimate-email-nonce’);

?>
<!– Markup inside the custom meta box –>
<div>
<label for="author-email">E-Mail Of Author</label>
<!– Retrieve the email from database. If not yet set then empty string is returned. –>
<input name="author-email" type="email" validate="true" value="<?php echo get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), "author-email", true); ?>">
</div>
<?php
}

function my_custom_meta_box()
{
add_meta_box("qnimate-meta-box", "Author Information", array( ‘icblockMetaBox’,"meta_box_markup"), "page", "normal", "default", null);
}
}
add_action("add_meta_boxes", array( ‘icblockMetaBox’, "my_custom_meta_box"));
add_action("save_post",array( ‘icblockMetaBox’, "save_my_custom_meta_box" ), 10, 3);

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