[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38323: Reconsider $object_subtype handling in `register_meta()`

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#38323: Reconsider $object_subtype handling in `register_meta()`
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 Reporter:  flixos90                             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Options, Meta APIs                   |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests 2nd-      |  Resolution:
  opinion                                        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by kadamwhite):

 > or when the post type is registered

 Additionally, I think that specifying the type during `register_meta`
 feels better to me than specifying the meta when registering the type,
 since the type has to exist before `register_meta` is called, but you do
 not necessarily have to `register_meta` if you have a custom post type.
 That is to say, it doesn't make sense to me to say "register CPT with
 whitelisted keys; don't register any meta", whereas "register CPT with
 ability to have meta; don't register any meta" makes sense (because
 there's other non-register_meta ways to use custom fields).

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