meta_query needs to be a nested array
either
'meta_query' => array(
array(
'key' => 'program_id',
'value' => '5317',
'compare' => 'LIKE'
)
),
or
'meta_query' => [
[
'key' => 'program_id',
'value' => '5317',
'compare' => 'LIKE'
]
],
@trisham the second way is a shorthand that was added in PHP 5.4, similar to how arrays can be declared in JavaScript, which I prefer not to use. Mostly because my IDE does not understand it and shows a syntax error that prevents me from seeing real syntax errors. Besides, it only saves typing out “array” which I do instinctively and would save me what? Less than a second? I also find it a lot less clear when reviewing code.
