You want to update a post meta key 'views' to increase its count by 1 for post ID 10. Which code snippet correctly does this?

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Aupdate_post_meta(10, 'views', get_post_meta(10, 'views', true) + 1);

Badd_post_meta(10, 'views', 1);

Cget_post_meta(10, 'views', true) + 1;

Ddelete_post_meta(10, 'views'); update_post_meta(10, 'views', 1);

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Retrieve current 'views' meta value
Use get_post_meta(10, 'views', true) to get current count.
Step 2: Add 1 and update meta
Increase count by 1 and update with update_post_meta(10, 'views', new_value).
Final Answer:
update_post_meta(10, 'views', get_post_meta(10, 'views', true) + 1); -> Option A
Quick Check:
Increment meta by get + 1 then update [OK]

Quick Trick: Get current value, add 1, then update meta [OK]

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