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How to retrieve a custom field within the function.php?
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I want to get the value of each post to send an email, when the post gets published. Unfortunately it does not work. :(
Tried this both calls:
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$to = get_post_meta($post_id, 'recipient', true);
$to = get_field('recipient', $post_id);
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The full code of the function:
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function wpr_Notification($post_id) {
$post = get_post($post_id);
//$to = get_post_meta($post_id, 'recipient', true);
$to = get_field('recipient', $post_id);
$headers = 'From: Disctopia Metal Webzine ' . "\r\n" ;
$title = $post->post_title." has been published";
$message = "
We recently published or edited an article,...
";
wp_mail($to, $title, $message, $headers);
}
add_action('publish_post', 'wpr_Notification');
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Have no clue, why it wont work... -
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Hi, has is it maybe something to do with trying it "outside the loop" - whatever it means? Have put the code into my function.php.
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Hi @Neotopia,
Outside the loop is fine if you put in the $post_id as you have. Can you make sure the $post_id is correct and that the data exists in the wp_postmeta table?
Cheers
Elliot -
Hi Elliot,
yes, I think so. Can find some of the custom fields in the postmeta table:
(21553, 7446, 'recipient', 'neotopia@disctopia.de'),
But what seems to be a little weird is:
(21505, 7440, 'sub-genre_deathmetal', 'neotopia@disctopia.de'),
"sub-genre_deathmetal" is never filled with an email adress. But still, post 7446 does not work nor post 7440. I am not able to reach the custom field. :(
If I can send you any other information, just let me know. I would desperately do anything to get this work. -
The issue with the false meta-keys is probably my fault. I have changed the name from "email recipient" to "recipient". All old values with meta-key "email recipient" got transfered to "sub-genre_deathmetal".
Although, all values are in the data base and all new "recipient" are correct. -
Hi @Neotopia,
Can you clarify where you are up to with your issue? Have you tried debuging the problem? ie. not sending the email, just dumping out the get_field value?
Perhaps you could go through the get_field function in core/api.php and dump out the variables throughout the function and find the line which is going wrong?
Cheers
Elliot -
Hi Elliot :-)
Uff, I am afraid your proposal is beyond my knowledge about PHP.
I have tried it several times with get_field aswell as with get_post_meta. Tried also just to get the value in the body text in the email or at other positions. But I never was able to actually retrieve it. I changed the themes (testing on a subdomain of mine), experimented with other plugins (activating, uninstalling, ...) and always with the same result. Unfortunately, I am not able to debug the problem in detail as a lack of knowledge.
I know, my problem seems pretty unique and mostly it's my own problem and not yours. Therefore I really appreciate your tryings to help me. If you like, you could get access to my configuration on the testing-installation. For me, I am out of options - my data base tells me about 200 entries where I tried to solve it.
cheers,
Martin
