Reply To: differentiate between post types on acf/pre_save_post

• autefrum

• January 29, 2016 at 2:13 pm

Thanks for the above – quite useful.

I also use the acf/pre_save_post filter as a place to set the title of my post. This allows me to see the title the list when I click the dashboard ‘All’ link. My code:

functions.php:

function my_pre_save_post( $post_id ) {
    // check if this is to be a new post
    if( $post_id != 'new' )
    {
        return $post_id;
    }
    if (isset($_POST['my_pt'])) {
    	// the my_pt is a hidden field added in the parameter array as 'html_after_fields'=>'<div><input type="hidden" name="my_pt" value="'.$my_pt.'">'
    	// this allows us to idenfity which custom post type is being created.
    	switch ($_POST['my_pt']) {
    	case "dvd":
    		$new_post_type="dvd";
    		$title=$_POST['fields']['field_569da15ce7de4'].'('.$_POST['fields']['field_77a4d5aab4545'];
    		$_POST['return'] = $_POST['return'].basename( get_permalink($post_id))."/?editpage=2";
    		break;
    	case "vinyl":
    		$new_post_type="album";
    		$title=$_POST['fields']['field_56a5a9a5640e1'];
    		break;
		}
	    // Create a new post
	    $post = array(
	        'post_status'  => 'publish',
	        'post_title'  => $title,
	        'post_type'  => $new_post_type,
	    );
	    // insert the post
	    $post_id = wp_insert_post( $post );
    }
    // return the new ID
    return $post_id;
}

add_filter('acf/pre_save_post' , 'my_pre_save_post' );

and in the template php file I apply to the ‘create new dvd’ page:

	$acf_form_array=array('post_id' => 'new',
		'field_groups' => array(5188),
		'return' => $return_url,
		'submit_value' => "Save and continue",
		'html_after_fields' => '<div><input type="hidden" name="my_pt" value="'.$my_pt.'"></div>');
	acf_form($acf_form_array);