Reply To: Create Multiple Posts on Back End

• karks88

• June 17, 2016 at 4:34 am

I’ve given this a shot (just testing it on the front end before I figure out how to add it on the back end) and I can create a single, untitled post with no content 🙂

Here’s what I’ve got in the front end template:

<?php
		
		// Bail if not logged in or able to post
    if ( ! ( is_user_logged_in()|| current_user_can('publish_posts') ) ) {
        echo '<p>You must be a registered author to post.</p>';
        return;
    }
		
		 acf_form(array(
					'post_id'		=> 'new_post',
					'form'               => true,
					'field_groups' => array(4),
					'new_post'		=> array(
						'post_type'		=> 'post',
						'post_status'		=> 'publish'
					),
					'submit_value'		=> 'Save Posts',
					'updated_message' => __("Post updated", 'acf')
				));
				
				 ?>

And in functions.php…

// Special ACF Function for Creating Multiple Daily News Brief Posts
// This function imports multiple posts at once
function acf_import_multiple_posts( $post_id ) {
  // If the post_id is not equal to 'new', skip the entire function
  if( $post_id != 'new' ) {
    return $post_id;
  };

  $loop = $_POST['acf']['field_57614ac1e5179']; //ACF Repeater Field key
  $customMetaField = 'news_post_tags'; // Custom Meta Field
  $customContentField = 'news_post_content'; // Custom Content Field
  $customPostTitle = 'news_post_title'; // Custom Title

  $count = count($loop); // Get the number of rows in the Repeater Field

  for ($key = 0; $key < $count; ++$key) { // If $count is 5, run for loop till it reaches 5 times
    // Swap out $key for each row number
    $customMetaField = trim($_POST['acf']['field_5762b0a5ad19f'][$key]['field_5762b0a5ad19f']);
    $customContentField = trim($_POST['acf']['field_57614bf6c6b13'][$key]['field_57614bf6c6b13']);
    $customPostTitle = trim($_POST['acf']['field_57614baac6b12'][$key]['field_57614baac6b12']);

    // Create a new App Post from posts listed in the repeater field
    $post = array(
      'post_status'  => 'publish', // Set to draft because the user still needs to review
      'post_title' => $customPostTitle, // Actual Post Title
      'post_name' => sanitize_title( $customPostTitle ), // Actual Post Slug
	  'post_content' => $customContentField, // Post Content
      'post_type'  => ‘post’ // Post Type
    );

    $post_id = wp_insert_post( $post );     // Use the WordPress default wp_insert_post function

    // Set the Custom Meta Fields with the $customMetaField, $customContentField and $customPostTitle
    add_post_meta($post_id, 'customMetaField', $customMetaField, true);
	add_post_meta($post_id, 'customContentField', $customContentField, true);
    add_post_meta($post_id, 'customPostTitle', $customPostTitle, true);
  }

  // update $_POST['return']
  $_POST['return'] = add_query_arg( array('post_id' => $post_id), $GLOBALS['acf_form']['return'] );

  // return the new ID
  return $post_id;
}
add_action('acf/pre_save_post', 'acf_import_multiple_posts', 20);

I know I’m doing something very wrong, but I’m just not sure what. Anything in particular stand out? Thanks so much for your help!