Reply To: Frontend Form not populating right in backend

• thePixelPixie

• July 7, 2016 at 3:26 pm

Functions.php

//Auto add and update Title field for English/Yes & English/No forms:
function vbs_post_title_updater( $post_id ) {
    
    // list the post type you want to modify
    $post_types = array('ey', 'en');
    
    // get the current post type
    $current_post_type = get_post_type($post_id);
    
    // if current post type is not in the list, don't do anything
    if( !in_array($current_post_type, $post_types) ){
        return;
    }
    
    // Set the title for 'ey' post type
    if( $current_post_type == 'ey' ) {
        
        // get the church name
        $new_title_church_name = get_field('church_name', $post_id);

        // get the selected date and the current date
        $new_title_date = get_field('start_date', $post_id);
        $new_title_date = new DateTime($new_title_date);
        
        // set the title
        $new_title = $new_title_church_name . ' Adventist Church - ' . $new_title_date->format('M j, Y');
    
    // set the title for 'en' post type
    } elseif ( $current_post_type == 'en' ) {
        
        // get the church name and set it directly to the post title
        $new_title = get_field('church_name2', $post_id) . ' Adventist Church';
    }
    
    $new_slug = sanitize_title( $new_title );

    // create the update data holder
	$vbs_post = array();
	$vbs_post['ID'] = $post_id;
	$vbs_post['post_title'] = $new_title;
	$vbs_post['post_name'] = wp_strip_all_tags($new_slug);

    //Unhook function to prevent infitnite looping
	remove_action('acf/save_post', 'vbs_post_title_updater', 20);

	// Update the post into the database
	wp_update_post( $vbs_post );

	//Rehook function to prevent infitnite looping
	add_filter('acf/save_post', 'vbs_post_title_updater', 20);

}
// run after ACF saves the $_POST['fields'] data
add_action('acf/save_post', 'vbs_post_title_updater', 20);

EY form page

$vbs_post = array(
		'post_id'		=> 'new_post',
		'post_title'	=> wp_strip_all_tags($new_title),
		'post_content'	=> false,
		'form' => true,
		'new_post'		=> array(
			'post_type'		=> 'ey',
			'post_status'	=> 'publish'
		),
		'field_groups'       => array(2793),
		'return'             => '%post_url%',
		'submit_value'       => 'Submit VBS Event',
		'updated_message'    => 'Saved!'
	);
	
	acf_form( $vbs_post );

EN form page

$vbs_post = array(
		'post_id'		=> 'new_post',
		'post_title'	=> wp_strip_all_tags($new_title),
		'post_content'	=> false,
		'form' => true,
		'new_post'		=> array(
			'post_type'		=> 'en',
			'post_status'	=> 'publish'
		),
		'field_groups'       => array(3052),
		'return'             => '%post_url%',
		'submit_value'       => 'Submit',
		'updated_message'    => 'Saved!'
	);
	
	acf_form( $vbs_post );

I also just now tried without the “‘post_title’ => wp_strip_all_tags($new_title),” in the array for en, but it didn’t solve it.

I don’t *think* I still have the errant acf/save_post you mention. But I concede that I simply may not be seeing it.