acf_form – Create one or multiple Posts at once

• spotlight100

• April 18, 2016 at 2:42 pm

Hello.

If we have a acf_form set up on a custom page (Add Post) to create a new post – is it possible to create one or multiple posts at one time?

ie.

<?php acf_form(array(
  'post_id' => 'new',
  'form' => false
));?>

Allows you to create one post, but if I wanted to create 10 posts from a single acf_form newpost form, is it possible?

• James

• April 18, 2016 at 3:19 pm

Hi @spotlight100

I believe it’s possible, but you need an advanced knowledge of PHP to do it. Instead of multiplying acf_form(), I think you can use a repeater field so you can add and remove the number of posts you want.

After that, you need to use the acf/save_post hook and loop through the posted repeater data using the $_POST[‘acf’] variable then save it using the wp_insert_post() function.

I hope this makes sense. Thanks!

• spotlight100

• April 22, 2016 at 4:20 pm

This solution worked for me… with help from here: update repeater field on acf/save_post

Thanks.

// 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_5718505fe3643']; //ACF Repeater Field key
  $customMetaField = 'customMetaField'; // Custom Meta Field
  $customPostTitle = 'customPostTitle'; // 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_5718505fe3643'][$key]['field_57185028c6ae9']);
    $customPostTitle = trim($_POST['acf']['field_5718505fe3643'][$key]['field_57185028c6b00']);

    // Create a new App Post from posts listed in the repeater field
    $post = array(
      'post_status'  => 'draft', // 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_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 and $customPostTitle
    add_post_meta($post_id, 'customMetaField', $customMetaField, true);
    add_post_meta($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);