How do I use acf/save_post when a specific form is submitted?
I have several different forms using acf_form. But I want to be able to identify and do different actions with acf/save_post depending on what form is submitted.
Hi @adser
I believe you can add a hidden field on the front end and check if the submitted data contains that field. Please take a look at this thread to learn more about it: http://support.advancedcustomfields.com/forums/topic/acf-form-validation-only-on-certain-page/.
I hope this helps.
Perfect, thank you for that.
Would this also be suitable to do if I want to differ from posts that are new or updated?
Or is there a better solution for identifying if the post already exists or if it is new with acf/save_post? Because I want to send an email to the author when they create the post but not when they update it.
I send an url query that identifies if the form should update an existing post or create a new one (by sending post=79 for example). I also use some checks to identify if it is the correct author.
if(isset($_GET['post'])) {
$post_id = $_GET['post'];
}
$correct_author = true;
if(empty($post_id)) {
$post_id = 'new_post';
$submit_value = 'create';
} else {
$submit_value = 'update';
$post_author = get_post_field('post_author', $post_id);
$current_user = get_current_user_id();
if( $post_author == $current_user ) {
$correct_author = true;
} else {
$correct_author = false;
}
}
acf_form(array(
'html_after_fields' => '<input type="hidden" name="acf[' . $submit_value .']" value="true"/>',
));
Hi @adser
Your code looks great for me. You can also use “transition_post_status” hook to check if a post is new or updated. You can do it like this:
function on_post_status_change( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
if ( $new_status != $old_status ) {
// A function to perform actions any time any post changes status.
$postedCustomFieldName = $_POST['acf']['field_1234567890'];
//email function here
}
}
add_action( 'transition_post_status', 'on_post_status_change', 10, 3 );
Where “field_1234567890” is the field key you want to add to the email. To learn more about this hook, please take a look at this page: https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Status_Transitions.
I hope this helps.
Great, thank you James for your help and support!
