Just looking for some pointers really, I’ve got a function which uses wp_mail to notify users from a ACF user field when a new post is published.
I was just using the following function;
add_action( 'publish_post', 'send_content_email' );
But to retrieve the ACF values I’m having to use;
add_action( 'acf/save_post', 'send_content_email', 20 );
Is there a method of merging the two, as acf/save_post is allowing me to retrieve the values however it’s sending the email when a post is saved as a draft, so what I really would like to use is publish_post to send the email when the post goes live.
Any pointers on how I can achieve this would be appreciated.
🙂
You can use add_action( 'publish_post', 'send_content_email' ); and use the output of $_POST which should contain all the info you need.
I would probably use the ACF hook and check the status of the post in the filter
if (get_post_status($post_id) == 'publish') {
// send email
}
@beee’s solution would work as well, but for most people it’s easier to be able to use the acf functions than it is to deal with $_POST
I know this is an old post and I have actually submitted a new post https://support.advancedcustomfields.com/forums/topic/using-publish_posttype-to-get-acf-fields/ in regards to using the publish action with custom post type. I am not able to use $_POST to get the acf values and using acf/save_post only get’s acf fields not wordpress fields like post title and post content. Would it be save to assume that I just need replace all of wp fields like the post title and post content editor with an acf fields?
The post fields that you’re talking about are not fields but data in the post table. When using acf/save_post you need to $post = get_post($post_id) and then access the post information from there like $title = $post->post_title. Or you can skip getting the post and use something like $title = get_the_title($post_id)
