Edit Post Form sets comment_status OFF

• Adeon

• August 2, 2016 at 10:49 pm

HI All, Ive made a front end form that allows users to save a new post. It saves with the comment_status = ture, meaning users can leave comments on the new post.

However if the post is edited using the front end form the comment_status turns off.

NEW POST: (WORKS FINE, comment_status default is ON)

	$new_post = array(
		'post_id'            => 'new', // Create a new post
		'field_groups'       => $field_groups, // Create post field group ID(s)
		'form'               => true,
		'return'             => '%post_url%', // Redirect to new post url
		'html_before_fields' => '',
		'html_after_fields'  => '',
		'submit_value'       => 'Submit Post',
 		'updated_message'    => 'Saved!'
	);
	acf_form( $new_post );

EDIT/UPDATE POST: (Why does comment_status get turned OFF???)

        $edit_post = array(
		'post_id'            => $pid, // Edit post
		'field_groups'       => array(8832), // Create post field group ID(s)
		'form'               => true,
		'return'             => '%post_url%', // Redirect to new post url
		'html_before_fields' => '',
		'html_after_fields'  => '',
		'submit_value'       => 'Update Post',
    	'updated_message'    => 'Saved!'
	);
	acf_form( $edit_post );

Please help! 🙂 Thanks

• James

• August 3, 2016 at 2:35 pm

Hi @adeon

I believe you’re using ACF free version. That means that you need to use extra functions to save the post. This page should give you more idea about it: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/using-acf_form-to-create-a-new-post/?version=4.

I’m not really sure why it changes the comment status, bu you can always use the acf/save_post hook to change it back like this:

function my_acf_save_post( $post_id ) {
    
    // Only do it for the front end form
    if( is_admin() ){
        return;
    }
    
    // set the comment status
    $my_post = array(
        'ID' => $post_id,
        'comment_status' => 'open',
    );
    
    // remove action to avoid infinite loop issue
    remove_action('acf/save_post', 'my_acf_save_post', 20);
    
    // update the post
    wp_update_post( $my_post );
    
    // add the action back
    add_action('acf/save_post', 'my_acf_save_post', 20);
    
}

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

I hope this helps 🙂

• Adeon

• August 4, 2016 at 10:09 am

HI James,

Thanks heaps for the feedback.. Im Using ACF FORMS PRO. Ill give the above a try and let you know how I go.

Regards

Adeon

• James

• August 4, 2016 at 12:17 pm

Hi @adeon

In that case, you need to set the ‘post_id’ option to ‘new_post’ instead of ‘new’ like this:

'post_id' => 'new_post',

Thanks 🙂