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Front End Form changes slug to post id rather then post title

  • I created a front end form and want to create the page title via a field. When i submit the form, in the dashboard the Page Name shows in the Post Title, however the permalink of the page shows the post id.

    example.

    http://www.mywebsite.com/cpt/174

    when it should show

    http://www.mywebsite.com/cpt/my-page-title
    —-

    My functions.php

    add_filter(‘acf/pre_save_post’, ‘save_post_from_frontend’);
    function save_post_from_frontend( $post_id) {

    //Check if user loggin or can publish post
    if( ! ( is_user_logged_in() || current_user_can(‘publish_posts’) ) ) {
    return;
    }

    // check if this is to be a new post
    if( $post_id!= ‘firm-profile’) {
    return $post_id;
    }

    $post= array(
    ‘post_type’ => ‘providers’, // Your post type ( post, page, custom post type )
    ‘post_status’ => ‘publish’, // (publish, draft, private, etc.)
    ‘post_title’ => $_POST[‘fields’][‘field_5e0b90db10390’]

    );
    // insert the post
    $post_id= wp_insert_post( $post);
    $_POST[‘return’] = add_query_arg( array(‘post_id’ => $post_id), $_POST[‘return’] );
    // Save the fields to the post
    do_action( ‘acf/save_post’, $post_id);
    return $post_id;

    }

    My Custom Template:

    <div class=” form-group”>
    <label for=”text” class=” control-label”><?php esc_html_e(‘Firm Profile’,’falcons’); ?></label>
    <div class=” “>
    <?php
    $new_post= array(
    ‘post_id’ => ‘firm-profile’, // Unique identifier for the form
    // PUT IN YOUR OWN FIELD GROUP ID(s)
    ‘field_groups’ => array(594), // Create post field group ID(s)
    ‘form’ => true,
    ‘submit_value’ => ‘Submit Post’,
    ‘updated_messag’ => ‘Saved!’
    );
    acf_form( $new_post);
    ?>

    <?php acf_form(); ?>

    </div>
    </div>

    —- Versions —-
    ACF v5.8.7
    WP v5.3.2

  • Where you once using an older version of ACF? 4 perhaps?

    This is incorrect

    
    'post_title' => $_POST['fields']['field_5e0b90db10390']
    

    $_POST['fields'] was used in ACF versions before 5. In ACF 5 or higher you need to use $_POST['acf']

    Your code is setting the post title to an empty value

    use this

    
    'post_title' => $_POST['acf']['field_5e0b90db10390']
    

    Also, do not do this

    
    do_action('acf/save_post', $post_id);
    

    This happens automatically for every post that is inserted, calling this yourself means that it will happen twice.

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