Have a CPT Form Send an Email

• graphix

• January 9, 2014 at 1:10 am

Hello,

I have a ACF form which, when submitted, creates a new post under a custom type type. My question is, can this form also send an email to someone to notify them that a new post has been created?

Here is my code:

//Add ACF Front End Content Submission Form
function my_pre_save_post( $post_id )
{
    // check if this is to be a new post
    if( $post_id != 'new' )
    {
        return $post_id;
    }
  
    // Create a new post
    $post = array(
        'post_status'  => 'draft' ,
        'post_title'  => $_POST["fields"]['field_52b2ffdfdcad1'] ,
        'post_type'  => 'links' ,        
    ); 
  
    // insert the post
    $post_id = wp_insert_post( $post );

    // update $_POST['return']
    $_POST['return'] = add_query_arg( array('post_id' => $post_id), $_POST['return'] );
  
    // return the new ID
    return $post_id;
}
  
add_filter('acf/pre_save_post' , 'my_pre_save_post' );

• Will

• January 9, 2014 at 8:05 am

You should be able to throw this in before the return, building the variables first.
<?php wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers, $attachments ); ?>

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_mail has the details.

• deset

• April 13, 2015 at 4:36 pm

How would this be achieved in ACF 5?

• vindicateme

• April 14, 2015 at 8:29 am

Try my extension:

https://github.com/cpham/acf-contact-form