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  • This solution worked for me… with help from here: update repeater field on acf/save_post

    Thanks.

    // This function imports multiple posts at once
function acf_import_multiple_posts( $post_id ) {
  // If the post_id is not equal to 'new', skip the entire function
  if( $post_id != 'new' ) {
    return $post_id;
  };

  $loop = $_POST['acf']['field_5718505fe3643']; //ACF Repeater Field key
  $customMetaField = 'customMetaField'; // Custom Meta Field
  $customPostTitle = 'customPostTitle'; // Custom Title

  $count = count($loop); // Get the number of rows in the Repeater Field

  for ($key = 0; $key < $count; ++$key) { // If $count is 5, run for loop till it reaches 5 times
    // Swap out $key for each row number
    $customMetaField = trim($_POST['acf']['field_5718505fe3643'][$key]['field_57185028c6ae9']);
    $customPostTitle = trim($_POST['acf']['field_5718505fe3643'][$key]['field_57185028c6b00']);

    // Create a new App Post from posts listed in the repeater field
    $post = array(
      'post_status'  => 'draft', // Set to draft because the user still needs to review
      'post_title' => $customPostTitle, // Actual Post Title
      'post_name' => sanitize_title( $customPostTitle ), // Actual Post Slug
      'post_type'  => ‘post’ // Post Type
    );

    $post_id = wp_insert_post( $post );     // Use the WordPress default wp_insert_post function

    // Set the Custom Meta Fields with the $customMetaField and $customPostTitle
    add_post_meta($post_id, 'customMetaField', $customMetaField, true);
    add_post_meta($post_id, 'customPostTitle', $customPostTitle, true);
  }

  // update $_POST['return']
  $_POST['return'] = add_query_arg( array('post_id' => $post_id), $GLOBALS['acf_form']['return'] );

  // return the new ID
  return $post_id;
}
add_action('acf/pre_save_post', 'acf_import_multiple_posts', 20);

  • Hi @elliot

    Is it ok to have multiple acf_form on one page that saves / update to the same post? Reasonable use for this is to have different acf field_groups in accordion style.

    Thanks.

  • This is the code that works for me. Note the $GLOBALS['acf_form']['return']

    function my_pre_save_post( $post_id )
{
    // check if this is to be a new post
    if( $post_id != 'new' ) {
        return $post_id;
    };

    $title = trim($_POST['acf']['field_5702e3df3ce82']);

    // Create a new post
    $post = array(
        'post_status'  => 'publish' ,
        'import_id' => $_POST['acf']['field_5702b6a15e788'],
      	'post_title' => $title,
      	'post_name' => sanitize_title( $title ),
        'post_type'  => 'app'
    );

    // insert the post
    $post_id = wp_insert_post( $post );

    // update $_POST['return']
    $_POST['return'] = add_query_arg( array('post_id' => $post_id), $GLOBALS['acf_form']['return'] );

    // return the new ID
    return $post_id;
}
add_filter('acf/pre_save_post' , 'my_pre_save_post');

  • Thanks,

    That is what I had expected.

  • What I am actually doing is just loading default subfields (with no values) into a repeater. Just empty subfields the user can field out.

    So basically, I am pre-adding subfields to a repeater, so I do not have to add the fields manually.

    The subfields are created automatically using acf/load_field/type=flexible_content.

    function acf_flexible_repeater_subfields( $field ) {
  $field['sub_fields'] = array(
    array(
      'key' => 'headline',
      'label' => 'Headline',
      'name' => 'headline',
      'type' => 'text'
    )
  )
}
add_filter('acf/load_field/type=repeater', 'acf_flexible_repeater_subfields');

    Now, this works perfectly. Keep in mind – doing it this way does not allow you to add child fields via ACF. You will have to add it within the same acf/load_field/type=repeater hook.

    I believe you want to add default values – which you can do like this:

    function acf_flexible_repeater_subfields( $field ) {
  $field['sub_fields'] = array(
    array(
      'key' => 'headline',
      'label' => 'Headline',
      'name' => 'headline',
      'type' => 'text',
      'default_value' => 'Hi' // ADD THIS LINE
    )
  )
}
add_filter('acf/load_field/type=repeater', 'acf_flexible_repeater_subfields');

    Test it out in functions.php if that is what you are trying to achieve.

  • Yes, I saw that post also ;). So the code I added in the other thread does work, it just adds multiple empty fields when you add another field to that Field Group. I just cannot figure out why. It only happens to the sub_fields $field though.

  • @John – Thanks for the reply. I was able to kind of find a solution for this in this thread here: load_field – repeater adds empty fields to Field Group, however there is an issue with ACF adding multiple empty fields on Field Group update when having an array inside of 'sub_fields' => array().

    It would be best if I close this and continue on the other thread in hand.

    Thanks.

    But to answer you question – I am trying to create default subfields without having to add them manually via ACF.

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