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Compare custom taxonomies of updated post (or new post) [Updated with progress]
I am using the Transients API to cache category loops for a custom taxonomy. All works fine, but if I add a new post or update an existing one, I woud like to compare the taxonomy values and then ...
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save_post action doesn't passing post id to my function as argument
I'm adding a box to add / update post screen.
add_action( 'save_post', 'psd_upload_kaydet' );
add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', 'psd_upload' );
function psd_upload()
{
add_meta_box("psd-upload", "Bir ...
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where does this $post_id come from?
I was trying to figure out why save_post wasn't being fired upon 'Quick edit', and found the solution here - apparently global $post is not available when updating a post in Quick edit mode.
So - I ...
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Minimum Word Count Before A Post Can Be Made Pending Review
I'm looking for a way to check that a post has a minimum word count before allowing it to be sent for review (added to the pending post status).
Below is the code I have:
if ...
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Why does publish_{custom-post-type} fire on update?
I'm trying to fire two different actions on both publish and update. Neither should ever fire at the same time.
The problem is that publish_pm_task is getting fired on update and save_post is never ...
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Is there an easy way to AJAX-ify saving of post?
We have a plugin that allows us to manage custom post types and we'd like to add AJAX functionality in saving, editing, and deleting posts. I couldn't find similar problems in the internet so I'm ...
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Save post meta foreach loop
My brain has fallen over. How do I save this post data?
Building some key-value pairs in the form.
for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++) {
$saved = $meta[$i];
//print_r($saved);
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A Post is saved twice or more during add_action(save_post)
I have added a custom meta box for advanced information for a specific post category, to my create new post page.
Now I recognize, that if I save the post, it writes 2 entries in the db with 2 ...
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Migrating from metaboxes to wp_editor()
I got a client requirement where the editing facilities available in wordpress had to be available for content that was meant to be displayed on the sidebar of a particular post/page.
The content to ...
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WordPress as a web app - always auto-save post and meta data
Is is possible to make WordPress auto-save revisiona more often and have the auto-save version always be the most recent version - Like the way google docs works. This would mean the update button is ...
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Custom field values get deleted
I created a custom post type:products which also has custom fields: price & shipping. Occasionally, if I leave the edit product window open or refresh it, I lose the values inside price and ...
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Save custom value to main content of post
I create a meta custom input to make a page builder. So i can drop & drag element to build content for post.
And when i save post, i want it will save directly to post content.
So i think i will ...
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displaying an error before update_post_meta
I'm trying to restrict how many items you can associate with a post so in my save function I have:
add_action( 'save_post', array( $this, 'save_custom_items_data' ), 10, 2 );
public function ...
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Catch and display error on save_post action
I wrote this function that adds data to an external db every time a custom post called 'event' is created. How can I prevent the save from happening if this function returns an error? At the moment, ...
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Perform function on publish AND save (not just save)
I am using this function to auto-set a post title based on a couple of custom fields:
function set_event_title( $data , $postarr ) {
if($data['post_type'] == 'event') {
$getdate = ...
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'save_post' hook not working in WP 3.5
I used to have an extra option added to the 'Edit Media' screen (using the attachment_fields_to_edit hook, and then saving with attachment_fields_to_save). However, I've updated to 3.5 today, and the ...
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How to get changed post title in my custom plug-in which fires when 'save_post' is called?
I created a custom WordPress plug-in that hooks onto 'save_post" using add_filter(). I need to do something with the post titles and whenever a user changes the title, my plug-in cannot get the new ...
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Check for page template on save_post hook
I'm reading into the save_post Codex and I find that you need to check the $_REQUEST['post_meta_data'] in the edit window to hook into save_post.
I altered the example code:
function ...
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Secure way to use name_save_pre?
I created a custom post where I need to change the post name regarding to the custom field and taxonomy values. This is how I did it:
add_filter('name_save_pre', 'save_name');
function ...
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Bug: Post needs to be updated twice when adding action for save_post hook
My function does exactly what I want it to do: I'm trying to add/update meta fields in another post type when an "events" post is saved. Except the post needs to be updated twice for the information ...
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Custom Post Type Meta Box Text Input Field Won't Save When Blank
I have some text fields in a custom post type that I fill in at first, but need to delete on a future update of the post. When I delete the text in the field and save the post, the text I deleted ...
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unable to save custom taxonomy terms in a custom-built metabox in wp-admin
I have created two custom taxonomies i.e states and provinces but am unable to save the data in custom build meta boxes in wp-admin:
<?php function custom_meta_box() {
remove_meta_box( ...
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save radio button selection in post-meta on submit
Right now I'm reading tags from the tag box, and putting them in a form with radio buttons so the user can choose a "main tag" from the tags they just typed in:
function write_tags(){
var rawtags ...
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Is it possible to detect if a POST action is for a “Save Post” before the save_post action?
What I need to do is inspect the content of the post and title and based on the inspection, redirect to a different page. To do this, I need to know if a "POST" action is for saving a post. How to ...
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troubles with get_post_meta (and saving it)
im having trouble using "add post meta" and "get post meta" : i have a new meta box in my taxonomy : i always have the value "empty meta" inside the input field, even after i enter anything : like ...
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help intercepting save_post through plugin
I use stackoverflow very often and just found out in google about this one, Nice :D
Well,
i want to save my every post i write from wordpress to my 3rd (OEXChangeble) website aswell at the same time, ...
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Update Custom Field on Imported Post Creation
So I've created a function that updates several custom fields in a post when the post is created. The idea is to sanitize this information so that I can easily use it for other purposes. The ...
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Custom wp_editor doesn't update post_content
I'm working on a client's site, creating a staff profile plugin. The issue is that they previously created the profiles as regular posts. I converted all of the staff posts into a custom post types.
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save post running twice and creating two database entries - how do I disable this?
I am developing a job tracking database for my utility engineering company and am having an issue when running a save hook. I have a task_types db table that tasks are created off of and using a ...
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Prevent Page/Post From Being Created based on Pages/Posts per User per Time Unit
I'm working on new project and I want to let users have access to create pages on the site. To prevent users from "spamming" a lot of pages, I'd like to set a daily upload limit for each user. I've ...
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Save selected item from dropdown menu in a meta box as a metadata value for a custom post type
I have been beating my brains on this one for days now and my Google-fu is failing me.
I have created a custom meta box with a dropdown menu that lists all of the terms from a custom taxonomy. What I ...
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How to debug | Some times the “Save Draft” button seems to spin but does not actually save
I am using wordpress 3.5.1 and lately there seems to be a recurring problem with the save draft function where it seems like the draft was saved (i.e the wheel finishes spinning without an error ...
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Problem with executing a function on saving a post
Here is my basic plugin code. I am just starting from scratch. I will explain the functionality. It is simple, While my plugin is active it will add a new meta box in add new post page just below the ...
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Custom post type sometimes duplicates on save
My plugin uses a custom post type where you can type text in a text field and with javascript add another text field dynamically, think of a todo list where you can keep adding new items.
When they ...
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Trying to understand the action: save_post and an incomplete $post object
I begin with a fresh post (i.e., add New). I fetch (via Ajax) an image (read: src) from another site. In the process of saving (action: save_post) I want to PHP copy() the image to my local server and ...
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Strange / unexpected results with add_action('save_post')
As I'm sure plenty of you know already, 'save_post' will actually fire multiple times for a given save. Rather than copy / paste the same 12+ lines of code every time I need just a single fire, I ...
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save_post action inside a custom metabox class not working
I am writing a class to create metaboxes and save the form data. The problem is, I keep getting a warning when I click "publish":
Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid ...
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Saving zero as meta value
I have a meta_key called "_ordre" and each time I create a new custom post, a new meta_value is set for that meta_key.
The thing is, when I set the value of '_ordre' to 0, the meta_value is not saved ...
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added a meta box to post however when saving menu while debug on throws a warning
I've added several meta boxes to post and the function that suppose to save those boxes.
When i save menus ( appearance -> menu). it throws a warning for each added menu or sub menu Notice: Undefined ...
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update_post_meta() not working in save_post
I have added some text input fields to metabox in my custom post. Now whenever I put some data in those text fields in admin panel and click 'save', all data vanishes. Here is the code:
<?php
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How to trigger bulk update action? [closed]
I have more than a hunderd posts from custom post type and I have to add custom fields to each post, I've used 'save_post' to trigger update/publish event, but for me it works only when "Publish" ...
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does acf_save_post cause endless loop?
I am using Advanced custom fields acf_save_post hook in one of my functions. In that function I use the add_post_meta function. Does this call acf_save_post again and cause an endless loop?
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Metaboxes not saving data
I'm rebuilding a metabox for a plugin and it now won't save the data I enter. The HTML is almost exactly the same as before, but the save_meta function just don't work. I've read through quite a few ...
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save_post custom post type ? $_POST not working?
i have this code.
<?php
add_action('add_meta_boxes', 'ct_meta_add');
add_action('save_post','ct_meta_save');
add_action('save_post','ct_parent');
// add meta functions
function ct_meta_add() {
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Using set_post_thumbnail inside save_post action gets overwritten
I've added my own function to save_post as follows:
add_action( 'save_post', 'save_recipe' );
function save_recipe( $post_id ) {
// ... set $thumb_id from custom code ...
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get_term_meta not working on save_post [closed]
I'm doing a custom post type 'budget' to taxonomy 'budget-term' relationship using post meta 'budget-term-id'. This hooks starts on save_post, and basically it creates a 'budget-term' term and save ...
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Stop saving process when metabox is invalid [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Prevent post from being published if custom fields not filled
Check before publishing, if already exist post with current custom field value
I am trying to add some ...
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Auto save title as custom meta field value
I create a custom post type where I removed the "Title", instead I want to use one of my custom meta value to become the title. This is just to make sure the title look good.
Know that the post ...
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pass error to admin_notices on “quick edit”/save_post action
I currently have add_action('admin_notices','my_notice_function'); updating correctly whenever a page is refreshed (it's checking if a certain page has a certain parent) but when using the "Quick ...
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How to extend the page editor?
I'm really a newbie to WordPress.
I can edit the page via admin Page menu. There is a form submitted on that page. How can I write my own functions to handle this form submission?
In other words, how ...
