acf/pre_save_post

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• Description
• Changelog
• Parameters
• Usage
• functions.php

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Description

This filter allows you to modify the $post_id before any custom field data is saved from the front end form (acf_form()). This filter is used in the tutorial Using acf_form to create a new post.

This filter is not required to create a new post due to the new_post argument added to acf_form() in v5.0.0

Changelog

• Added in v4.0.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
post_id	int	The post ID to which all the $_POST data (values) will be saved to

Usage

This code could be used in the functions.php file, or on the page template which features the front end form (above the acf_form_head function)

functions.php

<?php

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'  => 'A title, maybe a $_POST variable' ,
        'post_type'  => 'post' ,
    );  

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

    // return the new ID
    return $post_id;

}

add_filter('acf/pre_save_post' , 'my_pre_save_post', 10, 1 );

?>