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wp_insert_post_data filter not working correctly after upgrade to WordPress 5

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I have the following code in a project. function vb_post_modified_date_update($data, $postarr) { if ( defined( ‘DOING_AUTOSAVE’ ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return; if (!empty($postarr[‘vb_modified_date_switch’])) { $data[‘post_modified’] = $postarr[‘post_modified’]; $data[‘post_modified_gmt’] = $postarr[‘post_modified_gmt’]; } return $data; } add_filter( ‘wp_insert_post_data’, ‘vb_post_modified_date_update’, ’99’, 2 ); What this used to do (it worked before upgrading to WordPress 5), is to keep … Read more

Post Auto Draft Issue

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I’ve made custom post type without title and editor and I use custom taxonomies, custom fields and attachments to form a post. My title is generated from custom taxonomies and custom fields (or “ID #” if nothing else is set). Here’s title code (could use some polishing probably): function custom_post_type_title ( $post_id ) { global … Read more

Trigger “unsaved changes” dialog for custom post meta changes

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I’m using a custom post type with custom meta fields, but autosave and the “unsaved changes” dialog don’t seem to be triggered for these custom meta fields. Autosave isn’t as important to me as the unsaved changes dialog – is there a way to trigger it? function add_meta_boxes() { add_meta_box(‘places_location’, __(‘Location’), array(&$this, ‘location_box’), ‘place’, ‘normal’, … Read more

get_terms on save_post hook

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Usually, if I want to check for some attribute of the post I’m about to publish, I will check like this: $post_title = $_POST[‘post_title’]; post_title is the name of the title field in the edit window. I thought I’d apply the same logic to the taxonomy meta box. $formats = $_POST[‘tax_input[formats][]’]; Essentially, I’m trying to … Read more

update_post_meta() whenever custom post type is updated

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I need the following functionality. Whenever my custom post type is updated or saved I need to overwrite certain custom post metas. I need to make sure this only affects posts of the post type ‘VA_LISTING_PTYPE’ and posts that have the have for the ‘meta_key’ => ‘featured-cat’ the ‘meta_value’ => 1 The code I’m using … Read more