ACF Default Not Working

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(@malmomen)

Based on code from ACF support, I have a function to populate an ACF category that works great on the backend, but not when I upload a product with ACF Frontend Form for Elementor. Perhaps “transition_post_status” action does not fire on ACF Frontend Form for Elementor?

Can you advise me if you have an action that I can hook to on form-submit and then make use of the same logic below to update the category?

My function:

function add_this_to_new_products( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
 
    global $post;
 
    if ( $post->post_type !== 'product' ) return;
 
    if ( 'publish' !== $new_status or 'publish' === $old_status ) return;
 
    $user = wp_get_current_user();

    $categoryid = get_field('category_id', 'user_'.$user->ID );

    if($categoryid){
       //add the category here
       wp_set_object_terms( $post->ID, $categoryid, 'product_cat', true );
    }
 
}
 
add_action( 'transition_post_status', 'add_this_to_new_products', 10, 3 );

Thank you

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Shabti Kaplan

(@shabti)

5 years, 9 months ago

I am actually using an ACF function to submit the form called “acf->check_submit_form()” so this question should be directed to them.

All the best, Shabti

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(@malmomen)

5 years, 9 months ago

Thanks @shabti,
I removed global $post; and now it partly works on the backend. It creates a new category but doesn’t actually add the product to the category. So I’m wondering if transition_post_status is the right action to hook to?

function add_this_to_new_products( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
 
    if ( $post->post_type !== 'product' ) return;
 
    if ( 'publish' !== $new_status or 'publish' === $old_status ) return;
 
    $user = wp_get_current_user();

    $categoryid = get_field('category_id', 'user_'.$user->ID );

    if($categoryid){
       //add the category here
       wp_set_object_terms( $post->ID, $categoryid, 'product_cat', true );
    }
 
}
 
add_action( 'transition_post_status', 'add_this_to_new_products', 10, 3 );

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