Title: custom post type information missing when creating new post programmatically
Last modified: September 10, 2021

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# custom post type information missing when creating new post programmatically

 *  [creativ3y3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativ3y3/)
 * (@creativ3y3)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-information-missing-when-creating-new-post-programmatically/)
 * I am creating a new post programatically from the front end successfully using`
   wp_insert_post($new_post);`
 * However my problem arises when trying to access content from custom fields, in
   this case ACF fields. I cant seem to access the data until I have manually updated
   the post in the back end. Is there a way to programmatically update the post 
   straight after creating it in exactly the same way as the update button on the
   back end? I have tried adding the below with no success:
 * do_action( ‘acf/save_post’, $new_post_id );
    update_post_meta( $new_post_id );
   wp_update_post( $new_post_id );
 * Any help appreciated.

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 *  [MK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mkarimzada/)
 * (@mkarimzada)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-information-missing-when-creating-new-post-programmatically/#post-14860530)
 * Hi there,
 * I’ve had a similar issue in the past. What I ended up doing was saving the **
   wp_insert_post($args)** as $post_id variable, then update the custom fields in
   your case acf with update_field($selector, $value, $post_id) right after inserting
   post(s). Remember you will need to create acf fields previously.
 * The function look like this:
 *     ```
       function create_some_posts() {
         $args = array();
         $post_id = wp_insert_post($args);
   
         if( (get_field('acf_field')) ) {
           update_field('acf_field', 'value', $post_id);
         } 
       }
       ```
   
 * I hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [creativ3y3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativ3y3/)
 * (@creativ3y3)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-information-missing-when-creating-new-post-programmatically/#post-14861265)
 * Hi [@mkarimzada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mkarimzada/), thanks for
   your thoughts, I will give that a try. I think you’re right it does seem to activate
   the field if updated at that point of inserting the post. Think on that basis
   I will need to loop through all the fields that are acf within the post and update
   them at this point. Since I’m looking to keep these fields blank or at “default
   state” I guess my values would have to reflect that. Hopefully by doing that 
   it would “activate the fields” allowing me to update the fields at a later stage
   after some user interaction on the front end and with no requirement to save 
   on the back end.
 * Thanks again, this helps, I will give it a try.

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