Title: Error: "Post_content cannot be null"
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Error: "Post_content cannot be null"

 *  Resolved [99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone/)
 * (@99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-post_content-cannot-be-null/)
 * Hi, facing an issue with WP job manager forcing content for the job description
   section for job listing submissions through the front end.
 * Users who don’t enter something into the job description section of the front
   end submit listing form are faced with the error code ‘post_content cannot be
   null’ plus some further error details and the culprit as line 438 of class-wp-
   job-manager-form-submit-job.php
 * Is there a way to avoid the front end requirement for post_content?
 * WP = 4.5.2
    Theme= Listify
 * Any help greatly appreciated!
 * Best wishes,
 * 99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/)

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 *  [MrBrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrbrian/)
 * (@mrbrian)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-post_content-cannot-be-null/#post-7457735)
 * How is line 438 the “culprit”? It just saves the job data.
 * WP Job Manager does not generate a “post_content cannot be null” error nor does
   it require the job description to have text – check Listify theme support or 
   another plugin on your site. Use a plugin like “String Locator” to search all
   your files for that error string.
 *  Thread Starter [99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone/)
 * (@99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-post_content-cannot-be-null/#post-7457774)
 * Thanks for the feedback MrBrian. Apologies if I’ve offended anyone with word 
   choice there. My meaning was that 438 is the line identified in the debug notice.
   This is the error which appears when job_description is unfilled from the front
   end submission form:
 * Notice: Undefined index: job_description in /public_html/website/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-job-manager/includes/forms/class-wp-job-manager-form-submit-job.php on line
   438
    WordPress database error: [Column ‘post_content’ cannot be null] INSERT 
   INTO `wp_posts` (`post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`,`
   post_content_filtered`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `post_type`,`
   comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`,`
   post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_parent`, `menu_order`, `post_mime_type`,`
   guid`) VALUES (***values replaced by this text to deidentify user***)
 *  [MrBrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrbrian/)
 * (@mrbrian)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-post_content-cannot-be-null/#post-7457775)
 * Hmm.. undefined index would imply you’ve removed the job_description field from
   your form rather than the user leaving it blank. If you don’t plan on using the
   description field at all you need to make it hidden, so that the value is a blank
   string rather than undefined and null.
 *  Thread Starter [99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone/)
 * (@99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-post_content-cannot-be-null/#post-8611661)
 * Thank you for the solve [@mrbrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrbrian/)
   much appreciated 🙏 😊

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## Tags

 * [front-end](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/front-end/)
 * [submission form](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/submission-form/)

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 * Last reply from: [99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/99pluginsbuthellodollyaintone/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-post_content-cannot-be-null/#post-8611661)
 * Status: resolved