[Plugin: Custom Field Template] Save button causing data to disappear

I have a related problem. But not with save button. I actually disabled the save button because I did not want to confusse my client with that button, and preferred them to press the publish / update button instead. With some custom fields, mostly WYSIWYGs, when I press update, the fields do not get saved the first time. When I do it the second time, then it gets saved.

I also experienced this problem with a couple simple text fields where I paste URLs to PDF files.

Using version 1.7.9.

Any help will be much appreciated!
Thanks

Depending on your storage requirements/limitations, I tend to use the file fieldtype for PDFs and upload them to the WP media library. Then I use the wp_get_attachment_url in my template.

BrenFM, I agree with you, there is definitely a bug with the auto save function that clears data. I’m having the same issue, even if Publish or Update are also clicked.

I’m having the exact same problem.

Looking at the table wp_postmeta in the database I have realized that the keys and values are being into the table from the WordPress back-end when the post is created.

I’m guessing the problem occurs when it comes down to pulling those values back into their respective fields when editing the post.

I will be looking into the actual plugin files for answers and will report back if I find anything.

Hi,
I am having the same issue. I just did a clean install of WP 3.0.5 and then uploaded the plugin and configured my theme. Everything works and then i hit the Save button then Update and poof there goes the content. It displays on the page but doesn’t return/load the value into the template field on the post form. Glad to see it wasn’t just me. I hope someone finds a solution.

Thanks.

This is driving me crazy. I have been looking for an answer for the past two weeks (almost). I don’t even know if there is another plugin that I can use…this is just getting annoying.

Search in the plugin, as you use it, where the update of meta data is doing (save_post) and then put those lines before:

if (defined(‘DOING_AUTOSAVE’) && DOING_AUTOSAVE) {
return $postID;
}

an example complet made handly in functions.php is this one:

// here we save the data in database
add_action(‘save_post’, ‘save_details’);
function save_details(){
global $post;

$post_id = $post->ID;

// verify if this is an auto save routine. If it is our form has not been submitted, so we dont want
// to do anything
if ( defined(‘DOING_AUTOSAVE’) && DOING_AUTOSAVE )
return $post_id;

update_post_meta($post_id, “year_photo”, $_POST[‘year_photo’]);
update_post_meta($post_id, “year”, $_POST[‘year’]);
update_post_meta($post_id, “location”, $_POST[‘location’]);
update_post_meta($post_id, “camera”, $_POST[‘camera’]);
} //end function

I found this answer here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2539951/wordpress-add-meta-box-weirdness

Hope this help!

The plugin hasn’t been updated to deal with this I assume?

working ok for me on new sites with twenty theme and on a staging site BUT same problem as above on live version of staging with custom theme. Staging/live sites share almost exactly the same code but have different plugins. I’m looking for plugin conflict now …

The Custom Field Template is a great plugin, if this bug could be fixed it would be much appreciated.