Unable to override editor default block template for wp_insert_post()

Hello, I’m trying to override the default blocks created when using wp_insert_post().

To do this I’ve tested on 2 different filter hooks in my custom plugin. My debug logs show that the function is called & the template is being updated. (tribe_events_editor_default_template & tribe_events_editor_default_classic_template) It works fine when using the default “Add New” link.

However, I am still seeing the blocks created on my new Event & looking through the plugin code I cannot figure out why.

Here is my custom filter hook callback functions:

function wwg_events_editor_template( $template, $post_type, $args ) {
    error_log( 'Postype: ' . $post_type ); 
    if ( $post_type === Tribe__Events__Main::POSTTYPE ) {
        error_log( 'Before: ' . print_r($template, TRUE) ); 
        $template = [];
        $template[] = [
            'core/paragraph',
            [
                'placeholder' => __( 'Add Description...', 'the-events-calendar' ),
            ],
        ];
        error_log( 'After: ' . print_r($template, TRUE) ); 
    }

    return $template;
}
add_filter( 'tribe_events_editor_default_template', 'wwg_events_editor_template', 500, 3 );

function wwg_events_class_editor_template( $template ) {
    error_log( 'Postype: ' . $post_type ); 
    if ( $post_type === Tribe__Events__Main::POSTTYPE ) {
        error_log( 'Before: ' . print_r($template, TRUE) ); 
        $template = [];
        $template[] = [
            'core/paragraph',
            [
                'placeholder' => __( 'Add Description...', 'the-events-calendar' ),
            ],
        ];
        error_log( 'After: ' . print_r($template, TRUE) ); 
    }

    return $template;
}
add_filter( 'tribe_events_editor_default_classic_template', 'wwg_events_class_editor_template', 500 );

Here is what is generated on a new event post:

<!-- wp:tribe/event-datetime  /-->

<!-- wp:tribe/featured-image  /-->

<!-- wp:tribe/event-links  /-->

<!-- wp:tribe/classic-event-details  /-->

<!-- wp:tribe/event-venue  /-->

<!-- wp:tribe/tickets --><div class="wp-block-tribe-tickets">

</div><!-- /wp:tribe/tickets -->

<!-- wp:tribe/rsvp  /-->

<!-- wp:tribe/attendees  /-->

• This topic was modified 2 months ago by luk3v.
• This topic was modified 2 months ago by luk3v.