WordPress post update AFTER ACF field updates

  • Resolved Dennis Dallau

    (@yorlinqnl)


    4 years, 5 months ago

    The code below sends out an email every time I (change the STATUS field and then) safe/update the post. But it’s not working the way I want and I know whats’s wrong:

    The field updates are always saved AFTER the post is saved so it always sends out the PREVIOUS field values (its like I’m always 1 step behind).

    How can I let the POST UPDATE come LAST so that the then triggered action (send email) will have the latest field values included?

    function yl_send_booking_email_after_post_update( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {

	if ( $new_status == $old_status ) {

		if ( 'booking' === get_post_type() ) { // check the custom post type

			$send_email	= get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_send_email', true );

			if ( $send_email === 'yes' ) {

				$status	= get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_status', true );

				if ( $status === 'confirmed' ) {
					$subject = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_title_confirmed', true );			
				} else if ( $status === 'changed' ) {
					$subject = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_title_changed', true );
				} else if ( $status === 'canceled by guest' ) {
					$subject = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_title_canceled_by_guest', true );
				} else {
					$subject = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_title_canceled_by_us', true );
				}

				if ( $status === 'confirmed' ) {
					$body = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_content_confirmed', true );			
				} else if ( $status === 'changed' ) {
					$body = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_content_changed', true );
				} else if ( $status === 'canceled by guest' ) {
					$body = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_content_canceled_by_guest', true );
				} else {
					$body = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email_content_canceled_by_us', true );
				}

				$to = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'bookings_field_email', true );

				$headers = array
					(
					'From: ' . get_bloginfo('name') . ' <' . get_bloginfo('admin_email') . '>',
					'Bcc: ' . get_bloginfo('admin_email'),
					'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(),
					'MIME-Version: 1.0',
					'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'
					);
				$headers = implode( "\r\n" , $headers );

				wp_mail( $to, $subject, $body, $headers );

			}

		}

	}

}

add_action( 'transition_post_status', 'yl_send_booking_email_after_post_update', 15, 3 );
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  • Plugin Author Konrad Chmielewski

    (@hwk-fr)

    Hello,

    The problem come from the transition_post_status hook which is triggered within the save_post, but before acf/save_post (which is where ACF save the field values).

    You can retrieve the actual field input using $_POST['acf'], which is an array of all ACF data passed by the form during the save. You’ll find fields inputs in this array. Example: $_POST['acf']['field_abcde123456'].

    There’s an easier way to interact with fields input, using the following method:

    
acf_setup_meta($_POST['acf'], 'my_data', true);

    // Retrieve 'my_field' data
    $my_field = get_field('my_field');

acf_reset_meta('my_data');

    An another solution is to use acf/save_post, at a priority of 15 in order to use your get_field() and retrieve actual data from DB, after those data have been saved. See documentation: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf-save_post/

    Regards.

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