Topic Tag: Post-relationship

Problem:
How to programmatically connect posts using a post reference field.

Solution:
There is some duplication with the post reference field, it is stored both as post meta (using wpcf-field-slug as key) but also in the associations table Toolset manages post relationships with, and so as well as setting the post meta value it is also necessary to use toolset_connect_posts to join the posts. (The first argument is the slug of the post relationship field.)

Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/post-relationships-api/#toolset_connect_posts

Problem:

I have two cpts in a many-to-many relationship, Doctor and Office (no intermediate post-type, in case it matters). Most Offices have only one Doctor, though some have 2-4.

I want to display an IMG tag on (and, ideally, filter/prioritise in search) Offices where at least one Doctor has either a checked field or a taxonomy item "Certified Member"

Solution:

In a single "Office" post, you can create a post view:

1) Query "Doctor" posts,

2) Filter by:

- the post type relationship between post type Doctor and Office

https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/how-to-display-related-posts-with-toolset/#displaying-many-related-items

- post assigned with term "Certified Member"

https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/filtering-views-by-taxonomy/

3) In the "Loop Editor" section, within shortcode [wpv-items-found] ... [/wpv-items-found], display the image cert-flash.png

Relevant Documentation:

https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#wpv-items-found

Problem: I would like to display the title of a parent post in The Grid.

Solution: The standard post relationship shortcodes do not work well in The Grid. Try this custom shortcode instead:

add_shortcode( 'ts-get-parent-artist', 'ts_get_parent_artist_func');
function ts_get_parent_artist_func( $atts, $content ) {
  $a = shortcode_atts( array(
      'child' => '0',
      'type' => 'artist',
  ), $atts );
  $parent = toolset_get_related_post( $a['child'], 'artist-release' );
 
  return get_the_title($parent);
}

Then add this to The Grid:

[ts-get-parent-artist child="#post_ID#"]

Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/post-relationships-api/#toolset_get_related_post