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[Resolved] assign post author through the frontend

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Problem:
assign post author through the frontend

Solution:

You can find the proposed solution in this case with the following reply:
=> https://toolset.com/forums/topic/assign-post-author-through-the-frontend/#post-1975805

Relevant Documentation:

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Last updated by christinaB-2 3 years, 9 months ago.

Assisted by: Minesh.

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#1975101

Tell us what you are trying to do?
For several years, we have been using exactly the method in the link below to assign a post author using a frontend Toolset form that creates new posts. We updated to the lastest version of WordPress and of Toolset this week and that custom select field no longer displays on the page.

Is there any documentation that you are following?
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/assigning-the-post-to-a-user-on-the-front-end/

Is there a similar example that we can see?
Yes, on our pre-update staging site under a password.

What is the link to your site?
hidden link
This page, too, is under a password.

#1975271

Minesh
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Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Can you please share problem URL where you added the form as well as admin access details so I can see whats going wrong with your setup.

*** Please make a FULL BACKUP of your database and website.***
I would also eventually need to request temporary access (WP-Admin) to your site. Preferably to a test site where the problem has been replicated if possible in order to be of better help and check if some configurations might need to be changed.

I have set the next reply to private which means only you and I have access to it.

#1975805

Minesh
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Can you please check now.

I've just adjusted the generic field option where you added the view with space:
it was before:

"options":[[wpv-view name="list-all-authors"]]

and after I changed, I just added one space before and after view's shortcode:

"options":[ [wpv-view name="list-all-authors"] ]

I can see the author select is displayed.

#1976063

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!