[Resolved] Auto-populate title

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[stewartE]

Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to hide the post title in a cred form and have it auto-populate with the post-id when the form is submitted?

It doesn't make sense for the user to fill in a title, but I do need to be able to uniquely identify each completed post (i.e by post id)

I am using a custom post type with custom fields added to it and then a CRED form on the front end for my users to create the custom post.

Thanks!

[Shane]

Hi Stewart,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

Could you try using this example as a base to do your custom title.

//Create a dynamic post title by the CRED form.
add_action('cred_save_data','func_custom_post_title',10,2);
function func_custom_post_title($post_id,$form_data) {
    if ($form_data['id']==9999) {
        $name = get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpcf-name', true);
        $email = get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpcf-email', true);
        $title= $name. '-' . $email;
        $args = array('ID' => $post_id, 'post_title' => $title);
        wp_update_post($args);
    }
}

Add it to your functions.php file and let me know if this helps.

Thanks,
Shane

[stewartE]

Hi Shane I don't think that has quite worked. On the front end, it said post saved. But when I look at the post list it has saved it as autodraft with a long string of numbers, instead of the post id. When I look in the source code the post id=43

I would expect the post title to be 43

Thanks!

[stewartE]

Hi Shane - just realized there is another way I can go about this that might be simpler. Going to rename the Post TItle label on the front end. They have to add a purchase order number so ill get them to fill that in here and add the post id using the post id shortcode. I think that will work!