[Resolved] Control how many posts a member can make

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[andrewB-7]

Hi there.

I have created a new custom post type using types, with custom fields.

I need each member to only be allowed to submit one instance of that post type.

They should be able to edit that post type (using cred forms on the front end). This part is working fine.

However they should not be able to create a second post in that same post type.

This is because their membership fee allows them to create only one such post.

Can you help me to make this happen, please?

Thank you very much again for your time.

Best wishes,
Andrew

[Beda]

It's not possible with Toolset unless you use some Custom Code.

The simplest approach is to create a Custom ShortCode that counts the posts of that type of this user, and depending on that, you display conditionally the CRED Form (or link to it).

Example:

/**
 *Count posts of given type, so each user can create post only once
 */
function u_post_count() {
    $user_post_count = count( get_posts( array( 
    'post_type' => 'your_post_type', 
    'author'    => get_current_user_id(), 
) ) );
        
    return $user_post_count;
}

It will count all Posts of the current logged in user.
Make sure to define the Post type in 'post_type'
It returns a numeric count.

This function can then be registered in Toolset > Settings > Front End Content > Functions inside conditional evaluations

After, it can be used on a HTML conditional to display or not the CRED form or the Link to it.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/conditional-html-output-in-views/

[andrewB-7]

Oh wow. This sounds excellent thank you. I'll give that a try and let you know.

[Beda]

Please let me know if you need more info in regard 🙂

[andrewB-7]

I will thanks.