[Resolved] creating a select author form in cred

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[richardH-6]

I am trying to make a select author field for a CRED form for a new post. The Select Box does not show up

the current code goes as follows:

for the view- content to load: This View selects users with role subscriber ordered by user login, ascending

[wpv-layout-start]
    [wpv-items-found]
    <!-- wpv-loop-start -->
        <wpv-loop>
        [wpv-item index=1]
          {"value":"[wpv-user field="ID"]","label":"[wpv-user field="user_firstname"] [wpv-user field="user_lastname"]"}   
        [wpv-item index=other],
          {"value":"[wpv-user field="ID"]","label":"[wpv-user field="user_firstname"] [wpv-user field="user_lastname"]"}
</wpv-loop>
    <!-- wpv-loop-end -->
    [/wpv-items-found]
    [wpv-no-items-found]
        <strong>[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]No items found[/wpml-string]</strong>
    [/wpv-no-items-found]
[wpv-layout-end]

for the form:

[credform class='cred-form cred-keep-original']
	[cred_field field='form_messages' value='']


	<div class="cred-field cred-field-post_title">
		<label class="cred-label">
Website Client Name
</label>
    [cred_generic_field field="my_author_select" type="select" class="" urlparam=""]
        {
            "required":0,
            "validate_format":0,
            "persist":1,
            "default":[],
            "options":[ [wpv-view  name="List Authors"] ]
        }
    [/cred_generic_field]
	</div>

for the datahook in functions.php

// Custom Author Selection for CRED
add_action('cred_save_data', 'my_save_data_action',10,2);
function my_save_data_action($post_id, $form_data)
{
// if a specific form
if ($form_data['id']==357)
    
{
$my_post = array(
      'ID'           => $post_id,
      'post_author' => $_POST['my_author_select']
  );
   
// Update the post into the database
  wp_update_post( $my_post );
}
}

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Could you please try to add following code to your current theme's functions.php file:

add_filter( 'wpv_filter_wpv_view_shortcode_output', 'prefix_clean_view_output', 5, 2 );
  
function prefix_clean_view_output( $out, $id ) {
    if ( $id == '375' ) { //Please adjust to your Views ID
        $start = strpos( $out, '<!-- wpv-loop-start -->' );
        if ( 
            $start !== false
            && strrpos( $out, '<!-- wpv-loop-end -->', $start ) !== false
        ) {
            $start = $start + strlen( '<!-- wpv-loop-start -->' );
            $out = substr( $out , $start );
            $end = strrpos( $out, '<!-- wpv-loop-end -->' );
            $out = substr( $out, 0, $end );
        }
    }
    return $out;
}

Where:
Replace '375' with your view Id.

I hope this will resolve your issue.

[richardH-6]

Now the Select Box is showing up but it is not being populated.

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

1)
Could you please send me link of the page where you've inserted CRED form?

2)
*** Please make a FULL BACKUP of your database and website.***
I would also eventually need to request temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP) 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 would additionally need your permission to de- and re-activate Plugins and the Theme, and to change configurations on the site. This is also a reason the backup is really important. If you agree to this, please use the form fields I have enabled below to provide temporary access details (wp-admin and FTP).

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

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

I'll start to work on issue - is that fine with you?

[richardH-6]

Go ahead

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

I just realized after login to your wp-admin that I do not have sufficient access, I can see only profile page. Could you please allow me full rights so that I can move forward with the issue.

[richardH-6]

Minesh I'm not sure how to send you this information privately. Please send an email to richard@hascoagency.com

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

I've set next reply as private. Only you can I can see the private reply. Please send me.

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

I'm able to access your admin but I need full rights so that I can able to see your issue, posts etc..et..

Please see attached screenshots what I can see now.

I've set next reply as private.

[Minesh Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)]

I can see that you have created view "List Authors" with role = "Subscriber" and when I've checked your users' list I can see that you have only one user with role = Subscriber and that user do not have first name as well as last name information.

Please check this:
=> ww.your-domain.com/wp-admin/user-edit.php?user_id=5&wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2Fusers.php

Now, if you will input first name and last name values with above mentioned user you will be able to see dropdown with one entry I believe. Could you please check and try to resolve your issue.