[Resolved] Edit post link not loading edit form

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[richardB-17]

I have created a link on my account page that links to a page called my projects. My projects view is set up as a page where the user can see their projects and edit them.

I set the edit link to a form edit post link and selected the edit project content template and added the edit project form.

When I click on the edit link it loads the single project page and not the edit project form. I followed the documentation below.

https://toolset.com/course-lesson/allow-users-to-manage-their-items/
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/front-end-forms-for-editing-content/

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[Waqar Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting us and I'd be happy to assist.

To troubleshoot this, I'll need to see how this form and the content template are set up in the admin area.

Can you please share temporary admin login details, along with the link to the page where this edit post link is?

Note: Your next reply will be private and making a complete backup copy is recommended before sharing the access details.

regards,
Waqar

[Waqar Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)]

Thank you for sharing these details.

To make the edit link and the content template work, I made the following changes:

1. In the Elementor's template for the single 'Project' posts, I included a new 'Container' widget with a 'Post Content' widget.
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The availability of the 'Post Content' is important, because Toolset's content templates need the post content to take effect.

2. In the Toolset's 'Edit Project' template:

A). I removed the 'Projects' post type from the usage section, as we don't need to use this template for normal view and only want it for the edit link.

B). In the template's custom CSS, I included this CSS code, so that it hides the first container (that shows the normal content) from the Elementor's template when the edit link is used.
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#main > div[data-elementor-type="single-post"] > div[data-element_type="container"]:nth-of-type(1) {
    display: none
}

This way, when you'll reach to the single project page through the edit link, only the edit form will show and not the regular content.

[richardB-17]

Hi Waqar,

Thank you for your time and effort. Your solution worked :).