[Resolved] How to combine a user form with a post form in one submit?

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[roulartaM]

I want to register a new user. They have to fill in the traditional user stuff via Toolset Forms:

- Firstname
- Lastname
- Email address
- ...

Before they submit the form, they also should fill in some other fields. Those fields are related to my custom post type called 'parties'. A user can have multiple parties, a party is linked to only one user.

Those are a couple of fields they should fill in next to the user stuff:

- Party name
- Date
- Organizer
- Type
- ...

Is there a way to integrate those two forms on one page and save both form data with just one submit button?

[Christian Cox]

Hello, a single Form can be configured to create or edit one Post, or create or edit one User...but not both at the same time. If you want to register a new User and create a post in one Form, it will require custom code with PHP and the Forms API. Generally, these are the steps:

- Create a New User Form that includes all the User field information you want to capture for registration.

- Insert generic fields to capture each of the Party fields: https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/inserting-generic-fields-into-forms/

- Add some custom code with the Forms API cred_save_data to collect the information from the generic fields, and store that information by programmatically creating a Party post. You can set the new User as the Party post author to connect the User and the new Party. We have documentation about the cred_save_data API available here: https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_save_data
...and information about creating a post programmatically on the WordPress site: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_insert_post/

I helped on another ticket here you may find useful: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/auto-create-custom-post-after-new-user-submission/

I'm not sure of your skill level with PHP, so this is just a basic overview. Let me know if you have questions about this process and I can offer more guidance.

[roulartaM]

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!