I am trying to limit the number of posts the user can submit per post type

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Problem: I would like to limit the number of posts an author can create in one specific post type. I'm using WPML, so the posts are translatable.

Solution: Use the following custom code to determine the number of posts:

function my_u_post_content() {
$my_u_post_content = count( get_posts( array(
'post_type' => 'local-user-profile',
'author' => get_current_user_id(),
'numberposts' => -1,
) ) );
return $my_u_post_content;
}

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This topic contains 4 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by valentinP-3 5 years, 8 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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April 22, 2019 at 4:03 pm #1233875

valentinP-3

I am trying to: limit the number of posts the user can submit in a certain Post Type called local-user-profile

I inserted the below code in functions php, and the functions does not work
We run wpml as well.
Although I have three posts the function return 5, the same result even if I have only two posts in that specific PT
Please advice, thx
We also tried using the solutions at this link: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/limit-the-number-of-posts-submitted-by-registered-customers-ii/ and this link https://toolset.com/forums/topic/i-need-help-with-limitting-posts-from-a-user-role/

/**
* New custom code snippet.
*/

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function my_u_post_content() {
$my_u_post_content = count( get_posts( array(
'post_type' => 'local-user-profile',
'author' => get_current_user_id(),
) ) );
return $my_u_post_content;
}

April 22, 2019 at 8:46 pm #1233981

Christian Cox

Hi, please go to WPML > Settings > Multilingual Content Setup tab, and scroll down to Post Type Translation. What setting is selected for the local-user-profile post type?
Now log in as the User who is author of only 2 local-user-profile posts. Check both posts and tell me the translation status of each post, in each language.

April 23, 2019 at 11:07 am #1234353

valentinP-3

Hi Christian, the setting in wpml is Translatable - only show translated items, english version with the slug local-user-profile
Both posts are duplicated from Romanian to English and German , thx

April 23, 2019 at 9:37 pm #1234720

Christian Cox

Okay to get the total number of posts, you must modify this code slightly:

function my_u_post_content() {
$my_u_post_content = count( get_posts( array(
'post_type' => 'local-user-profile',
'author' => get_current_user_id(),
'numberposts' => -1,
) ) );
return $my_u_post_content;
}

Otherwise the number of posts returned will be limited by the standard pagination of your blog posts.

My guess is that the function will return "6" now, since it's two posts duplicated twice ( 2 + 2 + 2 ). You must take these duplicate posts into account when calculating number of posts per author.

May 9, 2019 at 1:53 pm #1241736

valentinP-3

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!