[Resolved] In custom field repeatable group, insert a time stamp automatically.

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[WeiS2074]

Hi,
In the custom field repeatable group, there are 2 fields, a radio button which has 2 options, a Date field. Can a user select the radio button, at the same time Toolset automatically insert a current date-time without user interaction? Or is it any other design having the same approach?

[Christian Cox]

Hello, there's nothing that will do this automatically for you but some custom code can achieve the same effect. If the post is created using Forms, the Forms API cred_save_data can be used to automatically set some value when the post is created or updated. If the post is created in wp-admin, the WordPress API save_post can be used to hook into the post save action. Then a custom field value can be created automatically when the post is saved.

We have information about the cred_save_data API available here: https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/
Information about the WordPress save_post API is available here: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/save_post/

Another ticket in the forum about a similar request: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/automatic-filling-date-fields/#post-1251117

Let me know if you have questions about this.

[WeiS2074]

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!