[Resolved] Possibility of “Save” and also “Send and Close” button in Content form

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[jiriK-2]

Hello,

I'm building up Toolset Content Form, here's the link of the screenshot: hidden link

I would like having not only "Uložit" (Save) button but also "Close and Send" button:

1. "Save" button means saving for future editing
2. "Close and Send" button means finishing editing the form and sending it for approval – the form will not able to be visible and editable again for the user.

How to make it with Toolset?

Thanks for your help, best,

Jiri.

[Luo Yang]

Dear Jiri,

I assume we are talking about a Toolset post form for creating new post, you are going to allow each user can create only one post.

I suggest you try this:
1) Create a view list posts, whose author is current user
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/filtering-views-query-by-author/

2) if there is any result found, display a message, for example, your post is waiting for approval
if there isn't any result found, display the Toolset form for creating new post
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#wpv-no-items-found

Then after user submit the form, redirect him back to the view, his post exists in your website, he will not be able to see the Toolset form again.

[jiriK-2]

Dear Luo Lang,

thank you for your reply,

in fact, there is no need for the user to see the list view of the post – it is a competition and when the user will click on "Send and Close" button then he/she is not going to see his post anymore - only me as the administrator and other contributors to evaluate all the application forms later.

That's why I was trying to explain a function of these post's buttons:

1. "Save" button means saving for future editing – BUT there is going to be a deadline for sending and closing of the application form post.

2. "Close and Send" button means finishing of editing the application form NOW and sending it for approval – the form will not able to be visible and editable again for the user after this closing and sending.

Many thanks for your suggestion and help.

Best,

Jiri.

[Luo Yang]

Thanks for the details, I assume you are going to have two different submit buttons in the same Toolset form for editing the post:
"Save" button + "Close and Send" button, different button does different job as you mentioned above.

If it is, there isn't such a built-in feature within Toolset form, but it is possible within some custom PHP codes, for example:
1) Put two different submit buttons into your Toolset form for editing the post.

	[cred_field field='form_submit' value='Save' urlparam='' class='btn btn-primary btn-lg' output='bootstrap']
	[cred_field field='form_submit' value='Close and Send' urlparam='' class='btn btn-primary btn-lg' output='bootstrap']

When user click different button, it will pass different PHP POST variable to the Toolset form, for example:
'form_submit_1' => 'Save'
'form_submit_2' => 'Close and Send'

2) Use action hook cred_save_data to trigger a custom PHP function
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_save_data

In this function check which button your user clicked, if it is "Close and Send" button, update a custom field "closed" value to "closed".
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_post_meta

3) In the front-end use [wpv-condition] shortcode to check the custom field "closed" value, if it is closed then don't display the Toolset form.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/conditional-html-output-in-views/

[jiriK-2]

Dear Luo Yang,

many thanks again for your suggestion,

I'm going to follow your recommendation and I will let you know about the result.

Thanks again, best,

Jiri.

[jiriK-2]

Dear Luo Lang,

I was able to put these two different submit buttons in my form

[cred_field field='form_submit' value='Save' urlparam='' class='btn btn-primary btn-lg' output='bootstrap']
[cred_field field='form_submit' value='Close and Send' urlparam='' class='btn btn-primary btn-lg' output='bootstrap']

please look here:

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but the rest is too complicated for me....

2) Use action hook cred_save_data to trigger a custom PHP function
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_save_data

In this function check which button your user clicked, if it is "Close and Send" button, update a custom field "closed" value to "closed".
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_post_meta

3) In the front-end use [wpv-condition] shortcode to check the custom field "closed" value, if it is closed then don't display the Toolset form.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/conditional-html-output-in-views/

Please could you be more specific about these functions?

Many thanks,

Jiri.

[Luo Yang]

Since it is a custom PHP codes problem, please provide a test site with the same problem, and fill below private message box with credentials and FTP access, also point out the problem page URL and Toolset form URL, and where I can edit your PHP codes, I need a live website to test and debug in a live website

[Luo Yang]

Thanks for the details, I have done below modification in your website:
1) Edit the Toolset post form "Projekty"
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Change it from option "Add new content" to "Edit existing content"

2) Edit the post field group "Projekty Field Group", add a checkbox field "Closed":
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3) Edit your theme file "functions.php", add below PHP codes:

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']==166)
    {
		// "Close and Send" button clicked
        if (isset($_POST['form_submit_2']) && $_POST['form_submit_2'] == 'Uzavřít a odeslat')
        {
            // saved post meta
            update_post_meta($post_id, 'wpcf-closed', 1);
        }
    }
}

4) Create a layout "Edit Projekty", put above Toolset form into it
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5) Edit the layout "Template for Projekty"
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In the first row, visual editor cell, add below codes to display the edit link:

<p>[wpv-conditional if="( $(wpcf-closed) eq '1' )"]
This post is closed, you can not edit it anymore
[/wpv-conditional]
[wpv-conditional if="( $(wpcf-closed) eq '1' )" evaluate="false"]
[toolset-edit-post-link layout_slug="edit"]Edit %%POST_TITLE%%[/toolset-edit-post-link]
[/wpv-conditional]
</p>

Test the result in front-end, for example:
Closed post:
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Opening post:
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You can still edit it by clicking the link "Edit Projekt 02", after click the button "Uzavřít a odeslat", the post is closed, and the edit link won't display anymore

[jiriK-2]

Dear Luo Yang,

that's great, many thanks!

The only remained issue is now here: hidden link . It is a page where I had the post Form "Projekty" – and now there is a warning: "Form type and post type do not match".

Please explain me how to fix it.

Thanks again!!!

Jiri

[jiriK-2]

Dear Luo Yang,

finally, I got it!! ))

1. I had to clone Post Form "Projekty"

2. then I had to rename the Post Form "Projekty" to "Projekty - edit"

2. and in the settings of Post Form "Projekty" I had to change "Edit existing content" to "Add new content"

3. Then I was able to put Post Form "Projekty" into Layout "Projekty" and load it on "Soutěžní Projekt" Page to be visible on front-end.

Perfect, thanks again for your sophisticated help!

Best,

Jiri.