Post Form Edit existing content - Notification of changes

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Problem:

The issue here is that the user wanted to know if it is possible to send out a notification when the user edits a post on the backend.

Solution:
Unfortunately this is not possible for the backend, however if the user is editing the post on the backend using a Toolset form then you can setup the notifications section to allow the form to send a notice when the post is update.

To build an edit form for the frontend please have a look at the link below.
https://toolset.com/documentation/getting-started-with-toolset/publish-content-from-the-front-end/forms-for-editing/

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Last updated by leilaG 5 years, 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Shane.

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September 3, 2019 at 3:54 pm #1330693

leilaG

Hi, just wondering if when a user edits existing content, is there any way we can be notified of what the changes were?

Thanks

September 3, 2019 at 6:42 pm #1330815

Shane

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Hi Leila,

Thank you fro getting in touch.

Yes this is actually possible, however the changes would need to be done from a Post Edit form on the frontend and then a notification setup for this form.

Thanks,
Shane

September 4, 2019 at 4:24 pm #1331707

leilaG

Hey Shane, yes we have a Post edit form, but I wanted to know if we are able to know what exactly was changed.

For example if the for had a few questions and the user edits one of the questions, is there a way to know when we get the notification, which parts of the form have been edited/changed from the original?

September 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm #1331845

Shane

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Hi Leila,

Actually its possibly not that simple as to point out a single change. You will need to setup the notification for all the fields.

However at a glance you wouldn't be able to tell which field has been changed.

Alternatively you can setup a notification for each field on your form.

This way when the user changes a specific custom field it triggers the notification for that field.

So you will get a notice saying "Field X has been updated".

Please let me know if this helps.
Thanks,
Shane

September 10, 2019 at 10:10 am #1336475

leilaG

Hi, great it's possible, so would I add this for example in the form notification?

[types field='add-visitor-parking'][/types]

Also when I clone the form to make the edit form, it does not copy all the fields over, is there a reason for this?

Thanks

September 10, 2019 at 3:37 pm #1336859

Shane

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Hi Leila,

Yes so you would say in your notification.

"User has change the field Visitor Parking to : [types field='add-visitor-parking'][/types] "

This way you will know that the user changed the Visitor Parking field and what value they changed it to.

Also when you clone the form it should give you a 1-1 copy of the form.

Thanks,
Shane

September 10, 2019 at 9:19 pm #1337041

leilaG

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!