[Closed] Repeating Fields Drag & Drop “Sort Order” Not Saved

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[chuckH]

I am trying to:
Use front end forms to edit a post. The post type uses repeating fields. When I drag & drop the fields to arrange sort order, the changes are not saved (DOES NOT WORK).

When I use the back end WP admin editor to perform the same steps (i.e. drag & drop the fields to arrange sort order), the changes are saved (WORKS).

Link to a page where the issue can be seen:
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This is the front end form used to manage user profiles.

The Post Field Group is here:
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The Post Form is here:
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The Content Template is here:
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Thank you

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

This is a known issue to us and the workaround to save the sort order for the repeating field is to use "cred_save_data" form's hook:

You can add the following code to "Custom Code" section offered by Toolset and add a new code snippet (do not forget to activate the code snippet) and add the following code to it:

add_action('cred_save_data', 'ts_save_the_rf_sort_order_manually',10,2);
function ts_save_the_rf_sort_order_manually($post_id, $form_data) {
    // if a specific form
    if ($form_data['id']==99999) {
    		
      	$field_slug = 'media-gallery';

    	$field_content = $_POST['wpcf-'.$field_slug];
      		
      		$sort_order = array();
      	    
      		delete_post_meta($post_id,'wpcf-'.$field_slug);
      
      		foreach($field_content as $k=>$v):
      			$sort_order[] = add_post_meta($post_id,'wpcf-'.$field_slug,$v);
    		endforeach;
   
      		update_post_meta($post_id,'_wpcf-'.$field_slug.'-sort-order', $sort_order);
      
    }
}

Where:
- Replace 99999 with your original form ID
- Replace "media-gallery" with your original field slug

More info:
- https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/adding-custom-code/using-toolset-to-add-custom-code/#benefits-of-adding-custom-code-using-toolset
- https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_save_data

[chuckH]

Hi Minesh,
Thanks for the code snippet. I followed your instructions and applied the code. Unfortunately, the front-end drag & drop sort is still not working.

If you like, I can provide the code snippet and settings I am using or you can log in to see for yourself. Additionally, is it possible to modify the code so that the $field_slug is a an array since more than one field requires drag & drop sort.

Thanks

[Minesh]

That is really strange.

Can you please share problem URL where can I see the issue and in what sort order you want to display what field?

I have set the next reply to private which means only you and I have access to it.