[Resolved] Send message to post author

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[dirkF-2]

I have the problem that the messages are not sent to the post author. I found this thread about it https://toolset.com/forums/topic/sending-message-to-post-author/. I think I just need to make these changes "needed to add [wpv-post-author format='meta' meta='ID'] in the "new message form"".
But I don't know where in the form this code snippet needs to be. But I don't know where in the form this code snippet needs to be. Here is the current form content:

[credform]
<div class="form-group">
<label for="%%FORM_ID%%_titel">[cred_i18n name='titel-label']Betreff[/cred_i18n]</label>
[cred_field field='titel' force_type='field' class='form-control' output='bootstrap']
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="%%FORM_ID%%_nachricht">[cred_i18n name='nachricht-label']Nachricht[/cred_i18n]</label>
[cred_field field='nachricht' force_type='field' class='form-control' output='bootstrap']
</div>
[cred_generic_field type='hidden' field='wpcf-message-from']
{
"default":"[wpv-current-user info='id']",
"generic_type":"user_id",
"persist":1
}
[/cred_generic_field]
[cred_generic_field type='hidden' field='wpcf-message-to']
{
"default":"[get_author_id_in_archive]",
"generic_type":"user_id",
"persist":1
}
[/cred_generic_field]
[cred_field field='form_submit' output='bootstrap' value='Send message' class='btn btn-primary btn-lg']
[/credform]

[Waqar]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting us and I'd be happy to assist.

To troubleshoot this, I'll need to see how this form and its email notification are set up in the admin area.

Can you please share the temporary admin login details, along with the link to the page with this form?

Note: Your next reply will be private and making a complete backup copy is recommended before sharing the access details.

regards,
Waqar

[Waqar]

Thank you for waiting as we had a busy forum queue over the weekend.

In the form 'New message', there are two hidden generic fields. The second one is with the slug 'wpcf-message-to', which is currently using the shortcode '[get_author_id_in_archive]' as the value.
( screenshot: hidden link )

In that field's value, you can replace [get_author_id_in_archive] with the shortcode [wpv-post-author format='meta' meta='ID'], so that it populates the ID of the post author of the page/post where this form is used.

I hope this helps and let me know how it goes.