[Resolved] Stop using layouts for pages after wp_insert_post

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[Mario]

I am trying to: Insert a new post via php.

$post_id=wp_insert_post(
         array(
            'post_content'   => "new page.",
            'post_name'      => "post name",
            'post_title'     => "message",
            'post_status'    => 'publish',
            'post_type'      => 'page'
            'page_template' =>  $new_page_template 
         )
      );

Since i use toolset-layouts with template layout for pages per default ("layout for pages"), i always get assigned this layout to my newly created page. I have to go to the interface manually and click "stop using this template layout for pages".

How could i prevent, toolset automatically assigning this template layout to this created page? I want to have a blank, native created page.
Thanks in advance for any hints.

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Well - _layouts_template is the post meta key that holds the Layouts template name as meta value.

So - you need to use hook wp_insert_post_data and set correct action from there:
=> https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/wp_insert_post_data

For example:

function func_remove_layouts_template_connection( $post_id, $post, $update ) {
       if($post->post_type=='page'){
              	delete_post_meta( $post_id,'_layouts_template');
        }
}
add_action( 'wp_insert_post', 'func_remove_layouts_template_connection', 10, 3 );

You should adjust the above code as required.

[Mario]

Thank you so much Minesh.
Works fine but unfortunatelly it looks like the "Content Template" is used since the Template Layout field is empty.
If i set Content Template to "None" manually it works. But how could i finally do this with a filter or post_meta_field?
I tried

delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_page_template' );

, but doesn´t work.

[Minesh]

Well - view's template stored with postmeta key _views_template .

Could you please try to use following code and try to resolve your issue.

delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_views_template' );

[Mario]

Wonderfull and perfect. Thank you Minesh. Thats it.