Tutorial sample view hooks

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Problem:

The problem here is that the user is using the wpv-after-display-post hook in order to do a views counter on his post. This means that the counter should increment each time the post is loaded on the page using views.

The code that the user is using can be seen below.

// Add our callback
// Mind that we set a priority of 2 and we expect 2 arguments
add_action( 'wpv-after-display-post', 'my_count_on_views', 10, 2 );
// Define our callback
function my_count_on_views( $post, $view_id ) {
if ( $view_id == 207615 ) {
// Only do something if the current View is our View, with ID 44
$counter = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_counter', true );
$counter = $counter + 1;
update_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_counter', $counter );
}
}

The user is storing the counter inside a custom field but the field itself is not being updated with the value.

Solution:

The solution is that since you are using a custom field created using Types then you will need to user the wpcf- prefix when you are referencing the field using the wordpress post meta functions.

In this users case he should've retrieve the field like this wpcf-my_counter.

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Last updated by Stephen Vaughan 6 years, 9 months ago.

Assisted by: Shane.

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January 30, 2018 at 3:59 pm #611125

Stephen Vaughan

Tell us what you are trying to do?:
Learning about the API, View hooks specifically

Is there any documentation that you are following?:
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/toolset-hooks/

Hi,

I am going through the documentation, testing the examples given to see how it works.

I am not seeing any result using the following.

// Add our callback
// Mind that we set a priority of 2 and we expect 2 arguments
add_action( 'wpv-after-display-post', 'my_count_on_views', 10, 2 );
// Define our callback
function my_count_on_views( $post, $view_id ) {
if ( $view_id == 207615 ) {
// Only do something if the current View is our View, with ID 44
$counter = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_counter', true );
$counter = $counter + 1;
update_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_counter', $counter );
}
}

I am saving this in my functions file. I am applying this to the regular posts on a localhost site and I have added a custom field for my_counter (number). I made a custom template in Views (Divi method) for Posts and included the my_counter field. Next I made a custom view for posts and have tried filters for title search and categories, separately, to test this, but I don't see any figures appear where the my_counter field is.

My understanding is that any time a post appears through a search that its my_counter should increment by 1.

Am I doing something wrong? I tested the next example (for filters: a template for every day of the week) and it works.

January 30, 2018 at 4:31 pm #611141

Shane

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Hi Stephen,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

So you essential want to keep a track of the number of views the posts are getting correct?

// Add our callback
// Mind that we set a priority of 2 and we expect 2 arguments
add_action( 'wpv-after-display-post', 'my_count_on_views', 10, 2 );
// Define our callback
function my_count_on_views( $post, $view_id ) {
if ( $view_id == 207615 ) {
// Only do something if the current View is our View, with ID 44
$counter = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'wpcf-my_counter', true );
$counter = $counter + 1;
update_post_meta( $post->ID, 'wpcf-my_counter', $counter );
}
}

Was the counter field created in our Types plugin ? If so then you will need to use the wpcf- prefix before the custom field slug.

Please let me know if this works now.

Thanks,
Shane

January 30, 2018 at 5:35 pm #611172

Stephen Vaughan

Hi Shane,

Prepending with wpcf- did the trick.

Perhaps an update to the documentation to flag this would be a good idea.