[Resolved] Unable to transfer parent taxonomy data to child post using reference post
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I wan to make sure the parent CPT "project prompt" taxonomy entries get transferred to child CPT "project submission".
To provide more context, I have also done the following: 1) Activated the snippet, 2) test run the snippet (it runs without error), 3) the form id used is the id of the "project submission" CPT submit form and 4) parent id is the id of the "project prompt" parent post.
Since it is a custom codes problem, please provide a test site with the same problem, also point out the problem page URL and where I can edit your PHP codes, I need to test and debug it in a live website, private message box enabled.
Thanks for the details, I can login your website, please point out:
- problem page URL, where I can test the result in front-end
- where I can edit your PHP codes
1. You should be able to enter "project prompt" on prompt creation page: hidden link
2. In the project prompt, you can select parent categories for project, skill and industry.
3. On submitting the form you are directed to review project prompt. There you can click on add project submission button. It will take you to "project submissions" post entry form.
4. On submitting the "project submission", you are directed to "project submission template where I have shortcodes that are showing data from the parent .
5. If your query works, we should we able to see parent categories in the child project submission posts page in WP: hidden link
The code is written in Toolset settings custom code section under the name add_parent_taxonomy (hidden link). The code is currently inactive so you will have to activate again to see the impact. The code has the form id and parent post id hardcoded. So please select the same parent or make the code universal.
Luo is on vacation, so I'll be following up on this ticket.
I'll need to perform some tests on my website with a similar setup and custom code, to investigate this and will update you, as soon as this testing completes.
I've looked into the custom code snippet named "add_parent_taxonomy" and noticed that it targets the taxonomy named "item" which is not being used on your website.
( it was being used in the website from the other support thread )
The code to carry over the "Industry Categories", "Project Categories", and "Skill Categories" terms from the parent to the child post, would look like this:
add_action('cred_save_data', 'func_set_parent_terms_to_child',20,2);
function func_set_parent_terms_to_child($post_id, $form_data){
// if a specific form
if ($form_data['id']==5369) {
// get parent post ID
$parent_post_id = $_GET['parent-project-prompt1-id']; // adjust your parent post ID here
if(!empty($parent_post_id)) {
// get "Industry Categories" terms from parent and set to the child
$parent_terms_industry_categories = get_the_terms( $parent_post_id, 'Industry Categories' );
if(!empty($parent_terms_industry_categories)) {
foreach ( $parent_terms_industry_categories as $parent_terms_industry_category ) {
$parent_terms_industry_category_ids[] = $parent_terms_industry_category->term_id;
}
if(count($parent_terms_industry_category_ids)) {
wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $parent_terms_industry_category_ids, 'Industry Categories' );
}
}
// get "Project Categories" terms from parent and set to the child
$parent_terms_project_categories = get_the_terms( $parent_post_id, 'Project Categories' );
if(!empty($parent_terms_project_categories)) {
foreach ( $parent_terms_project_categories as $parent_terms_project_category ) {
$parent_terms_project_category_ids[] = $parent_terms_project_category->term_id;
}
if(count($parent_terms_project_category_ids)) {
wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $parent_terms_project_category_ids, 'Project Categories' );
}
}
// get "Skill Categories" terms from parent and set to the child
$parent_terms_skill_categories = get_the_terms( $parent_post_id, 'Skill Categories' );
if(!empty($parent_terms_skill_categories)) {
foreach ( $parent_terms_skill_categories as $parent_terms_skill_category ) {
$parent_terms_skill_category_ids[] = $parent_terms_skill_category->term_id;
}
if(count($parent_terms_skill_category_ids)) {
wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $parent_terms_skill_category_ids, 'Skill Categories' );
}
}
}
}
}
Please activate this code snippet to run always and not just on-demand.
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Thanks a ton for this. I ran the code you shared and the taxonomies still don't populate. I looked at the syntax and it looks fine. The code snippet is activated and can run anytime.
I also tried to use [wpv-post-taxonomy type='skill-category' separator=', ' format='name' show='name' order='asc'] to see if the taxonomy were populated in the backend but no data was retrieved. I went to the post in wordpress and saw that the checkboxes for categories in the submission were not checked.
Name of the project submission post: Taxonomy Transfer Test2
I am not sure what am I missing. You can look at this GIF here to see the flow: hidden link
During troubleshooting on your website's clone, I was able to make the code snippet work, using the following changes:
1. I disabled the option "Submit this form without reloading the page (use AJAX)" from the "Project Submission Form".
2. I replaced the taxonomy titles with their slugs, in the code that I shared earlier:
add_action('cred_save_data', 'func_set_parent_terms_to_child',20,2);
function func_set_parent_terms_to_child($post_id, $form_data){
// if a specific form
if ($form_data['id']==5369) {
// get parent post ID
$parent_post_id = $_GET['parent-project-prompt1-id']; // adjust your parent post ID here
if(!empty($parent_post_id)) {
// get "Industry Categories" terms from parent and set to the child
$parent_terms_industry_categories = get_the_terms( $parent_post_id, 'industry-category' );
if(!empty($parent_terms_industry_categories)) {
foreach ( $parent_terms_industry_categories as $parent_terms_industry_category ) {
$parent_terms_industry_category_ids[] = $parent_terms_industry_category->term_id;
}
if(count($parent_terms_industry_category_ids)) {
wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $parent_terms_industry_category_ids, 'industry-category' );
}
}
// get "Project Categories" terms from parent and set to the child
$parent_terms_project_categories = get_the_terms( $parent_post_id, 'project-category' );
if(!empty($parent_terms_project_categories)) {
foreach ( $parent_terms_project_categories as $parent_terms_project_category ) {
$parent_terms_project_category_ids[] = $parent_terms_project_category->term_id;
}
if(count($parent_terms_project_category_ids)) {
wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $parent_terms_project_category_ids, 'project-category' );
}
}
// get "Skill Categories" terms from parent and set to the child
$parent_terms_skill_categories = get_the_terms( $parent_post_id, 'skill-category' );
if(!empty($parent_terms_skill_categories)) {
foreach ( $parent_terms_skill_categories as $parent_terms_skill_category ) {
$parent_terms_skill_category_ids[] = $parent_terms_skill_category->term_id;
}
if(count($parent_terms_skill_category_ids)) {
wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $parent_terms_skill_category_ids, 'skill-category' );
}
}
}
}
}
