Add post meta for custom post type on publish

  • Resolved yarnboy

    (@yarnboy)


    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hello everyone,

    I’m trying to add custom post meta for a custom post type on publish (or on update if the post meta doesn’t already exist). I’ve done some research, tried a bunch of things, but nothing has worked so far. The custom post type is “portfolio.” Here is my code:

    function add_portfolio_position($post) {
	$post_id = $post->ID;

	add_post_meta( $post_id, '_portfolio_position', 0, true);
}

add_action('new_to_publish_portfolio', 'add_portfolio_position');
add_action('draft_to_publish_portfolio', 'add_portfolio_position');
add_action('pending_to_publish_portfolio', 'add_portfolio_position');

    Any and all suggestions appreciated.

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  • The {old_status}_to_{new_status} action hooks do not allow you to specify post_type.

    You can add a post_type argument to: ‘publish_portfolio’

    function add_portfolio_position( $post_id ) {
    add_post_meta( $post_id, '_portfolio_position', 0, true);
}
add_action( 'publish_portfolio', 'add_portfolio_position' );

    See wp_transition_post_status() function definition for more info.

    Thread Starter yarnboy

    (@yarnboy)

    Thanks Chris! Worked brilliantly.

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