Automation on Logged In User Running More Than Once

  • Resolved scottl100

    (@scottl100)


    3 years, 2 months ago

    When I set up an automation to run on a logged in user, it will run one time, but not run subsequently when the automation conditions are met again. I would like an an automation to be run each time its conditions are met.

    Users can create a post on my website that must be approved/published by an admin. I want users to receive an email when their post is published. The automation works the first time. But if the user creates a new post of the same type again (or deletes and re-submits the post), once it is approved the automation does not run again.

    Ideally, the automation would run each time the conditions are met, but I would like to understand if the app is currently working as intended or not.

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  • Plugin Contributor Paco González Pérez

    (@pacogon)

    Hi @scottl100!!

    You will have to check the automation configuration since you will surely have its execution limited to 1, for this you have to check the following, “times per user” and “total times”.
    https://automatorwp.com/docs/getting-started/automations/
    Times per user field defines the number of times an individual user can complete this automation.
    Total times field defines the number of times the automation can be completed by all the users.
    If you set these two fields to 0, then users will be able to run the automation indefinitely.
    https://imgur.com/Iyll4dl

    Hope it helps!

    Thread Starter scottl100

    (@scottl100)

    Thanks so much! This solved my issue.

    Plugin Author Ruben Garcia

    (@rubengc)

    You’re welcome @scottl100

    Glad to know that this solved your issue

    Have a great day!

    fullmetal22

    (@fullmetal22)

    Hello, I’m having the same problem as user @scottl100 of not being able to create a trigger of infinite times I understand that you need to put “0” in the user times field but where is this option? in my wp automator there is only one time field and it doesn’t accept the number “0” giving me an error message and not letting me save too

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    Plugin Contributor Paco González Pérez

    (@pacogon)

    Hi @fullmetal22 !!

    For an automation to run indefinitely you have to define:
    Totaltimes=0
    Total per user=0
    In this link you will find the documentation where we explain it. https://automatorwp.com/docs/getting-started/automations/
    Check to have AutomatorWP updated to the latest version, if even having AutomatorWP in the latest version it still gives you the error, then reinstall it.
    You can download it from this link. https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/automatorwp/
    If doing all of the above still doesn’t work for you, then you may have a plugin or theme installed in your WordPress that is conflicting with AutomatorWP, in which case I recommend that you perform a conflict test.
    The conflict test is really simple, the only one you need is to switch to a default WordPress theme (to check that conflict doesn’t come from your theme):
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WordPress_Default_Themes

    And deactivate plugins one-by-one to find who is causing this issue

    Please, let us know which theme or plugin is causing this issue to contact their authors to request a fix.

    Hope it helps!

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