Upates on Next Form Call

Hello,

After reading your post, I think there is a little misunderstang of what get_field() is doing in your action. Here is an example:

add_action('acfe/form/submit/action/set_final_amt', 'set_final_amt', 10, 2);
function set_final_amt($form, $current_post_id){

    /*
     * Get current form input value
     */
    
    // Input realm_select
    $realm_amt = get_field('realm_select');
    
    // Input asgard_gift_amount
    $asgard_amt = get_field('asgard_gift_amount');
    
    
    /*
     * Get classic field from post ID: 456
     */
     
    // Get the field realm_select
    $realm_amt = get_field('realm_select', 456);
    
    // Get the field asgard_gift_amount
    $asgard_amt = get_field('asgard_gift_amount', 456);
    
    // ...
    
    // Update field for post ID: 456
    update_field('my_field', 'my_value', 456);
    
}

As you can see, in the form action, if you use get_field() without the $post_id parameter, it will simply get the current form field input value. If you want to get the field from a specific $post_id, you need to set the second parameter.

Same goes for update_field() inside the action, you should provide the $post_id parameter in order to target a specific post, otherwise, the update field won’t work there. Remember: in this hook, you’re inside your form submit action, you should provide context to your functions.

If you’re creating a post/updating a post, I suggest you to use the hook: acf/save_post (https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf-save_post/). This hook is used in front-end and in the back-end when you create/update a post.

This way you only have to write one code, and it will be used for both sides. Here is an example of use:

// Priority: 20 (after fields are saved)
add_action('acf/save_post', 'my_acf_save_post', 20); 
function my_acf_save_post($post_id){
    
    // Target my_post_type save only
    
    if(get_post_type($post_id) !== 'my_post_type')
        return;
        
    // Get the field realm_select
    $realm_amt = get_field('realm_select', $post_id);
    
    // Get the field asgard_gift_amount
    $asgard_amt = get_field('asgard_gift_amount', $post_id);
    
    // ...
    
    // Update field for the current post save
    update_field('my_field', 'my_value', $post_id);
    
    // Target only when the save come from a front-end form
    if(acfe_form_is_front()){
    
        // Do something specific
    
    }
    
}

I hope I helped you to understand it better! ??

Regards.

PS: If you want to share some code, please use https://pastebin.com as it’s more readable.

My apologies for not using the pastebin . I did not understand how to paste the code properly until now. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing and trying to help us learn. Part of the issue, at least for me, is not sure of what the color coding means on ACF documentation. I read and reread using the save post before using your plugin and now again after what you just wrote for us. That is why I mentioned flow chart (some kind of pictures) because to those that know how it works it is simple. To us ‘simple’ people that do not understand it is still all hidden behind the clouds lol.

For instance your explanation to me still doesn’t clear up why the next new post I go to create has the calculated field info from the prior post I created (but only that field has the old data). Where was it hiding and if it was hid somewhere why couldn’t the current new post see it. It seems the ‘post_id’ is the juggler of our data that is laughing at me.

Also forgive me I was seeing your ‘submit’ action code as being the ‘acf save post’ just worded differently for use in your admin actions tabs.

I will try to work through this some more and hopefully the light bulb will go on and stay on or not explode :O)

Hello Ravensays,

To be honest it’s hard to understand what you’re trying to achieve without the complete context. However, the latest ACF Extended 0.8.2 update tweaked some ACF Extended Forms hooks. You now have complete code examples for each action in a new tab called “Advanced” (in the action).

It looks like you want to do something on post update with ACF Extended Forms, so you should use the “Post Action” and take a look at the Advanced tab. In fact, actions are not tied to each other, because one action can add a post, and an another one add a user. So if you want to do special operations with a specific post on update, you should stay with that action (and not add a custom action).

Let me know if you found a way to achieve your goal, maybe we can try to setup a simple example form hook for your case ??

Regards.

Thank you! We will look at it. Will also 5* and a small $ from us personally (sep from foundation) for your work on plugin and help here. Safe Journey.

I FINALLY (YEAH !!) was able to get my calculated field to grab values from form, do a calculation based on those values, and most importantly then update another field on the form which is then saved to newly created post in DB. I did it by not using the ‘action’ submission but instead using a ‘filter’ update field ‘value’ by field_key. Not finished yet but that was a big deal breaker that seems to now be working OK.

Also I understand much better how this all is working by looking at where values are going and coming from. I have begun making a diagram of same to share with others as believe it is the equivalent of ACF/ACFE Variables for Dummies pictorial explanation. Will share it when done for correction or enhancement as needed.