akschoeck

So I’m getting it to update the correct meta fields when creating a new entry, but it’s not reading the fields to put in there. Here is my function:

function update_yoast( $post_id ) {
	$focuskw = '_yoast_wpseo_focuskw';
	$title = '_yoast_wpseo_title';
	$metadesc = '_yoast_wpseo_metadesc';
	$jobtitle = get_post_meta( $post_ID, '_job_title', true );
	$city = get_post_meta( $post_ID, 'geolocation_city', true );
	$shortstate = get_post_meta( $post_ID, 'geolocation_state_short', true );
	$longstate = get_post_meta( $post_ID, 'geolocation_state_long', true );

	update_post_meta($post_id, $focuskw, $jobtitle . ' in ' . $city . ', ' . $shortstate . ' - Darts Bar Databases');
	update_post_meta($post_id, $title, 'Find hours, reviews, and info on ' . $jobtitle . ' and the best ' . $city . ', ' . $longstate . ' bars. Discover nearby darts leagues and tournaments.');
	update_post_meta($post_id, $metadesc, $jobtitle . ' in ' . $city . ', ' . $shortstate);

}
add_action( 'save_post', 'update_yoast' );

Is get_post_meta not the correct function to use?

This one worked:

$day1 = get_post_meta( $post_ID, '_tournament1_day', true );

Thanks so much! Working like a charm now!

Making baby steps with each of your suggestions, but I keep being unable to take it to the next step.

Here’s what I’m currently trying:

function update_tournaments( $post_ID ) {
   $day1 = get_custom_field ( 'tournament1_day' );
   $day2 = get_custom_field ( 'tournament2_day' );
   $day3 = get_custom_field ( 'tournament3_day' );
   $tags = array($day1, $day2, $day3);

   wp_set_post_terms( $post_ID, $tags, 'job_listing_tag', false );

   return $post_ID;
}
add_action( 'job_manager_update_job_data', 'update_tournaments' );

Also tried using

get_post_meta($post_ID, "tournament1_day", true); instead of get_custom_field

but that also did not work.

It successfully updates the post’s tags if I have the variable $tags set to an array of strings such as $tags = 'hello, goodbye'. So I believe at this point my last issue is figuring out how to identify the $tags as the proper custom fields.

So I got the action hooked correctly, and the function is being called when I want it to. (Tested with the email example given here: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/add_action, and I am receiving an email when updating the job post)

However, I am having more trouble with building the function than I thought. I cannot get the wp_set_post_tags function to work (https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/wp_set_post_tags).

I am trying something as simple as

function update_tournaments( $post_ID ) {     

	wp_set_post_tags( 12993, '123', true );

   $friends = '[email protected]';
   wp_mail( $friends, $post_ID, 'test');

   return $post_ID;
}
add_action( 'job_manager_update_job_data', 'update_tournaments' );

and it is still not working (I left the email in there for testing purposes).

Ultimately, I am going for something along the lines of

function update_tournaments( $post_ID ) { 

	$day1 = get_custom_field ( 'tournament1_day' );
	$day2 = get_custom_field ( 'tournament2_day' );
	$day3 = get_custom_field ( 'tournament3_day' );
	$tags = array($day1, $day2, $day3);
	wp_set_post_tags( $post_ID, $tags, true );

   return $post_ID;
}
add_action( 'job_manager_update_job_data', 'update_tournaments' );

but wanted to start with something simple. Can’t test what I’ve created if I can’t even get a the simplest version working =\

I actually did previously try that as well (and just tried again). It also did not work. Still needed approval for submitting a job.

I think my client eventually wants to create some ‘trusted’ user roles to be able to post jobs without having access to the admin panel and without needing approval. I’m not 100% certain, just following orders right now. ??

Any other ideas on how to get this to work?

Aha, I understand what you’re saying.

Took a little bit of a different approach and just replaced

<div class="blogContent">
   <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
</div>

with

<div class="blogContent">
   <?php the_title( '<h3>', '</h3>' ); ?>
   <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>

and that worked as well. Thank you for the explanation!