I’m new to WordPress plugin development and I’m trying to create a list of checkboxes (from a WP Query) to associate as custom fields for a specific post type. Nothing wrong with the display function, but when I’m trying to save I get the error
I’d like to understand what value I should return from a WordPress save_post action function.
I am trying to work out how to change details of a post after its status has changed.
I am using save_post for a function to send an email when a post is updated by a user. This is firing twice and I am aware this is due to the post revisions and autosaves.
I have a problem with hooks being fired multiple times when I press update on a post (page in this example)
Upon saving a new post (of a certain post type), a given operation has to run. The problem is that the operation is calling an external (slow) API, which means that the (not logget in) end-user might having to wait for 20-30 seconds, upon creating this new post (not good for the user-experience).
I’ve been struggling to find a solution for this and I don’t know if it’s the Gutenberg editor or if it’s the hook publish_post.
I am using the save_post hook to handle updates in a post that are done via the admin edit post page.
The standard or more obvious way to change a post author in WP is to use the wp_update_post() function, as shown in this question.