Ralationship between custom post type and users

Thanks for tip, I am adding this to the todo list. But no ETA, you can implement this currently with the action hook field 🙂

Hi Tareq,

Unfortunately, I don’t understand how to deal with the action hook field to achieve my goal…

With the action hook field, you can render your own input area or select area. Lets say you’ve a action hook named `my_own_hook`, you can generate your own fields like this:

[php]
function render_my_own_dropdown( $form_id, $post_id, $form_settings ) {
// generate your post dropdown
}

add_action( ‘my_own_hook’, ‘render_my_own_dropdown’, 10, 3 );
[/php]

Now as you’ve generated the dropdown on your own, when hit the submit button, save them:

[php]
function save_my_own_dropdown( $post_id ) {
// save your dropdown to post meta
}

add_action( ‘wpuf_add_post_after_insert’, ‘save_my_own_dropdown’ );
[/php]

Hi Tareq,

Here is what I’ve done :

`
/**
* Action Hook Companies dropdown
*/
function render_my_companies_dropdown( $form_id, $post_id, $form_settings ) {
// generate your post dropdown
$myCompany = get_post_meta( $post_id, ‘myCompany’, true ); ?>
‘companies’,
‘showposts’ => -1,
‘post_status’ => ‘publish’,
‘order’ => ‘ASC’,
‘orderby’ => ‘title’
) ); ?>

The code should be working, the only problem I see in the code is query_posts() function, you should never use that instead of special cases. Use WP_Query and try again.

I’ve forgot to mention that it’s not a post meta, but a user meta. And what if the meta doesn’t exit ? It has to be created…

I’ll try wuth WP_Query, but I don’t think that is the problem cause I have all my companies in the dropdown…

If it’s user meta, then use update_user_meta(), it’ll be created if it doesn’t exists.

I’ve done what you say, I can’t do it…

`
/**
* Action Hook Companies dropdown
*/
function render_my_companies_dropdown( $form_id, $post_id, $form_settings ) {
// generate your post dropdown
$myCompany = get_user_meta( $post_id, ‘myCompany’, true );

$args= array(
‘post_type’ => ‘companies’,
‘showposts’ => -1,
‘post_status’ => ‘publish’,
‘order’ => ‘ASC’,
‘orderby’ => ‘title’
);

$my_companies_query = new WP_Query($args);

?>

Why are you updating the user meta with the post ID? Shouldn’t it be the user id?

I have changed the
`get_user_meta( $post_id, ‘myCompany’, true );`
to
`get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), ‘myCompany’, true );`

and
`update_user_meta( $post_id, ‘myCompany’, $_POST[‘myCompany’] );`
to
`update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), ‘myCompany’, $_POST[‘myCompany’] );`

But nothing changes…

Here is the full code :
`
/**
* Action Hook Companies dropdown
*/
function render_my_companies_dropdown( $form_id, $post_id, $form_settings ) {
// generate your post dropdown
$myCompany = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), ‘myCompany’, true );
var_dump($myCompany);
var_dump(get_current_user_id());
$args= array(
‘post_type’ => ‘companies’,
‘showposts’ => -1,
‘post_status’ => ‘publish’,
‘order’ => ‘ASC’,
‘orderby’ => ‘title’
);

$my_companies_query = new WP_Query($args);

?>

I feel that it doesn’t go through the wpuf_add_post_after_insert… I mention abose that it’s when I edit user profile… Do I have to change something ?

After further investigation, I’ve found `wpuf_update_profile_resp`

So I use it like that, instead of
`
function save_my_companies_dropdown( $post_id ) {
// save your dropdown to post meta
update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), ‘myCompany’, $_POST[‘myCompany’] );
}
add_action( ‘wpuf_add_post_after_insert’, ‘save_my_companies_dropdown’ );
`
I do that
`
function save_my_companies_dropdown( $response, $user_id, $form_id, $form_settings ) {
// save your dropdown to post meta
update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), ‘myCompany’, $_POST[‘myCompany’] );
return($response);
}
add_action( ‘wpuf_update_profile_resp’, ‘save_my_companies_dropdown’ );
`
Is that right ? Do I have to return the response ?
Thanks

No, you shouldn’t modify the response.

I tested your code from above post, it perfectly saved the post id to that user profile.

it’s weird :/ ! With update_profile_resp, it works… But with the other code it doesn’t :/ ! Could you maybe have look on my dev website ?

I thought you were adding the field in post form? Are you adding this on edit profile? Then the `wpuf_add_post_after_insert` won’t work. You need to use `wpuf_update_profile` hook.