Submit Post & Edit Post Form Builder

This feature empowers your users to submit post, edit post. It supports the Custom Post Type, Custom Taxonomy, ACF Field, ACF Repeater, Jet Engine, Toolset, Pods, MetaBox.

Tutorial

Step 1: Create Fields

Title* Required (Type Text), Content (Type TinyMCE), Feature Image (Type Image Upload), Custom Fields (any Field Type), Terms Select (Type Terms Select).

Step 2: Create Submit Button

Create a Submit Button > Actions After Submit > Add Submit Post.

Edit the Submit button > Scroll to Submit Post Section.

  1. Choose your Post Type
  2. Choose your specific Taxonomy, fill out the Term Slug if you have only 1 Term. In case you have multiple Terms, please fill the Terms Select Field Shortcode as the illustration below.
  3. Post Status: Pending or Publish
  4. Enter your Title Field Shortcode (Required), Content Field Shortcode (Option), and Featured Image Field Shortcode (Option).


Step 3: Custom Fields

PAFE Form Builder supports the Custom Post Type, Custom Taxonomy, ACF Field, ACF Repeater, Jet Engine, Toolset, Pods, MetaBox.

You can see the setting for Custom Field. 

The custom field slug has to be the same as the field ID. 

For example: 

 – The custom field slug is “test”. The field ID will be “test” and the field shortcode will be [field id=”test”]

  • ACF Repeater/JetEngine Repeater Fields:

– Create some ACF Repeater Fields like the demo below.

– Create some JetEngine Repeater Fields like the demo below.

– Create Repeater Fields with Piotnet Addons For Elementor. This is a tutorial on how to create repeater fields http://pafe.local/doc_pafe_7/repeater-fields-multi-level-nested/

+ Create a Section > PAFE > PAFE Form Builder Repeater.

Notice: You have to enter the Repeater ID = Repeater Name in your ACF Field/JetEngine Field Setup.

+ Put Fields into that Section with the Field ID = Name of the Sub Fields, such as name, image.

+ And then edit the Submit Button > Submit Post > Custom Fields.

  • MetaBox Group Fields

– Create MetaBox Group Fields like this example below.

– Create Repeater Fields with Piotnet Addons For Elementor. This is a tutorial on how to create repeater fields http://pafe.local/doc_pafe_7/repeater-fields-multi-level-nested/

+ Create a Section > PAFE > PAFE Form Builder Repeater.

Note that: You have to enter the Repeater ID = Repeater Name in your MetaBox Field Setup.

+ Put some Fields into that Section with the Field ID = Name of the Sub Fields.

Notice: Avoid using common words, such as “image”, “date”, “time” for custom field slug.

+ And then edit the Submit button > Submit Post > Custom Fields

Step 4: Add an Edit post shortcode or a Delete post shortcode

  • For the Edit post: Add this shortcode to your single template. The shortcode will be changed if you edit this form, so you have to refresh Elementor Editor Page and then copy the shortcode. Replace “http://YOUR.piotnet.com/name-input/” with your Page URL containing your Submit Post Form.

  • For the Delete post: Add this shortcode to your single template. The shortcode will be changed if you edit this form, so you have to refresh Elementor Editor Page and then copy the shortcode. Replace “http://YOUR-DOMAIN.piotnet.com” with your Page URL containing your Submit Post Form. Replace sm=’p85459111′ and smpid=’233′ by the sm argument and smid argument in Edit post shortcode

Step 5: Redirect users to the post they just created:

Please add Redirect feature from Actions After Submit and set Redirect URL = [post_url]

Step 6: Only show the Form  if the user logged in

– Put the form into a Section.

– Edit Section > PAFE > PAFE Conditional Visibility.

Create an ACF Relationship Field

– Create a Field > Type: Select Autocomplete > Options > Dynamic Tags > Shortcode:

For instance

				
					<!--[pafe_get_posts post_type="post,page" value="test_relationship"]-->