load post_status into select field

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November 28, 2024 at 3:03 AM #47050
Nicholas Cox
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Hi

is it possible when editing a post using the front end shortcode submission to auto populate the following field?
```
[
	'type'  => 'select',
	'name'  => 'Status',
	'id'    => 'post_status',
	'options' => [
		'publish' => 'Published',
		'draft'  => 'Draft',
	],
	'multiple' => false,
	'placeholder' => "",
	'select_all_none' => false,
	'required' => true,
],
```
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November 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM #47058

Peter
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Hello Nick,

You can use a form hook like rwmb_frontend_after_save_post or the action hook rwmb_{$field_id}_after_save_field to update the post status based on the custom field value. Here is an example https://support.metabox.io/topic/controlling-post-status-in-front-end-dashboard/#post-31734

Following the documentation https://docs.metabox.io/extensions/mb-frontend-submission/#post-actions
https://docs.metabox.io/actions/rwmb-after-save-field/

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November 30, 2024 at 3:11 AM #47075

Nicholas Cox
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Hi, ok but the 'rwmb_{$field_id}_after_save_field' is ok for saving the field for the post_status, but i am looking to auto populate the form when editing a post. Does metabox automatically populate a field with the id of post_status with the post status value e.g. draft?

I ask as if you are editing a draft post using the front end form then i need it to recognise the current post_status and auto select this from the select field.

thanks

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December 1, 2024 at 10:49 PM #47084

Peter
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Hello,

There are two cases:

1. Before using the action hook "rwmb_{$field_id}_after_save_field", it won't auto-populate field value by the post status.

2. After using the action hook "rwmb_{$field_id}_after_save_field" to update the post status based on the field value, it will show the field value normally (auto-populate) after saving the post.

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