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Hmm, there was a script written before I got here that converted cloned data to unserialized data into their custom fields. That could likely be causing some issues.

However, you did give me an idea I wish I thought of for debugging. Not sure why I didn't think of creating a test entry to play with that. I did that and saw all the ways I was updating PM wasn't inputting it correctly.

I did notice the correct PM serialized data was formatted just like above:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [available] => 2022-09-01
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [available] => 2022-10-05
        )

)

So I just tried a non-loop basic

update_post_meta($id, 'field', $array)

and poof, updated properly! I was overthinking it.

And now to do some fun (sarcasm) stuff like adding extra features through javascript that the former dev hardcoded into the metabox files. I don't think there are any hooks for that, but I'll make it work.

Thanks for your help!

Thank you, it has worked well. I do need one more thing, however.

Could you tell me how to stop the field from actually pushing to database? As I mentioned, I want to hold certain fields for review, so I tapped into 'rwmb_frontend_before_save_post' and have roughly this:

$old = rwmb_get_value($key, '', $id);
$new = $_POST[$key];

if $old !== $new {
   // Here is where I want to take the field and push it off into it's own custom table but NOT save it to the live site. 
}

Is there a command to prevent $new from saving if there is a change? Thanks!

Hi Peter, thank you. It would have to be the latter because some fields will be allowed to process. I'll check out those hooks 🙂

Oh, and the save-to part is fairly important as well. I am using custom tables. When a change is approved, do I just push it to the custom table field, or do I also need to push it to any WordPress tables like wp_postmeta?

Thanks!

First question -
So to clarify, if I have a custom table named: wp_locations and did an INSERT from the frontend, wordpress would recognize it and I can see it on the CPT screen for Locations, delete it, clone it, integrate it with things like admincolumnspro etc?

Second question -
Regarding the front end form, I tried using it, but I’d like a little more customization when it comes to it. Perhaps I can write up a few things I actually do need and post it to the forum to see if there are hooks available?

Right now the previous dev just hardcoded the stuff right into the plugin code which obviously gets erased on update. So I need to do things like flag fields for review (so admin can approve changes) and other custom features.

I’m not looking for custom work done, but if I told you the things needed, could you point me in the right direction with hooks and if it can be done at all (without editing core files)?

Thank you!

Thank you. I'll be working on it this week and I'll let you know!

The person who coded this site before me hardcoded all these changes in the core metabox files so I'm looking to convert them to hooks so they don't disappear every update 🙂

Yea you can close this. The helper worked, I must have just been typing something wrong when I first tried.