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1. gregfuller
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'm trying to conditionally change the post status with this code:

   // if contributor edits published post, change the status to pending
   function contributor_status_to_pending($post_id) {
   
         $post = get_post($post_id);
   
         if ($post->post_status == 'publish') {
               $post->post_status = 'pending';
        	}
   }
   if ( current_user_can('contributor')  )
       add_action('pre_post_update','contributor_status_to_pending');

   Through debugging, I can see that the function fires for a contributor, that execution gets inside the if, and that $post->post_status is set to 'pending'.

   But the post remains 'publish'.

   Any help would be appreciated

2. gregfuller
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I should add that a previous hook was implemented that allowed a contributor to edit a published post, like so:

   / contributor can edit published posts (but leaves published, want to set to pending)
   function allow_contributor_edit_published_posts() {
   	$contributor = get_role('contributor');
   	$contributor->add_cap('edit_published_posts');
   }
   if ( current_user_can('contributor') && !current_user_can('edit_published_posts') )
   	add_action('admin_init', 'allow_contributor_edit_published_posts');

   This code comes before the other hook.

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