Changing post status with pre_post_update hook

  • gregfuller

    (@gregfuller)


    13 years, 4 months 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

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  • Thread Starter gregfuller

    (@gregfuller)

    13 years, 4 months 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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