Title: Nick Sinclair's Replies | WordPress.org --- # Nick Sinclair [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Plugin rearranges posts (v3.0.7)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rearranges-posts/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [5 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rearranges-posts/#post-18826505) * Yeah, understood – thanks again! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Plugin rearranges posts (v3.0.7)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rearranges-posts/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [5 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rearranges-posts/#post-18825284) * Mate, thank you, that’s awesome and you’re awesome. * The only thing that could make that better would be if it were possible to use the menu_order of the item you’ve duplicated and then add 1 to that, so that when the page refreshes the copy appears _after _the object you originally duplicated, but I’m not sure how that would affect the rest of the ordering. * This is certainly working great for the time being though; I might just configure the plugin so that when the new post is created, it automatically goes into “ Edit” instead of refreshing the page so the users don’t have to search for the copy at the bottom of the screen. * Thanks again for your hard work. It’s a great plugin. * N. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Plugin rearranges posts (v3.0.7)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rearranges-posts/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rearranges-posts/#post-18814545) * Hi [@joemc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joemc/), * The plugin I’m using is [Simple Custom Post Order](https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/simple-custom-post-order/) * I tested it again and it seems as though the problem might be that: - I rearrange my posts using SCPO * Front page is now menu_order = 1 - Hit refresh - Rearrange some more (without refreshing) - Duplicate a page with your plugin (which refreshes the page) - Now the pages are listed by post_title ASC rather than menu_order * Front page is now menu_order = 35 * It’s possible it’s a conflict with SCPO because I _think_ the way that plugin is working is that it saves the post order on _page load / unload / refresh_ rather than using an AJAX request. * Let me know if a video might help. * Thanks! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Not creating same Post Type (v2.39)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/#post-18300163) * Hi, * I’m not sure if v2.40 resolved the issue, but I wanted to try an experiment anyway. * I inserted the following code into your includes/settings.php file: * ```wp-block-code add_action( 'pre_plugin_update', 'mtphr_post_duplicator_initialize_settings' ); ``` * then I ran my test again with this patch and everything seemed to work (but updated to v2.40 instead of v2.39). I didn’t need to re-save the settings in the admin area or anything like that. * The thinking was to get the plugin to save its config settings prior to updating in an attempt to “force” it to stick. * Not sure if that helps or not, just thought I’d share. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Not creating same Post Type (v2.39)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/#post-18297761) * > I do see that the default Post Status setting on the old version is “Same as > Original” but I have the default in the new version set to “Draft”. So, that > would make a difference if the settings where never saved prior to updating > the plugin. Does this seem like this could be the issue you are seeing? * Yeah, that makes sense – I’ve never saved/changed the Settings from the default for this plugin on any site. I’ve never needed to. * I tested again with vanilla WP 6.7.1, PHP 8.0 on InstaWP installing v2.37 first. 1. Install v2.37 2. Noticed the default Post Status setting here is also “Draft”! 3. **Save **default settings 4. Update to v2.39 5. **Everything works as expected!** * > The default Post Type setting is the same between old and new plugins, though. > Did you see the post type issue on the other sites you tested on well? * Yes it looks like the issue was happening because the settings were not set in the database already. I’m not sure if there’s a way around that or if you even want to bother trying to fix it. * I imagine a lot of people probably would never adjust the default settings though and would likely come across this issue after updating too… * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Not creating same Post Type (v2.39)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/#post-18297707) * Okay, tried on a completely vanilla version (WP 6.7.1, PHP 8.0) using InstaWP. * This time, I installed an old version first (v2.37 for reference). Then, after updating to the latest version, I came across the same issues as I mentioned. * You may not be coming across it if you install it from v2.39 directly – try starting with a pre-v2.38 version and updating it instead. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Not creating same Post Type (v2.39)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/#post-18297700) * Just tested it on another site, this time upgrading from v2.36 * Same thing happened. Same steps to reproduce, even with Post Status getting set to Draft when I didn’t tell it to. * I’ll try on a completely vanilla version of WordPress and let you know. It’s possible it’s my setup, but I can’t see how yet. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] Not creating same Post Type (v2.39)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-creating-same-post-type-v2-39/#post-18297599) * I tried that (without changing any settings, because I didn’t want them changed) but that didn’t seem to make a difference. * Then, I tried: - Setting the Post Type setting to “Page”, - Saving - Setting the Post Type setting to “Same as original”, - Saving - (for some reason, now Post Status setting is set to “Draft”?) - Now “Duplicate Page to” says, “Duplicate {Post Type}” - Change Post Status setting back to “Same as Original” - Saving * It all appears to be working again now. * So, I guess mainly an issue with retaining the settings after the Settings page update? - This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] PHP Fatal Error (v2.38)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-v2-38/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-v2-38/#post-18297569) * I’ve done some more testing and, while that particular issue is definitely resolved, I’m coming across other issues now. * I’ll create a new support ticket though so you can keep tabs if that’s helpful. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Post Duplicator] PHP Fatal Error (v2.38)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-v2-38/) * Thread Starter [Nick Sinclair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksinclair/) * (@nicksinclair) * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-v2-38/#post-18297546) * Excellent, thanks for resolving the issue so quickly! * Big fan of this plugin, I use it across all of our sites. * Thanks for your efforts and responsiveness! 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