do_action( “save_post_{$post->post_type}”, int $post_id, WP_Post $post, bool $update )

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   Andrew Dixon 7 years ago

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   The hook also fires when clicking on the “Add New” option for the custom post type, as it creates the draft in the DB, and when calling the wp_update_post function as well.

   • You can know whether the hook fired from the “Add New” option by checking the post status:

     if ( $post->post_status == "auto-draft" ) {     return; }

     It’s also good to note that this hook is also called when trashing a post or restoring it from trash.

     Benjamin Intal 6 years ago
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   squarecandy 4 years ago

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   It’s kind of sad that this more explicit action fires before the less explicit ‘save_post’ action.

   This means if a 3rd party plugin does something using ‘save_post’ you need to use ‘save_post’ to override it too.

   // someone else's code...
   add_action( 'save_post', 'wpdocs_do_something_custom', 15 );
   
   // try to override with CPT action - DOES NOT WORK
   add_action( 'save_post_third_party_cpt', 'wpdocs_override_something_custom', 20, 2 );
   
   // you must do this to override
   add_action( 'save_post', 'wpdocs_override_something_custom', 20, 2 );
   function override_something_custom( $post_id, $post ) {
   	// bail out if this is an autosave
   	if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) {
   		return;
   	}
   
   	// bail out if this is not an event item
   	if ( 'third_party_cpt' !== $post->post_type ) {
   		return;
   	}
   
   	// ... do override stuff
   }
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   Nazmul Ahsan 5 years ago

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   Notify your newsletter subscribers when a new book (custom post) is added-

   add_action( 'save_post_book', 'wpdocs_notify_subscribers', 10, 3 );
   
   function wpdocs_notify_subscribers( $post_id, $post, $update ) {
   
   	// If an old book is being updated, exit
   	if ( $update ) {
   		return;
   	}
   
   	$subscribers = array( 'john@doe.com', 'jane@doe.com', 'someone@else.com' ); // list of your subscribers
   	$subject     = 'A new book has beed added!';
   	$message     = sprintf( 'We\'ve added a new book, %s. Click <a href="%s">here</a> to see the book', get_the_title( $post ), get_permalink( $post ) );
   
   	wp_mail( $subscribers, $subject, $message );
   }