ACF form submission not processing

If you are experiencing an issue where the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) form submission is not being processed in WordPress, there are a few potential causes and solutions to consider.

One common reason for this issue is that the form is not properly set up to handle the submission. To ensure that the form submission is processed correctly, you can use the acf/submit_form hook provided by ACF. This hook allows you to perform custom actions when an ACF form is submitted.

Here’s an example code snippet that demonstrates how to use the acf/submit_form hook to process the form submission:

function wpsnippets_process_acf_form_submission($form) {
    // Perform custom actions with the submitted form data
    // For example, you can save the form data to the database or send it via email

    // Get the submitted form values
    $form_data = $form['values'];

    // Process the form data as needed
    // ...

    // Return the modified form
    return $form;
}
add_filter('acf/submit_form', 'wpsnippets_process_acf_form_submission');

In this code snippet, we define a custom function wpsnippets_process_acf_form_submission that accepts the submitted form data as a parameter. Inside the function, you can perform any custom actions you need with the form data. Finally, we use the add_filter function to hook our custom function to the acf/submit_form action.

By using this code snippet and modifying it to fit your specific needs, you can ensure that the ACF form submission is processed correctly in WordPress.

Examples

Example #1: ACF form submission not processing

This use case demonstrates how to troubleshoot and fix an issue where ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) form submissions are not being processed.

function wpsnippets_acf_form_submit() {
    // Check if the form has been submitted
    if (isset($_POST['acf'])) {
        // Process the form data
        // ...
    }
}
add_action('acf/submit_form', 'wpsnippets_acf_form_submit');

In this code example, we define a custom function wpsnippets_acf_form_submit that is hooked to the acf/submit_form action. Inside the function, we check if the form has been submitted by checking if the $_POST['acf'] variable is set. If it is, we can then process the form data as needed.

Example #2: ACF form submission not processing due to incorrect field names

This use case demonstrates how to fix an issue where ACF form submissions are not being processed due to incorrect field names.

function wpsnippets_acf_form_submit() {
    // Check if the form has been submitted
    if (isset($_POST['acf'])) {
        // Get the submitted form data
        $form_data = $_POST['acf'];

        // Check if the required fields are present
        if (isset($form_data['field_1']) && isset($form_data['field_2'])) {
            // Process the form data
            // ...
        }
    }
}
add_action('acf/submit_form', 'wpsnippets_acf_form_submit');

In this code example, we first retrieve the submitted form data using $_POST['acf']. Then, we check if the required fields (field_1 and field_2 in this case) are present in the form data before processing it. This ensures that the form submission is only processed when all the necessary fields are included.

Example #3: ACF form submission not processing due to missing action hook

This use case demonstrates how to fix an issue where ACF form submissions are not being processed because the custom function is not hooked to the correct action.

function wpsnippets_acf_form_submit() {
    // Check if the form has been submitted
    if (isset($_POST['acf'])) {
        // Process the form data
        // ...
    }
}
add_action('acf/init', 'wpsnippets_acf_form_submit');

In this code example, we fix the issue by changing the action hook from acf/submit_form to acf/init. By hooking the custom function to the acf/init action, the form submission will be processed correctly.