Are you looking to do something after the post is published which was drafted previously? This can be useful if you’re accepting posts from the frontend by creating a frontend form using ACF which you’re keeping in draft status because you’re reviewing. Now, you’ve reviewed it and published it. But you want to do another thing as well – e.g. send an email to the post author telling the post is published.
The appropriate hook is “transition_post_status”
add_action( 'transition_post_status', 'sa_send_email' ), 10, 3 );
/**
* Send an email when the submitted post status changes from "draft" to "publish". i.e. when admin approves the post.
*
* @param string $new_status New Status.
* @param string $old_status Old Status.
* @param object $post The WP_Post Object.
*/
function sa_send_email( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
if ( $old_status === 'draft' && $new_status === 'publish' && $post->post_type === 'site' ) {
$author_id = $post->post_author;
$author_display_name = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $author_id );
if ( empty( $author_display_name ) ) {
$author_display_name = get_the_author_meta( 'user_login', $author_id );
}
$author_email = get_the_author_meta( 'user_email', $author_id );
$post_title = $post->post_title;
$post_link = get_permalink( $post->ID );
$subject = esc_html__( 'Review Outcome for Your Post Submission', 'text-domain' );
$message = "Dear {$author_display_name},
I hope this email finds you well. We wanted to update you on the status of your post submission for {$post_title} on our website.
After a thorough review by our team, we have the following update:
We are pleased to inform you that your post, {$post_title}, has been approved and is now live on our platform's listings. You can view your listing here: {$post_link}.
Congratulations! Your post is now visible to potential buyers, and we look forward to helping you find the right match.
Regards,";
wp_mail( $author_email, $subject, $message );
}
}Take a look at {$new_status}_{$post->post_type} hook as well.
I hope you found it helpful!
WP Hook after the post status is changed
