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#User Action

The User Action is a template to create, update or log a user on form submission.

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#User Settings

Setting nameDescription
Action typeCreate, update or log a user
Action nameAlias name allowing to use targeted hook
ValidationAutomatically validate fields
TargetThe user to update
SourceThe user to retrieve fields from
Load valuesFill inputs with values
E-mailThe user e-mail
UsernameThe username
PasswordThe user password
First nameThe user first name
Last nameThe user last name
NicknameThe user nickname
Display nameThe user display name
WebsiteThe user website
DescriptionThe user description
RoleThe user role
Log user once createdAutomatically log user on creation
Save ACF fieldsChoose which ACF fields should be saved to this user
Load ACF fieldsChoose which ACF fields should have their values loaded

#Validation

You can use the acf/validate_value hook to validate each fields individually.

To validate the whole form, you can use the acfe/form/validate_user hook and throw errors with the acfe_add_validation_error() function.

Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Validation
 * 
 * @array  $form    Form settings array
 * @array  $action  Action settings array
 */
 
action('acfe/form/validate_user',                $form, $action);
action('acfe/form/validate_user/form=my-form',   $form, $action);
action('acfe/form/validate_user/action=my-user', $form, $action);
add_action('acfe/form/validate_user/form=my-form', 'my_user_validation', 10, 2);
function my_user_validation($form, $action){
    
    // get current post id
    // where the form is displayed
    $post_id = $form['post_id'];
    
    // get field input value
    $my_field = get_field('my_field');
    
    // check field value
    if($my_field === 'Company'){
        
        // add validation error
        acfe_add_validation_error('my_field', 'The value Company is not allowed');
        
    }
    
}

#Built-in Validation

The Action is bundled with a “Validation” setting that will make sure any required fields to correctly create/update or log the user are validated before the submission.

You can change the built-in validation error messages using the acfe/form/validate_user_errors filter. Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Validation Errors
 * 
 * @array  $errors  Error messages
 * @array  $form    Form settings array
 * @array  $action  Action settings array
 * 
 * @return array
 */
 
filter('acfe/form/validate_user_errors',                $errors, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/validate_user_errors/form=my-form',   $errors, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/validate_user_errors/action=my-user', $errors, $form, $action);
add_filter('acfe/form/validate_user_errors/form=my-form', 'my_user_validation_errors', 10, 3);
function my_user_validation_errors($errors, $form, $action){
    
    /**
     * $errors = array(
     *     'empty_user_pass'           => 'An error has occured. Please try again',
     *     'invalid_email'             => 'Invalid e-mail',
     *     'invalid_email_password'    => 'Invalid e-mail or password',
     *     'invalid_username'          => 'Invalid username',
     *     'invalid_username_password' => 'Invalid username or password',
     *     'used_email'                => 'E-mail address is already used',
     *     'used_username'             => 'Username is already used',
     *     'long_username'             => 'Username may not be longer than 60 characters.',
     * );
     */

    // change specific message
    $errors['long_username'] = 'Username is too long';

    // return
    return $errors;
    
}

#Prepare

The preparation phase is triggered after the form validation and before its submission. Returning false will stop the Action and go to the next one. Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Prepare
 * 
 * @array  $action  Action settings array
 * @array  $form    Form settings array
 *
 * @return array|false
 */
 
filter('acfe/form/prepare_user',                $action, $form);
filter('acfe/form/prepare_user/form=my-form',   $action, $form);
filter('acfe/form/prepare_user/action=my-user', $action, $form);
add_filter('acfe/form/prepare_user/form=my-form', 'my_user_prepare', 10, 2);
function my_user_prepare($action, $form){
    
    // if user isn't logged in
    // do not create/update the user
    if(!is_user_logged_in()){
        return false;
    }
    
    // return normally
    return $action;
    
}

#Values Source

Change the user ID where meta values are loaded from. Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Values Source
 * 
 * @int    $user_id  User ID source
 * @array  $form     Form settings array
 * @array  $action   Action settings array
 *
 * @return int
 */

filter('acfe/form/load_user_id',                $user_id, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/load_user_id/form=my-form',   $user_id, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/load_user_id/action=my-user', $user_id, $form, $action);
add_filter('acfe/form/load_user_id/form=my-form', 'my_user_load_id', 10, 3);
function my_user_load_id($user_id, $form, $action){
    
    // get field input value
    $my_field = get_field('my_field');
    
    // check field value
    // and force to load values from the user id 8
    if($my_field === 'Company'){
        $user_id = 8;
    }
    
    // return normally
    return $user_id;
    
}

#User Arguments

Change the user arguments before database insert/update. Those arguments are later passed to wp_insert_user() or wp_update_user() (See documentation). Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Arguments
 * 
 * @array  $args    User arguments, later passed to wp_insert_user()
 * @array  $form    Form settings array
 * @array  $action  Action settings array
 * 
 * @return array|false
 */

filter('acfe/form/submit_user_args',                $args, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/submit_user_args/form=my-form',   $args, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/submit_user_args/action=my-user', $args, $form, $action);
add_filter('acfe/form/submit_user_args/form=my-form', 'my_user_submit_args', 10, 3);
function my_user_submit_args($args, $form, $action){
    
    // get current post id
    // where the form is displayed
    $post_id = $form['post_id'];

    // get the action type
    // either 'insert_user', 'update_user' or 'log_user'
    $action_type = $action['type'];
    
    // get the form input value
    $my_field = get_field('my_field');
    
    // check field value
    // and change the user first name
    if($my_field === 'Company'){
        $args['first_name'] = 'My Name';
    }

    // get previous post action output (if any)
    // retrieve the 'post_title' specifically
    $post_title = acfe_get_form_action('post.post_title');
    
    // check the post title
    // and change the user first name
    if($post_title === 'My Post'){
        $args['first_name'] = 'My Name';
    }

    // do not create/update user
    // return false;
    
    // return normally
    return $args;
    
}

#Submit

Trigger a custom action after the user was created/updated/logged using the acfe/form/submit_user hook. Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Submit
 * 
 * @int    $user_id  Created/Updated/Logged user ID
 * @array  $args     User arguments
 * @array  $form     Form settings array
 * @array  $action   Action settings array
 */
 
action('acfe/form/submit_user',                $user_id, $args, $form, $action);
action('acfe/form/submit_user/form=my-form',   $user_id, $args, $form, $action);
action('acfe/form/submit_user/action=my-user', $user_id, $args, $form, $action);
add_action('acfe/form/submit_user/form=my-form', 'my_user_submit', 10, 4);
function my_user_submit($user_id, $args, $form, $action){
    
    // get current post id
    // where the form is displayed
    $post_id = $form['post_id'];

    // get the action type
    // either 'insert_user', 'update_user' or 'log_user'
    $action_type = $action['type'];
    
    // get the form input value
    $my_field = get_field('my_field');
    
    // check field value
    if($my_field === 'Company'){
        // do something
    }

    // get previous post action output (if any)
    // retrieve the 'post_title' specifically
    $post_title = acfe_get_form_action('post.post_title');
    
    // check the post title
    if($post_title === 'My Post'){
        // do something
    }

    // manually update a field on the created/updated user
    update_field('my_field', 'my_value', "user_{$user_id}");
    
}

#Output

The Action Output allows retrieve the action data in a future action within the Form UI using a Template Tag, or a PHP hook using a function.

For example, the Template Tag {action:user:user_login} will output the latest User “User Login”. The equivalent in PHP is acfe_get_form_action('user.user_login').

It is possible to change the output of a User Action using the acfe/form/submit_user_output filter. Usage example:

/**
 * User Action: Output
 * 
 * @array  $output   Output information
 * @array  $args     User arguments
 * @array  $form     Form settings array
 * @array  $action   Action settings array
 * 
 * @return array
 */
 
filter('acfe/form/submit_user_output',                $output, $args, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/submit_user_output/form=my-form',   $output, $args, $form, $action);
filter('acfe/form/submit_user_output/action=my-user', $output, $args, $form, $action);
add_filter('acfe/form/submit_user_output/form=my-form', 'my_user_output', 10, 4);
function my_user_output($output, $args, $form, $action){
    
    /**
     * $output = array(
     *     'ID' => 4,
     *     'user_login' => 'User',
     *     'user_pass' => 'mypassword',
     *     'user_nicename' => 'user',
     *     'user_email' => '[email protected]',
     *     'user_url' => '',
     *     'user_registered' => '2020-08-19 20:27:59',
     *     'user_activation_key' => '',
     *     'user_status' => 0,
     *     'display_name' => 'First name Last name',
     *     'nickname' => 'User',
     *     'first_name' => 'First name',
     *     'last_name' => 'Last name',
     *     'description' => '',
     *     'rich_editing' => true,
     *     'syntax_highlighting' => true,
     *     'comment_shortcuts' => false,
     *     'admin_color' => 'fresh',
     *     'use_ssl' => 0,
     *     'show_admin_bar_front' => true,
     *     'locale' => '',
     *     'wp_capabilities' => array('subscriber' => true),
     *     'wp_user_level' => 0,
     *     'permalink' => '/author/user',
     *     'admin_url' => '/wp-admin/user-edit.php?user_id=4',
     * );
     */
    
    // get field input value
    $my_field = get_field('my_field');
    
    // check field value
    if($my_field === 'Company'){
    
        // set a custom key/value pair in the output
        $output['custom_key'] = 'custom_value';
    
    }
    
    // return normally
    return $output;
    
}