Custom Post Type drafts are invisible now.

By: Alicia St Rose | Asked: 07/20/2025
ForumsCategory: Code HelpCustom Post Type drafts are invisible now.
Alicia St Rose asked 5 months ago

Creating custom post type from form entry saved as draft. I see draft number going up, but no post showing in the list.

I have no idea what could be the problem. This was working fine 3 weeks ago.

 

 

Victor Font
Staff replied 5 months ago

Your last response was lost to the forum's 56-years ago answer eating bug. Please post your response again.

Alicia St Rose
replied 5 months ago

I was using the WYSIWYG box at the bottom because I was uploading a screenshot. It that the 56-year ago answer eater? LOL. Or do I have to use these comment boxes?

Victor Font
Staff replied 5 months ago

There’s been a persistent issue in this forum where answers sometimes vanish. Initially, we suspected it was linked to CAPTCHA retries, but that might not be the case. For a more reliable way to avoid losing posts or answers, I recommend checking out the Formidable Masterminds Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/formidablemasterminds

1 Answers
Victor Font Staff answered 5 months ago

I'd like to call your attention to this Formidable Knowledgeable article about Custom Post Types, specifically the line that says: "There will be no connected post when an entry is a draft."https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/create-posts/Form triggers don't fire at all until a form entry is submitted for the last time. When you save a form entry as a draft, there is no connected post created until final submit when the forms triggers fire.

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