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fakrulislam
fakrulislam
5,090 Points
Posted by fakrulislam
fakrulislam
5,090 Points

how to check my_plugin_hidden_field has been submitted or not using isset?

I am trying to check my_plugin_hidden_field has been submitted or not using the isset() function within if statement. For example: $hidden_field = $POST['my_plugin_hidden_field']; if( isset($hidden_field) ){

}

Showing an error message to me that: in order to check that condition I must need to use the isset() function which I used already.

Thanks for your help!

plugin.php 
<?php

function my_plugin_options_page() {

    if (!current_user_can('manage_options')) {
        wp_die('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.');
    }

  $hidden_field = $POST['my_plugin_hidden_field'];
    if ( isset( $hidden_field ) ){

  }



}

?>

1 Answer

Luke Towers
Luke Towers
18,572 Points
Luke Towers
Luke Towers
18,572 Points

First problem, you're using $POST, not $_POST which is the proper global variable to use to access variables in POST requests to your PHP script.

You need to check if $POST['my_plugin_hidden_field']; is set, not if your variable is set. Just by putting the line

<?php
$hidden_field = $_POST['my_plugin_hidden_field'];

you have set the $hidden_field variable. What you are trying to do is determine if the my_plugin_hidden_field variable was set in the POST request sent to your PHP script. In order to do that, you must do the following:

<?php
if (isset($_POST['my_plugin_hidden_field'])) {
    $hidden_field = $_POST['my_plugin_hidden_field'];
}