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Word Front Front form to post / draft messages directly

I have a Wordpress login form for posting / creating posts directly from my topic: -

<?php if( 'POST' == $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] && !empty( $_POST['action'] ) && $_POST['action'] == "new_post") { // Do some minor form validation to make sure there is content $title = $_POST["title"]; if(!empty($_POST['middle'])) { $description = 'a sentence ' . $_POST['middle'] . ' with something in the MIDDLE. a sentence ' . $_POST['end'] . ' with something in the END.'; } $tags = $_POST["tags"]; $post_cat = $_POST['cat']; // ADD THE FORM INPUT TO $new_post ARRAY $new_post = array( 'post_title' => $title, 'post_content' => $description, 'post_category' => $post_cat, // Usable for custom taxonomies too 'tags_input' => $tags, 'post_status' => 'draft', // Choose: publish, preview, future, draft, etc. 'post_type' => 'post', //'post',page' or use a custom post type if you want to ); //SAVE THE POST $pid = wp_insert_post($new_post); //REDIRECT TO THE NEW POST ON SAVE $link = get_permalink( $pid ); wp_redirect( '/post-submitted-draft' ); } // END THE IF STATEMENT THAT STARTED THE WHOLE FORM //POST THE POST YO do_action('wp_insert_post', 'wp_insert_post'); ?>

and I have a simple php form that has the following function: -

 <?php if(!empty($_POST['middle'])) { echo "a sentence".$_POST['middle']." with something in the MIDDLE."; } if(!empty($_POST['end'])) { echo "a sentence".$_POST['end']." with something in the END."; } ?>

I wanted to include it in the form, and I did it using the following method: -

 if(!empty($_POST['middle'])) { $description = 'a sentence ' . $_POST['middle'] . ' with something in the MIDDLE. a sentence ' . $_POST['end'] . ' with something in the END.';

but it will ignore the whole value of $ description if the 'middle' field is empty, and I want it to ignore only the first sentence, if the 'middle' field is empty and displays the second sentence that has an 'end' field, i.e.

 'a sentence ' . $_POST['end'] . ' with something in the END.';

How to make it work like this?

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Following a method like the one below will make things better and more understandable. Basically, setting the description variable in the first sentence and adding a second bit if it exists.

 if(!empty($_POST['middle'])) { $description = "a sentence".$_POST['middle']." with something in the MIDDLE."; } if(!empty($_POST['end'])) { $description .= "a sentence".$_POST['end']." with something in the END."; } if(isset($description)) { // do something with description }

Also think about escaping strings, depending on what you use it for.

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Edit:

 if(!empty($_POST['middle'])) { $description = 'a sentence ' . $_POST['middle'] . ' with something in the MIDDLE. a sentence ' . $_POST['end'] . ' with something in the END.';

to:

 $description = (!empty($_POST['middle']))? 'a sentence ' . $_POST['middle'] . ' with something in the MIDDLE.': '' ; $description .= (!empty($_POST['end']))? 'a sentence ' . $_POST['end'] . ' with something in the END.': '' ;
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