'transition_post_status' is executed before 'save_post'

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The action 'transition_post_status' is incorrectly executed before 'save_post' for custom post types

I understand why it may make more sense to fire transition_post_status after save_post (in some situations), but that's not how wp_insert_post() is architected. We can't change it now.

But what is the reason this is done differently for custom post types?

The problem is that 'transition_post_status' is called before the post meta values can be saved, resulting in ​this problem.

It isn't done differently for custom post types. wp_insert_post() is used for pages, posts, custom post types.

You'll need to check your checkbox on transition_post_status in order to have the value ready for those hooks.

I have tested it again and it is really like this:

Regular post type: save_post, then transition_post_status and another save_post

Custom post types: transition_post_status, then save_post

Maybe wp_insert_post does it the right way, but the fact remains the order is different for custom post types.

You'll need to check your checkbox on transition_post_status in order to have the value ready for those hooks

The checkbox is checked in transition_post_status already, but the problem is that this works for the regular post type, but not for custom post types, because of the order the hooks are called.

Check the post type of the post objects before doing anything.

If your post type supported revisions, you'd see both actions fire twice -- transition then save for the revision, transition then save for the post.

Thanks for your support!