functions.php

<?php

	/**
	 * Process custom question form submission.
	 * Original work by - Rahul Aryan
	 * Modified by - Dr. Atul
	 * @return void
	 * @since 4.1.0
	 */
	function at_submit_question_form() {
		$editing = false;
		$form = anspress()->get_form( 'at_question_form' );

		/**
		 * Action triggered before processing question form.
		 *
		 * @since 4.1.0
		 */
		do_action( 'ap_submit_question_form' );

		$values = $form->get_values();

		// Check nonce and is valid form.
		if ( ! $form->is_submitted() ) {
			echo __( 'Holla, you trying to cheat!' );
			return;
		}

		$question_args = array(
			'post_title'		   => $values['post_title']['value'],
			'post_content' 		 => $values['post_content']['value'],
		);

		if ( ! empty( $values['post_id']['value'] ) ) {
			$question_args['ID'] = $values['post_id']['value'];
			$editing = true;
			$_post = ap_get_post( $question_args['ID'] );

			// Check if valid post type and user can edit.
			if ( 'question' !== $_post->post_type || ! ap_user_can_edit_question( $_post ) ) {
				ap_ajax_json( 'something_wrong' );
			}
		}

		// Add default arguments if not editing.
		if ( ! $editing ) {
			$question_args = wp_parse_args( $question_args, array(
				'post_author' 		 => get_current_user_id(),
				'post_name' 		   => '',
				'comment_status' 	 => 'open',
			) );
		}

		// Post status.
		$question_args['post_status'] = ap_new_edit_post_status( false, 'question', $editing );

		if ( $form->have_errors() ) {
			ap_ajax_json([
				'success'       => false,
				'snackbar'      => [ 'message' => __( 'Unable to post question.', 'anspress-question-answer' ) ],
				'form_errors'   => $form->errors,
				'fields_errors' => $form->get_fields_errors(),
			] );
		}

		// Set post parent.
		// @TODO: Check nonce for post parent.
		if ( isset( $values['post_parent'] ) && $values['post_parent']['value'] ) {
			$question_args['post_parent'] = $values['post_parent']['value'];
		}

		
		/**
		 * Filter question description before saving.
		 *
		 * @param string $content Post content.
		 * @since unknown
		 * @since @3.0.0 Moved from process-form.php
		 */
		$question_args['post_content'] = apply_filters( 'ap_form_contents_filter', $question_args['post_content'] );

		$question_args['post_name'] = ap_remove_stop_words_post_name( $question_args['post_title'] );

		if ( $editing ) {
			/**
			 * Can be used to modify `$args` before updating question
			 *
			 * @param array $question_args Question arguments.
			 * @since 2.0.1
			 * @since 4.1.0 Moved from includes/ask-form.php.
			 */
			$question_args = apply_filters( 'ap_pre_update_question', $question_args );
		} else {
			/**
			 * Can be used to modify args before inserting question
			 *
			 * @param array $question_args Question arguments.
			 * @since 2.0.1
			 * @since 4.1.0 Moved from includes/ask-form.php.
			 */
			$question_args = apply_filters( 'ap_pre_insert_question', $question_args );
		}

		if ( ! $editing ) {
			$question_args['post_type'] = 'question';
			$post_id = wp_insert_post( $question_args, true );
		} else {
			$post_id = wp_update_post( $question_args, true );
		}

		// If error return and send error message.
		if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {
			ap_ajax_json([
				'success'       => false,
				'snackbar'      => array(
					'message' => sprintf(
						// Translators: placeholder contain error message.
						__( 'Unable to post question. Error: %s', 'anspress-question-answer' ),
						$post_id->get_error_message()
					),
				),
			] );
		}

		$form->after_save( false, array(
			'post_id' => $post_id,
		) );

		// Clear temporary images.
		if ( $post_id ) {
			ap_clear_unattached_media();
		}

		if ( isset( $question_args['ID'] ) ) {
			$message = __( 'Question updated successfully, you\'ll be redirected in a moment.', 'anspress-question-answer' );
		} else {
			$message = __( 'Your question is posted successfully, you\'ll be redirected in a moment.', 'anspress-question-answer' );
		}
		
		if ( ! is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {
		  $form = anspress()->get_form( 'at_question_form' );
		  $values = $form->get_values();
		  $qameta = array(
			'last_updated'   => current_time( 'mysql' ), // When last question was active.
			'answers'        => ap_count_published_answers( $post_id ), // numbers of answers.
			'anonymous_name' => sanitize_text_field( $values['anonymous_name']['value'] ), // Anonymous user name.
			'selected'       => false, // Answer id if have a selected answer.
			'views'          => 10000, // Numbers of views.
			'closed'         => false, // Is question closed?
			'comments'       => 10, // Numbers of comments.
			'featured'       => false, // is featured?
			'votes_up'       => 5, // Numbers of vote up.
			'votes_down'     => 0, // Numbers of vote down.
			'subscribers'    => 10, // Numbers of subscribers.
			'flags'          => 0, // Numbers of flags.
		  );
		
			ap_insert_qameta( $post_id, $qameta );
			$activity_type = 'new_question';
			/** Following should have worked, but not working -
			ap_activity_add( array(
				'q_id'   => $post_id,
				'action' => $activity_type,
			) );
			**/
			// Following function appears to be deprecated, but it was the only thing working for me -
			ap_update_post_activity_meta( $post_id, $activity_type, get_current_user_id() );
			
			echo get_permalink( $post_id );
		}
		
	}
	add_action( 'init', 'at_submit_question_form' );

	
	/**
	 * Register a custom form by "at_question_form" name in AnsPress.
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	function at_custom_question_form_in_ap() {
	  $form = array(
		'fields' => array(
			 'post_title' => array(
				'label' => __('Demo post title'),
				'desc' => __('A TinyMce editor field.'),
				'type' => 'editor'
			  ),
			  'post_content' => array(
				'label' => __('Demo post content'),
				'desc' => __('A TinyMce editor field.'),
				'type' => 'editor'
			  ),
		)
	  );
	  
	  // I am trying to figure out that how to reset fields value once form is submitted. Following doesnt work -
	  //$form['fields']['post_content']['value'] = '';
	  
	  return $form;
	}
	// ap_form_ followed by form name.
	add_filter('ap_form_at_question_form', 'at_custom_question_form_in_ap');