Idea Board Not Saving Increment

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Just for fun, I’m trying to build the “Idea Board” that Daniele so kindly taught us how to build in this video:

And here are my results so far:

It seems to be working, but the increments aren’t saving. Every time you launch the page it’s at zero. Anyone know why that would be happening?

Thanks in advance!

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Could you share your config? :blush:

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Hi @Daniele , sorry for the delay!

Well, here’s the primary settings I think you may need:
ACTIONS: “Update Post Meta” is set to {mb_idea_like_count}

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And the UPDATE POST META is set tp Source: Metabox, Post Meta Data idea_like_count:

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Here’s the MB Like Count field group:

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Let me know if there’s anything else I should screenshot and put up.

And you’ll also see a temporary Admin link in your help@bricksforge.io email.

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Hey Stephen,

I’ve found the issue here. You’ve used a wrong “Post Meta Name”. Instead of idea_like_count, you just need to use like_count, as this is the name used by Metabox. This way the value will correctly be saved in the correct database. Also, for the second and third column, there was a missing Post ID reference. I’ve added this as well. Also, make sure that Metabox adds the value 0 by default for each new created post. Otherwise, the button will be initially empty.

Now, the functionality works as expected :slight_smile:

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Wow, more issues than I thought.

You’re the best @Daniele.

Thanks once again for the best support in the business!

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