How can I force a slug to update on save

Question

I'm using the auto generate entry titles from custom fields option, eg

{eventVenue}-{seriesName}-{eventDate}

But sometimes the eventVenue isn't known at the time of creating the entry, so you can end up with a slug of tba-winter-2017-04-15. But when they later update the eventVenue the slug is not right. It's not very easy to explain to users that they can/should change the slug and for them to remember to do so.

I fully understand the thinking that in many cases the slug shouldn't change due to existing links that may exist and will now break, but is there a way to override the default?

In ExpressionEngine I used an addon, "Title Master" that had the option to update url on edit or not.

Answer 1

You could write a simple plugin that listened to the onSaveEntry and perform whatever custom business logic you require for slugs.

Don't re-save that entry going through craft()->entries->saveEntry(), though, or else you'll create an infinite loop by firing the onSaveEntry event again.

You could either call craft()->elements->saveElement() directly or use use QueryBuilder to directly update the database with the slug.

Answer 2

It could be as easy as training your users to delete the slug. If you delete the slug and save the entry will update it.