Is there a way to change the author of an entry on the frontend?

Question

So, I know that you can do this on the backend. But is there a way to change the author of an entry from a frontend form? I'm making a vacation request system and I'm wanting managers to be able to add new requests for other users.

Answer 1

You can use a custom entry form that posts to the entries/save-entry controller action. The first link includes a full Twig example. To edit an existing entry, make sure to include the entryId (for example, as a hidden input). Then include an authorId parameter with the ID of the new author to assign the entry to. This will also work for newly created entries.

Here's a stripped down example for a form to edit an existing entry and select a new author from a select field:

<form method="post" accept-charset="UTF-8">
  {{ csrfInput() }}
  {{ actionInput('entries/save-entry') }}

  {# replace with the ID of the entry that's being edited, unless it's a new one #}
  {{ hiddenInput('entryId', 123) }}

  {% set authors = craft.users().all() %}
  <select name="authorId">
    {% for user in authors %}
      <option value="{{ user.id }}">{{ user.fullName }}</option>
    {% endfor %}
  </select>

  <button type="submit">Save new author</button>
</form>

Check the links above for more examples and a list of supported parameters.