Live Composer overwrites post content with rendered live composer code

[jamesdlow]

Since live composer 1.5.53, it overwrites the post_content field with rendered live composer code. This should happen. Please revert to logic from version 1.5.52. I've done a demo video here:

https://youtu.be/GxxdQ-UEIXs

I believe this is part of the offending code, where it sets post_content to the rendered page builder code:

live-composer-page-builder/includes/display-functions.php

Line 779 in cefe269

$wpdb->query(

This was bug that got removed here in 28th Feb 2025:
2d4e2c6

Before being added back, even though it shouldn't have been on 30th June 2025:
45551c8

[jagveer-blueastral]

Hi Jamesdlow,

Thank you for sharing the detailed report and the demo video — it’s much appreciated.

The change to update the post_content field with the rendered Live Composer content was made intentionally to ensure full compatibility with the RankMath plugin, which relies on the post content for SEO analysis.

We understand that this modifies the behavior from version 1.5.52, and we’re evaluating ways to maintain RankMath compatibility while preserving the previous workflow.

Additionally, the functionality for editing the content within the "the_content" module of a page is currently under development and will be included in an upcoming release.

Thank you for your patience and valuable feedback.

[jamesdlow]

Hi @jagveer-blueastral

Thank you for the reply. Do you think you can make overwriting the post_content optional, so we can disable it if it is not functionality that we desire?

Thanks.

[jagveer-blueastral]

Hi @jamesdlow,

Thank you for your suggestion! As mentioned in our previous message, the functionality we’re currently developing will include the ability to make overwriting the post_content field optional. This means you’ll have full control to enable or disable it based on your needs.
Thank you for your patience and valuable feedback.

[jamesdlow]

Also in case anyone else is interested this is how I restored original functionality:

//Don't overwrite post_content with rendered live composer code
add_filter('query', function($query) {
	global $wpdb;
	$normalized = ltrim($query);
	if (stripos($normalized, "UPDATE {$wpdb->prefix}posts SET post_content =" ) === 0) {
		$query = "SELECT 1;";
	}
	return $query;
});

//Return post_content in the content module
add_filter('get_post_metadata', function($value, $object_id, $meta_key, $single) {
	if ($meta_key === 'dslc_original_post_content') {
		$post = get_post($object_id);
		if ($post) {
			$value = apply_filters('the_content', $post->post_content);
			$value = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $value);
		}
	}
	return $value;
}, 10, 4);