(function($) { // we create a copy of the WP inline edit post function var $wp_inline_edit = inlineEditPost.edit; // and then we overwrite the function with our own code inlineEditPost.edit = function( id ) { // "call" the original WP edit function // we don't want to leave WordPress hanging $wp_inline_edit.apply( this, arguments ); // now we take care of our business // get the post ID var $post_id = 0; if ( typeof( id ) == 'object' ) $post_id = parseInt( this.getId( id ) ); if ( $post_id > 0 ) { // define the edit row var $edit_row = $( '#edit-' + $post_id ); var $post_row = $( '#post-' + $post_id ); // get the data var $startdate = $( '.column-am_startdate', $post_row ).html(); var $enddate = $('.column-am_enddate', $post_row).html(); // populate the data $( ':input[name="am_startdate"]', $edit_row ).val( $startdate ); $( ':input[name="am_enddate"]', $edit_row ).val( $enddate ); } }; })(jQuery);