When to use the field key in ACF?
The way ACF works you really should use the key. “You can and should use the $field_key 100% of the time. The problem with using $field_name is that if the reference does not already exist, ACF will not be able to find the field object and will not be able to save the value. This situation would occur if you had used code to insert a post.
What is the Meta key for post object?
Your meta key will need to be the name of the field, and your meta value will need to be the $post_id. Hope that helps. I’m doing a similar thing as above but finding it hard when my post_object has multiple objects. 1. Custom post type with Courses in 2. Custom post type with Tutors in 3.
How is the post object field used in ACF?
ACF is running on staffpicks with a custom object field relating back to the staff member who picked it. When using the post object field – even though the post object field will show the title of the post in the select box (which is convenient…thanks), it’s actually saving the post ID of that related post object in the database.
When to use post ID in meta query?
When using the post object field – even though the post object field will show the title of the post in the select box (which is convenient…thanks), it’s actually saving the post ID of that related post object in the database. So when we run the meta query we have to use a value of post id – not the title of that post.
How to query posts in ACF for custom fields?
The WP_Query object is used to query posts and will return an object containing an array of $post objects and many useful methods. The get_posts function makes use of the above WP_Query object, however, it only returns an array of $post objects making it a simpler way to find and loop over posts.
Where to find ACF relationship fields in WordPress?
In my POSTS page (regular post type), I have setup a ACF relationship field. Inside this I can select company name which are all under the post type of directory_listings.
Where do I find the meta _ value in ACF?
If you were only concerned with grabbing a specific post (of which you knew the ID), the key would be the second parameter ( $post_id ). There’s nothing really magical about ACF. Quite simply: the meta_value (i.e. the directory listing the post is tied to) is saved to each post (attached to that post’s $post_id ).
What is the WP _ query object in ACF?
If you are already familiar with the above function, object and filter you may skip this section. The WP_Query object is used to query posts and will return an object containing an array of $post objects and many useful methods.
When to use pre get post filter in ACF?
The pre_get_post filter is called after the query object is created, but before the actual query is run. This example demonstrates how to query all posts and display them in a list.