17
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Unable to check if plugin is active
Try to check class_exists:
<?php
if( class_exists('acf') ) {
echo "hi";
}
?>
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votes
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Filter by custom field in custom post type on admin page
And for displaying result for Filter then try this code
add_filter( 'parse_query', 'prefix_parse_filter' );
function prefix_parse_filter($query) {
global $pagenow;
$current_page = isset( $_GET['...
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Is it possible to add custom fields to a WooCommerce attribute term?
Yes, it is possible. And there's an easy guide here.
Below is a working code you can add to the theme's main functions.php file:
// Adds a custom rule type.
add_filter( 'acf/location/rule_types', ...
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votes
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How to add a custom field to quick edit
There are a few steps to create the custom quick edit box and custom column
create a custom meta key (assumed that you have 1 already)
add custom admin column title and data (assumed that you want to ...
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12
votes
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Display List Of Posts Containing a Relationship Field Value [ACF]
I am updating my complete answer based on your clarification in the comment below. I hope this helps:
<div class="entry-content">
<h2>Documents written by this writer</h2>
...
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Filter by custom field in custom post type on admin page
The restrict_manage_posts action triggers the add_extra_tablenav() function, which is how you add additional dropdowns to your desired List Table.
In the example below, we first ensure that the Post ...
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Visual Composer vs. Advanced Custom Fields
Tell your boss that Visual Composer is the cancer of WordPress. Tell your boss that you've separated content concerns from visual ones, and that you're not tied into an abhorrent shortcode nightmare ...
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10
votes
Order get_terms using a Custom Field
A much shorter solution, just add this before foreach:
usort($terms, function($a, $b) {
return get_field('issue_date', $a) - get_field('issue_date', $b);
});
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10
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Media library - Limit images to custom post type
I'm not 100% sure if I get your problem right, but... Maybe this will help you...
Media uploader gets attachments with simple WP_Query, so you can use many filters to modify it's contents.
The only ...
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9
votes
Matching Serialized Arrays with meta_query
I just figured out myself how to do it
Take a look at this example:
$args = array();
$args['relation'] = 'OR';
foreach ( $tag_ids as $t ) {
$args[] = array(
'key' => '...
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9
votes
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Add custom field to the archive page?
Using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin you can assign options pages to you custom posttype like this:
if( function_exists('acf_add_options_page') )
{
acf_add_options_page(array(
'...
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8
votes
ACF - get fields from group
I'm surprised no one mentioned acf_get_fields('someGroupId') yet.
/**
* acf_get_fields
*
* Returns and array of fields for the given $parent.
*
* @date 30/09/13
* @since 5.0.0
*
* @param ...
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importing third party json feed as custom post type
If you want the D.I.Y. route...
The post type in this example is set to 'post' but you can see where to change it. Here is a working example to pull the data ( first page in this example ), parse the ...
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How to get "Additional CSS Class" for ACF Gutenberg block
Note that I don't have ACF PRO 5.8 which comes with the Block features, but I hope this answer helps.
If you look at the example here, you can retrieve the additional/custom CSS classes using props....
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votes
Unable to check if plugin is active
is_plugin_active() only available inside the admin area.
You need to include the core plugin.php file in front end to use this function.
From WordPress documentation
NOTE: defined in wp-admin/...
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votes
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Remove Category description textarea
/*remove term descriptions from post editor */
function wpse_hide_cat_descr() { ?>
<style type="text/css">
.term-description-wrap {
display: none;
}
</...
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votes
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ACF Repeater loops and resets - where is the reset_rows() documentation?
It's not in the documentation mainly because it's an internal function, they weren't expecting you to use or need it.
have_rows() checks to see whether there is a currently active loop- if not, it ...
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votes
Order and group posts by acf by month and year
When you query the posts with orderby argument as a event_date (it could be any field with date format) the posts are ordered by date, desc or asc. So the only thing you have to do afterwards is to ...
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votes
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How to update custom taxonomy meta using ACF update_field() function or any other wordpress function
I figured it out somehow..
Syntax of update_field():
update_field($field_key, $value, $post_id)
MY MISTAKE:
I was using the wrong parameter for the $post_id which i thought was the Term Id of the ...
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votes
Filtering multiple custom fields with WP REST API 2
This solution works with get_items() in /lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php of the v2 WP Rest API.
First, you'll want to construct the GET arguments like you would for a new WP_Query(). ...
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6
votes
functions.php inject inline css
The easiest way I've seen is to echo it where you need it:
function inline_css() {
echo "<style>html{background-color:#001337}</style>";
}
add_action( 'wp_head', 'inline_css', ...
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ACF add custom fields to categories and display
Check this page out from the ACF docs: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/get-values-from-a-taxonomy-term/
Specifically this section:
"Finding the term related to the current post"
<?...
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votes
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ACF datepicker meta_query Compare Dates in m/d/Y g:i a - Not in Ymd Format
There should not be any need to do this.
Even if an ACF Field is using 'return_format' => 'm/d/Y g:i a',
The post_meta value is in YYYY-MM-DD 00:00:00 format.
$date_now = date('Y-m-d');
$args = [...
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6
votes
Using ACF to display data on all pages
As other users mention to create global options you need to have ACF Options Page add-on or ACF PRO. This will give you possibility to create nice options page and retrive your field in standard way:
...
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6
votes
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Using Advanced Custom Field (ACF) to insert meta description on each page
As mentioned in the comments, you are outside of the loop, so get_field will not know the ID. You can use the code below:
<?php
$meta_description = get_field('meta_description', ...
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votes
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How to store ACF custom fields data in a custom table
It is possible to save ACF data in custom tables by using a separate paid plugin called ACF Custom Database Tables.
However, if your goal is just to keep the database as light as possible, meevly.com'...
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votes
ACF: get_field() returning false
You need to pass in the ID of the post you're trying to get the field from: Eg
get_field('display_featured_image', $post_id).
In a loop you could do
get_field('display_featured_image', ...
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votes
get_field not displaying my custom field value
Nevermind, I figured this out.
The id needs to be "category_" and then the ID.
So the code is:
$sub_heading = get_field("sub_heading", "category_" . $cat->term_id);
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Adding a body class with ACF
Hook into the body_class filter and add your field there. It might be better to get the ID from get_queried_object_id() instead of get_the_ID().
add_filter( 'body_class', 'wpse_20160118__body_class' )...
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votes
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If Custom Field is empty don't display div
Try this:
<?php
$business_services = get_field( "services_for_businesses" );
//etc...
?>
<div class="section-title">Services for Individuals</div>
<div class="...
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