Post Object variable is empty but not on edit page

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  • lbweb

  • October 17, 2021 at 1:53 am

  I have an issue where I’m trying to pull in related posts from a CPT onto a post single page using the post object field, but I can’t get it to show on the front end. I’ve boiled the troubleshooting down to just testing if the variable is empty:

  <?php $relatedProject = get_field('pl_related_projects');
  	if ( ! empty( $relatedProject ) ) : ?>
  		<p>Not Empty</p>
  	<?php else : ?>
  		<p>Empty</p>
  	<?php endif; ?>

  …and it returns as “Empty”. But, in the post edit page. The field is filled out with a selected CPT.

  https://paste.pics/78b3d95a379f319fbd2d3999fc6e501b

  https://paste.pics/8d76347048335f6bea2f0664cd280995

  I’ve confirmed and reconfirmed the correct field is showing in the post edit page. I selected different CPTs, multiple CPTs and updated the post. But it still shows as an empty variable.

  Does anyone have ideas on what I am doing wrong?

  Running
  WP 5.8.1
  ACF Pro 5.10.2
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  • lbweb

  • October 17, 2021 at 2:17 am

  Skip this question…I found my issue. I didn’t realize in another portion of the template there was a different WP Query. The variable was pulling from the wrong content.