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update_field() inconsistency

  • Create a new Field Group with a repeater. In that repeater add a text field and save it.

    In the WordPress admin, create a new post and add 1 or more items to that repeater and publish the post.

    call get_field() with the field name for the repeater and you get an array containing all of the repeated elements.

    Modify the contents of that array and then use update_field() to update the content of that repeater field and the new contents are properly stored by ACF. Everything works great.

    Now, use wp_insert_post() to create a new post. Then call update_field() with the name of that repeater field and an array of content. The data is not properly stored by ACF and a call to get_field() afterward fails.

    It is not possible to create a post in code and add anything but “basic” field type data to that post. Term Objects don’t work, Groups don’t work, User Objects don’t work, etc… Even if you use the FIELD_???? ID instead of the field name. It still doesn’t properly store the data for ACF to be able to read it back.

    I need to import data from an external REST API source and create hundreds of new posts a day and ACF fails to properly create the data so that it can read it back. It only works if a post is manually created in the admin using the ACF form.

    To me, this is a serious bug.

  • I’m not exactly sure where your the problem is, but I just tried inserting a new post and then updating a repeater field and it worked for me.

    Here is the test code that I ran

    
    $post = array(
      'post_type' => 'post',
      'post_title' => 'inserted post test 2',
      'post_status' => 'publish',
      'post_content' => 'test content',
    );
    $post_id = wp_insert_post($post);
    $value = array(
      array(
        'field_5c1abd1da3f56' => 'test update field'
      )
    );
    update_field('field_5c1abd11a3f55', $value, $post_id);
    
  • field_5c1abd11a3f55 is a repeater?

    And field_5c1abd1da3f56 is a text field?

  • Okay, that seems to work with a very simply repeater field.

    Try this. Create a Group. Within that group, create a repeater with 3 fields.

    Create a post in the admin area as normal.

    Use the FIELD_ID and the POST_ID in get_field() to get the data for that group. You should get a nested array.

    Modify that array and use update_field() to put the data back. It should work just fine.

    Now, wp_insert_post() to create a post. Use get_field() to get the data from the first post with valid data. Use update_field() to copy that data into the new post. If fails.

  • This is my code:

    $date_meta = array();
    $date_meta['field_5b21449202e42'] = 'date'; //event_date_type
    $date_meta['field_5b2145b902e43'][0] = array( //event_single_day
            'field_5b21463202e44' => $date, //event_date
            'field_5b2146c83d961' => array( //event_time
                0 => array(
                    'field_5b2147733d964' => $time, //event_start_time
                    'field_5b2147af3d965' => $time, //event_end_time
                    )
                )
            );
    update_field( 'field_5b21463202e44', $date_meta, $id ); //event_date
    error_log( print_r( get_field( 'field_5b21463202e44', $id ), true ) );
    

    error_log shows “false”.

    If I look at the raw fields, “event_date” has the array stored as an array and none of the ACF FIELDs are created.

  • Yes, getting a value and then using that value to update another post with the same data will fail, I don’t even need to test it. The reason is that when you use get_field(), even if you use the field key, the nested sub fields in it will be by field name and not field key, so it fails.

    In your code example:

    
    $date_meta = array();
    $date_meta['field_5b21449202e42'] = 'date'; //event_date_type
    $date_meta['field_5b2145b902e43'][0] = array( //event_single_day
    
    // this is the field your are updating in the
    // update field call below
            'field_5b21463202e44' => $date, //event_date 
    
            'field_5b2146c83d961' => array( //event_time
                0 => array(
                    'field_5b2147733d964' => $time, //event_start_time
                    'field_5b2147af3d965' => $time, //event_end_time
                    )
                )
            );
    update_field( 'field_5b21463202e44', $date_meta, $id ); //event_date
    

    field_5b21463202e44 looks like a nested repeater, see my notes above. Is this correct?

  • It’s repeaters nested inside of a group… Very complex:

    Array
    (
        [ID] => 10198
        [key] => field_5b21445c02e41
        [label] => Event Date
        [name] => event_date
        [prefix] => acf
        [type] => group
        [value] => Array
            (
                [event_date_type] => date
                [event_single_day] => Array
                    (
                        [0] => Array
                            (
                                [event_date] => 20181219
                                [event_time] => Array
                                    (
                                        [0] => Array
                                            (
                                                [event_start_time] => 10:00:00
                                                [event_end_time] => 10:30:00
                                            )
    
                                        [1] => Array
                                            (
                                                [event_start_time] => 10:30:00
                                                [event_end_time] => 11:00:00
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                    )
    
                [event_date_range] => 
                [event_recurring_weekly] => Array
                    (
                        [event_start_date] => 
                        [event_end_date] => 
                        [event_time] => 
                        [event_recurring_days] => Array
                            (
                            )
    
                    )
    
                [event_recurring_monthly] => 
            )
    
        [menu_order] => 8
        [instructions] => 
        [required] => 1
        [id] => 
        [class] => 
        [conditional_logic] => 0
        [parent] => 15
        [wrapper] => Array
            (
                [width] => 
                [class] => 
                [id] => 
            )
    
        [_name] => event_date
        [_prepare] => 0
        [_valid] => 1
        [user_roles] => Array
            (
                [0] => all
            )
    
        [layout] => block
        [sub_fields] => Array
            (
                [0] => Array
                    (
                        [ID] => 10199
                        [key] => field_5b21449202e42
                        [label] => Type
                        [name] => event_date_type
                        [prefix] => acf
                        [type] => select
                        [value] => 
                        [menu_order] => 0
                        [instructions] => 
                        [required] => 0
                        [id] => 
                        [class] => 
                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                        [parent] => 10198
                        [wrapper] => Array
                            (
                                [width] => 25
                                [class] => 
                                [id] => 
                            )
    
                        [_name] => event_date_type
                        [_prepare] => 0
                        [_valid] => 1
                        [user_roles] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => all
                            )
    
                        [choices] => Array
                            (
                                [date] => Single Day Event
                                [range] => Date Range
                                [weekly] => Recurring Weekly
                                [monthly] => Recurring Monthly
                            )
    
                        [default_value] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => date
                            )
    
                        [allow_null] => 0
                        [multiple] => 0
                        [ui] => 0
                        [return_format] => value
                        [ajax] => 0
                        [placeholder] => 
                    )
    
                [1] => Array
                    (
                        [ID] => 10200
                        [key] => field_5b2145b902e43
                        [label] => Single Day Event
                        [name] => event_single_day
                        [prefix] => acf
                        [type] => repeater
                        [value] => 
                        [menu_order] => 1
                        [instructions] => Events that occur on a single day. You may add multiple dates and times, but each date/time is distinct and will have separate registrations, if registration is required.
                        [required] => 0
                        [id] => 
                        [class] => 
                        [conditional_logic] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [0] => Array
                                            (
                                                [field] => field_5b21449202e42
                                                [operator] => ==
                                                [value] => date
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                        [parent] => 10198
                        [wrapper] => Array
                            (
                                [width] => 
                                [class] => 
                                [id] => 
                            )
    
                        [_name] => event_single_day
                        [_prepare] => 0
                        [_valid] => 1
                        [user_roles] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => all
                            )
    
                        [collapsed] => field_5b21463202e44
                        [min] => 1
                        [max] => 0
                        [layout] => block
                        [button_label] => Add Another Date
                        [sub_fields] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10201
                                        [key] => field_5b21463202e44
                                        [label] => Date
                                        [name] => event_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10200
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 20
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                                [1] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10202
                                        [key] => field_5b2146c83d961
                                        [label] => Time
                                        [name] => event_time
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => repeater
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 1
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10200
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 79
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_time
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [collapsed] => 
                                        [min] => 1
                                        [max] => 0
                                        [layout] => table
                                        [button_label] => Add Time
                                        [sub_fields] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => Array
                                                    (
                                                        [ID] => 10203
                                                        [key] => field_5b2147733d964
                                                        [label] => Start Time
                                                        [name] => event_start_time
                                                        [prefix] => acf
                                                        [type] => select
                                                        [value] => 
                                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                                        [instructions] => 
                                                        [required] => 0
                                                        [id] => 
                                                        [class] => 
                                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                                        [parent] => 10202
                                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [width] => 49
                                                                [class] => 
                                                                [id] => 
                                                            )
    
                                                        [_name] => event_start_time
                                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                                        [_valid] => 1
                                                        [choices] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [06:00:00] => 6:00am
                                                                [06:15:00] => 6:15am
                                                                [06:30:00] => 6:30am
                                                                [06:45:00] => 6:45am
                                                                [07:00:00] => 7:00am
                                                                [07:15:00] => 7:15am
                                                                [07:30:00] => 7:30am
                                                                [07:45:00] => 7:45am
                                                                [08:00:00] => 8:00am
                                                                [08:15:00] => 8:15am
                                                                [08:30:00] => 8:30am
                                                                [08:45:00] => 8:45am
                                                                [09:00:00] => 9:00am
                                                                [09:15:00] => 9:15am
                                                                [09:30:00] => 9:30am
                                                                [09:45:00] => 9:45am
                                                                [10:00:00] => 10:00am
                                                                [10:15:00] => 10:15am
                                                                [10:30:00] => 10:30am
                                                                [10:45:00] => 10:45am
                                                                [11:00:00] => 11:00am
                                                                [11:15:00] => 11:15am
                                                                [11:30:00] => 11:30am
                                                                [11:45:00] => 11:45am
                                                                [12:00:00] => 12:00pm
                                                                [12:15:00] => 12:15pm
                                                                [12:30:00] => 12:30pm
                                                                [12:45:00] => 12:45pm
                                                                [13:00:00] => 1:00pm
                                                                [13:15:00] => 1:15pm
                                                                [13:30:00] => 1:30pm
                                                                [13:45:00] => 1:45pm
                                                                [14:00:00] => 2:00pm
                                                                [14:15:00] => 2:15pm
                                                                [14:30:00] => 2:30pm
                                                                [14:45:00] => 2:45pm
                                                                [15:00:00] => 3:00pm
                                                                [15:15:00] => 3:15pm
                                                                [15:30:00] => 3:30pm
                                                                [15:45:00] => 3:45pm
                                                                [16:00:00] => 4:00pm
                                                                [16:15:00] => 4:15pm
                                                                [16:30:00] => 4:30pm
                                                                [16:45:00] => 4:45pm
                                                                [17:00:00] => 5:00pm
                                                                [17:15:00] => 5:15pm
                                                                [17:30:00] => 5:30pm
                                                                [17:45:00] => 5:45pm
                                                                [18:00:00] => 6:00pm
                                                                [18:15:00] => 6:15pm
                                                                [18:30:00] => 6:30pm
                                                                [18:45:00] => 6:45pm
                                                                [19:00:00] => 7:00pm
                                                                [19:15:00] => 7:15pm
                                                                [19:30:00] => 7:30pm
                                                                [19:45:00] => 7:45pm
                                                                [20:00:00] => 8:00pm
                                                                [20:15:00] => 8:15pm
                                                                [20:30:00] => 8:30pm
                                                                [20:45:00] => 8:45pm
                                                                [21:00:00] => 9:00pm
                                                                [21:15:00] => 9:15pm
                                                                [21:30:00] => 9:30pm
                                                                [21:45:00] => 9:45pm
                                                                [22:00:00] => 10:00pm
                                                                [22:15:00] => 10:15pm
                                                                [22:30:00] => 10:30pm
                                                                [22:45:00] => 10:45pm
                                                                [23:00:00] => 11:00pm
                                                                [23:15:00] => 11:15pm
                                                                [23:30:00] => 11:30pm
                                                                [23:45:00] => 11:45pm
                                                                [00:00:00] => 12:00am
                                                            )
    
                                                        [default_value] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => 07:00:00
                                                            )
    
                                                        [allow_null] => 0
                                                        [multiple] => 0
                                                        [ui] => 0
                                                        [return_format] => value
                                                        [ajax] => 0
                                                        [placeholder] => 
                                                    )
    
                                                [1] => Array
                                                    (
                                                        [ID] => 10204
                                                        [key] => field_5b2147af3d965
                                                        [label] => End Time
                                                        [name] => event_end_time
                                                        [prefix] => acf
                                                        [type] => select
                                                        [value] => 
                                                        [menu_order] => 1
                                                        [instructions] => 
                                                        [required] => 0
                                                        [id] => 
                                                        [class] => 
                                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                                        [parent] => 10202
                                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [width] => 50
                                                                [class] => 
                                                                [id] => 
                                                            )
    
                                                        [_name] => event_end_time
                                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                                        [_valid] => 1
                                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => all
                                                            )
    
                                                        [choices] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [06:00:00] => 6:00am
                                                                [06:15:00] => 6:15am
                                                                [06:30:00] => 6:30am
                                                                [06:45:00] => 6:45am
                                                                [07:00:00] => 7:00am
                                                                [07:15:00] => 7:15am
                                                                [07:30:00] => 7:30am
                                                                [07:45:00] => 7:45am
                                                                [08:00:00] => 8:00am
                                                                [08:15:00] => 8:15am
                                                                [08:30:00] => 8:30am
                                                                [08:45:00] => 8:45am
                                                                [09:00:00] => 9:00am
                                                                [09:15:00] => 9:15am
                                                                [09:30:00] => 9:30am
                                                                [09:45:00] => 9:45am
                                                                [10:00:00] => 10:00am
                                                                [10:15:00] => 10:15am
                                                                [10:30:00] => 10:30am
                                                                [10:45:00] => 10:45am
                                                                [11:00:00] => 11:00am
                                                                [11:15:00] => 11:15am
                                                                [11:30:00] => 11:30am
                                                                [11:45:00] => 11:45am
                                                                [12:00:00] => 12:00pm
                                                                [12:15:00] => 12:15pm
                                                                [12:30:00] => 12:30pm
                                                                [12:45:00] => 12:45pm
                                                                [13:00:00] => 1:00pm
                                                                [13:15:00] => 1:15pm
                                                                [13:30:00] => 1:30pm
                                                                [13:45:00] => 1:45pm
                                                                [14:00:00] => 2:00pm
                                                                [14:15:00] => 2:15pm
                                                                [14:30:00] => 2:30pm
                                                                [14:45:00] => 2:45pm
                                                                [15:00:00] => 3:00pm
                                                                [15:15:00] => 3:15pm
                                                                [15:30:00] => 3:30pm
                                                                [15:45:00] => 3:45pm
                                                                [16:00:00] => 4:00pm
                                                                [16:15:00] => 4:15pm
                                                                [16:30:00] => 4:30pm
                                                                [16:45:00] => 4:45pm
                                                                [17:00:00] => 5:00pm
                                                                [17:15:00] => 5:15pm
                                                                [17:30:00] => 5:30pm
                                                                [17:45:00] => 5:45pm
                                                                [18:00:00] => 6:00pm
                                                                [18:15:00] => 6:15pm
                                                                [18:30:00] => 6:30pm
                                                                [18:45:00] => 6:45pm
                                                                [19:00:00] => 7:00pm
                                                                [19:15:00] => 7:15pm
                                                                [19:30:00] => 7:30pm
                                                                [19:45:00] => 7:45pm
                                                                [20:00:00] => 8:00pm
                                                                [20:15:00] => 8:15pm
                                                                [20:30:00] => 8:30pm
                                                                [20:45:00] => 8:45pm
                                                                [21:00:00] => 9:00pm
                                                                [21:15:00] => 9:15pm
                                                                [21:30:00] => 9:30pm
                                                                [21:45:00] => 9:45pm
                                                                [22:00:00] => 10:00pm
                                                                [22:15:00] => 10:15pm
                                                                [22:30:00] => 10:30pm
                                                                [22:45:00] => 10:45pm
                                                                [23:00:00] => 11:00pm
                                                                [23:15:00] => 11:15pm
                                                                [23:30:00] => 11:30pm
                                                                [23:45:00] => 11:45pm
                                                                [00:00:00] => 12:00am
                                                            )
    
                                                        [default_value] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => 08:00:00
                                                            )
    
                                                        [allow_null] => 0
                                                        [multiple] => 0
                                                        [ui] => 0
                                                        [return_format] => value
                                                        [ajax] => 0
                                                        [placeholder] => 
                                                    )
    
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                    )
    
                [2] => Array
                    (
                        [ID] => 10214
                        [key] => field_5b2155730460b
                        [label] => Date Range
                        [name] => event_date_range
                        [prefix] => acf
                        [type] => repeater
                        [value] => 
                        [menu_order] => 2
                        [instructions] => Events that occur over a range of multiple dates with no time specified. You can add multiple date ranges.
                        [required] => 0
                        [id] => 
                        [class] => 
                        [conditional_logic] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [0] => Array
                                            (
                                                [field] => field_5b21449202e42
                                                [operator] => ==
                                                [value] => range
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                        [parent] => 10198
                        [wrapper] => Array
                            (
                                [width] => 
                                [class] => 
                                [id] => 
                            )
    
                        [_name] => event_date_range
                        [_prepare] => 0
                        [_valid] => 1
                        [user_roles] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => all
                            )
    
                        [collapsed] => 
                        [min] => 1
                        [max] => 0
                        [layout] => block
                        [button_label] => Add New Date Range
                        [sub_fields] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10215
                                        [key] => field_5b2155e50460c
                                        [label] => Start Date
                                        [name] => event_start_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10214
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 20
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_start_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                                [1] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10216
                                        [key] => field_5b2156130460d
                                        [label] => End Date
                                        [name] => event_end_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 1
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10214
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 20
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_end_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                    )
    
                [3] => Array
                    (
                        [ID] => 10221
                        [key] => field_5b215748a5c71
                        [label] => Recurring Weekly
                        [name] => event_recurring_weekly
                        [prefix] => acf
                        [type] => group
                        [value] => 
                        [menu_order] => 3
                        [instructions] => Select the days of the week the event will reoccur. Ex: Selecting Thursday will create the event EVERY Thursday. You can select multiple days of the week.
                        [required] => 0
                        [id] => 
                        [class] => 
                        [conditional_logic] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [0] => Array
                                            (
                                                [field] => field_5b21449202e42
                                                [operator] => ==
                                                [value] => weekly
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                        [parent] => 10198
                        [wrapper] => Array
                            (
                                [width] => 
                                [class] => 
                                [id] => 
                            )
    
                        [_name] => event_recurring_weekly
                        [_prepare] => 0
                        [_valid] => 1
                        [user_roles] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => all
                            )
    
                        [layout] => block
                        [sub_fields] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10223
                                        [key] => field_5b21585026e20
                                        [label] => Start Date
                                        [name] => event_start_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 12/19/2018
                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                        [instructions] => Date the event will start recurring.
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10221
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 20
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_start_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                                [1] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10224
                                        [key] => field_5b21587526e21
                                        [label] => End Date
                                        [name] => event_end_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 1
                                        [instructions] => Leave blank for no end date.
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10221
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 20
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_end_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                                [2] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10249
                                        [key] => field_5b2168d4f6092
                                        [label] => Time
                                        [name] => event_time
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => repeater
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 2
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10221
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 49
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_time
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [collapsed] => 
                                        [min] => 1
                                        [max] => 0
                                        [layout] => table
                                        [button_label] => Add Time
                                        [sub_fields] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => Array
                                                    (
                                                        [ID] => 10250
                                                        [key] => field_5b2168fff6093
                                                        [label] => Start Time
                                                        [name] => event_start_time
                                                        [prefix] => acf
                                                        [type] => select
                                                        [value] => 
                                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                                        [instructions] => 
                                                        [required] => 0
                                                        [id] => 
                                                        [class] => 
                                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                                        [parent] => 10249
                                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [width] => 33
                                                                [class] => 
                                                                [id] => 
                                                            )
    
                                                        [_name] => event_start_time
                                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                                        [_valid] => 1
                                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => all
                                                            )
    
                                                        [choices] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [06:00:00] => 6:00am
                                                                [06:15:00] => 6:15am
                                                                [06:30:00] => 6:30am
                                                                [06:45:00] => 6:45am
                                                                [07:00:00] => 7:00am
                                                                [07:15:00] => 7:15am
                                                                [07:30:00] => 7:30am
                                                                [07:45:00] => 7:45am
                                                                [08:00:00] => 8:00am
                                                                [08:15:00] => 8:15am
                                                                [08:30:00] => 8:30am
                                                                [08:45:00] => 8:45am
                                                                [09:00:00] => 9:00am
                                                                [09:15:00] => 9:15am
                                                                [09:30:00] => 9:30am
                                                                [09:45:00] => 9:45am
                                                                [10:00:00] => 10:00am
                                                                [10:15:00] => 10:15am
                                                                [10:30:00] => 10:30am
                                                                [10:45:00] => 10:45am
                                                                [11:00:00] => 11:00am
                                                                [11:15:00] => 11:15am
                                                                [11:30:00] => 11:30am
                                                                [11:45:00] => 11:45am
                                                                [12:00:00] => 12:00pm
                                                                [12:15:00] => 12:15pm
                                                                [12:30:00] => 12:30pm
                                                                [12:45:00] => 12:45pm
                                                                [13:00:00] => 1:00pm
                                                                [13:15:00] => 1:15pm
                                                                [13:30:00] => 1:30pm
                                                                [13:45:00] => 1:45pm
                                                                [14:00:00] => 2:00pm
                                                                [14:15:00] => 2:15pm
                                                                [14:30:00] => 2:30pm
                                                                [14:45:00] => 2:45pm
                                                                [15:00:00] => 3:00pm
                                                                [15:15:00] => 3:15pm
                                                                [15:30:00] => 3:30pm
                                                                [15:45:00] => 3:45pm
                                                                [16:00:00] => 4:00pm
                                                                [16:15:00] => 4:15pm
                                                                [16:30:00] => 4:30pm
                                                                [16:45:00] => 4:45pm
                                                                [17:00:00] => 5:00pm
                                                                [17:15:00] => 5:15pm
                                                                [17:30:00] => 5:30pm
                                                                [17:45:00] => 5:45pm
                                                                [18:00:00] => 6:00pm
                                                                [18:15:00] => 6:15pm
                                                                [18:30:00] => 6:30pm
                                                                [18:45:00] => 6:45pm
                                                                [19:00:00] => 7:00pm
                                                                [19:15:00] => 7:15pm
                                                                [19:30:00] => 7:30pm
                                                                [19:45:00] => 7:45pm
                                                                [20:00:00] => 8:00pm
                                                                [20:15:00] => 8:15pm
                                                                [20:30:00] => 8:30pm
                                                                [20:45:00] => 8:45pm
                                                                [21:00:00] => 10:00pm
                                                                [21:15:00] => 9:15pm
                                                                [21:30:00] => 9:30pm
                                                                [21:45:00] => 9:45pm
                                                                [22:00:00] => 10:00pm
                                                                [22:15:00] => 10:15pm
                                                                [22:30:00] => 10:30pm
                                                                [22:45:00] => 10:45pm
                                                                [23:00:00] => 11:00pm
                                                                [23:15:00] => 11:15pm
                                                                [23:30:00] => 11:30pm
                                                                [23:45:00] => 11:45pm
                                                                [00:00:00] => 12:00am
                                                            )
    
                                                        [default_value] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => 07:00:00
                                                            )
    
                                                        [allow_null] => 0
                                                        [multiple] => 0
                                                        [ui] => 0
                                                        [ajax] => 0
                                                        [return_format] => value
                                                        [placeholder] => 
                                                    )
    
                                                [1] => Array
                                                    (
                                                        [ID] => 10251
                                                        [key] => field_5b21692cf6094
                                                        [label] => End Time
                                                        [name] => event_end_time
                                                        [prefix] => acf
                                                        [type] => select
                                                        [value] => 
                                                        [menu_order] => 1
                                                        [instructions] => 
                                                        [required] => 0
                                                        [id] => 
                                                        [class] => 
                                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                                        [parent] => 10249
                                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [width] => 33
                                                                [class] => 
                                                                [id] => 
                                                            )
    
                                                        [_name] => event_end_time
                                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                                        [_valid] => 1
                                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => all
                                                            )
    
                                                        [choices] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [06:00:00] => 6:00am
                                                                [06:15:00] => 6:15am
                                                                [06:30:00] => 6:30am
                                                                [06:45:00] => 6:45am
                                                                [07:00:00] => 7:00am
                                                                [07:15:00] => 7:15am
                                                                [07:30:00] => 7:30am
                                                                [07:45:00] => 7:45am
                                                                [08:00:00] => 8:00am
                                                                [08:15:00] => 8:15am
                                                                [08:30:00] => 8:30am
                                                                [08:45:00] => 8:45am
                                                                [09:00:00] => 9:00am
                                                                [09:15:00] => 9:15am
                                                                [09:30:00] => 9:30am
                                                                [09:45:00] => 9:45am
                                                                [10:00:00] => 10:00am
                                                                [10:15:00] => 10:15am
                                                                [10:30:00] => 10:30am
                                                                [10:45:00] => 10:45am
                                                                [11:00:00] => 11:00am
                                                                [11:15:00] => 11:15am
                                                                [11:30:00] => 11:30am
                                                                [11:45:00] => 11:45am
                                                                [12:00:00] => 12:00pm
                                                                [12:15:00] => 12:15pm
                                                                [12:30:00] => 12:30pm
                                                                [12:45:00] => 12:45pm
                                                                [13:00:00] => 1:00pm
                                                                [13:15:00] => 1:15pm
                                                                [13:30:00] => 1:30pm
                                                                [13:45:00] => 1:45pm
                                                                [14:00:00] => 2:00pm
                                                                [14:15:00] => 2:15pm
                                                                [14:30:00] => 2:30pm
                                                                [14:45:00] => 2:45pm
                                                                [15:00:00] => 3:00pm
                                                                [15:15:00] => 3:15pm
                                                                [15:30:00] => 3:30pm
                                                                [15:45:00] => 3:45pm
                                                                [16:00:00] => 4:00pm
                                                                [16:15:00] => 4:15pm
                                                                [16:30:00] => 4:30pm
                                                                [16:45:00] => 4:45pm
                                                                [17:00:00] => 5:00pm
                                                                [17:15:00] => 5:15pm
                                                                [17:30:00] => 5:30pm
                                                                [17:45:00] => 5:45pm
                                                                [18:00:00] => 6:00pm
                                                                [18:15:00] => 6:15pm
                                                                [18:30:00] => 6:30pm
                                                                [18:45:00] => 6:45pm
                                                                [19:00:00] => 7:00pm
                                                                [19:15:00] => 7:15pm
                                                                [19:30:00] => 7:30pm
                                                                [19:45:00] => 7:45pm
                                                                [20:00:00] => 8:00pm
                                                                [20:15:00] => 8:15pm
                                                                [20:30:00] => 8:30pm
                                                                [20:45:00] => 8:45pm
                                                                [21:00:00] => 10:00pm
                                                                [21:15:00] => 9:15pm
                                                                [21:30:00] => 9:30pm
                                                                [21:45:00] => 9:45pm
                                                                [22:00:00] => 10:00pm
                                                                [22:15:00] => 10:15pm
                                                                [22:30:00] => 10:30pm
                                                                [22:45:00] => 10:45pm
                                                                [23:00:00] => 11:00pm
                                                                [23:15:00] => 11:15pm
                                                                [23:30:00] => 11:30pm
                                                                [23:45:00] => 11:45pm
                                                                [00:00:00] => 12:00am
                                                            )
    
                                                        [default_value] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => 08:00:00
                                                            )
    
                                                        [allow_null] => 0
                                                        [multiple] => 0
                                                        [ui] => 0
                                                        [ajax] => 0
                                                        [return_format] => value
                                                        [placeholder] => 
                                                    )
    
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                                [3] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10225
                                        [key] => field_5b21589526e22
                                        [label] => Recurring Day(s)
                                        [name] => event_recurring_days
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => checkbox
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 3
                                        [instructions] => Select the day(s) of the week the event will reoccur. If you select Thursday, the event will repeat EVERY Thursday. You can select more than one day of the week.
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10221
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_recurring_days
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [choices] => Array
                                            (
                                                [sunday] => Sunday
                                                [monday] => Monday
                                                [tuesday] => Tuesday
                                                [wednesday] => Wednesday
                                                [thursday] => Thursday
                                                [friday] => Friday
                                                [saturday] => Saturday
                                            )
    
                                        [allow_custom] => 0
                                        [save_custom] => 0
                                        [default_value] => Array
                                            (
                                            )
    
                                        [layout] => horizontal
                                        [toggle] => 0
                                        [return_format] => value
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                    )
    
                [4] => Array
                    (
                        [ID] => 10230
                        [key] => field_5b215ddc9226e
                        [label] => Recurring Monthly
                        [name] => event_recurring_monthly
                        [prefix] => acf
                        [type] => repeater
                        [value] => 
                        [menu_order] => 4
                        [instructions] => Select the week number and day of the week the event will reoccur.
                        [required] => 0
                        [id] => 
                        [class] => 
                        [conditional_logic] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [0] => Array
                                            (
                                                [field] => field_5b21449202e42
                                                [operator] => ==
                                                [value] => monthly
                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
                        [parent] => 10198
                        [wrapper] => Array
                            (
                                [width] => 
                                [class] => 
                                [id] => 
                            )
    
                        [_name] => event_recurring_monthly
                        [_prepare] => 0
                        [_valid] => 1
                        [user_roles] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => all
                            )
    
                        [collapsed] => 
                        [min] => 1
                        [max] => 0
                        [layout] => block
                        [button_label] => Add Recurrance
                        [sub_fields] => Array
                            (
                                [0] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10231
                                        [key] => field_5b215e4292273
                                        [label] => Start Date
                                        [name] => event_start_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 12/19/2018
                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                        [instructions] => Date the event will start recurring.
                                        [required] => 1
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10230
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 15
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_start_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                                [1] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10232
                                        [key] => field_5b215e6292274
                                        [label] => End Date
                                        [name] => event_end_date
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => date_picker
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 1
                                        [instructions] => Leave blank if there is no end date.
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10230
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 15
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_end_date
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [display_format] => m/d/Y
                                        [return_format] => Ymd
                                        [first_day] => 0
                                    )
    
                                [2] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10233
                                        [key] => field_5b215e9e92275
                                        [label] => Recurring Week
                                        [name] => event_recurring_week
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => select
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 2
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10230
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 14
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_recurring_week
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [choices] => Array
                                            (
                                                [first] => First
                                                [second] => Second
                                                [third] => Third
                                                [fourth] => Fourth
                                            )
    
                                        [default_value] => Array
                                            (
                                            )
    
                                        [allow_null] => 0
                                        [multiple] => 0
                                        [ui] => 0
                                        [ajax] => 0
                                        [return_format] => value
                                        [placeholder] => 
                                    )
    
                                [3] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10234
                                        [key] => field_5b215eed92276
                                        [label] => Day
                                        [name] => event_recurring_day
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => select
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 3
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10230
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 14
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_recurring_day
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [choices] => Array
                                            (
                                                [sunday] => Sunday
                                                [monday] => Monday
                                                [tuesday] => Tuesday
                                                [wednesday] => Wednesday
                                                [thursday] => Thursday
                                                [friday] => Friday
                                                [saturday] => Saturday
                                            )
    
                                        [default_value] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => friday
                                            )
    
                                        [allow_null] => 0
                                        [multiple] => 0
                                        [ui] => 0
                                        [ajax] => 0
                                        [return_format] => value
                                        [placeholder] => 
                                    )
    
                                [4] => Array
                                    (
                                        [ID] => 10257
                                        [key] => field_5b216a933dfdc
                                        [label] => Time
                                        [name] => event_time
                                        [prefix] => acf
                                        [type] => repeater
                                        [value] => 
                                        [menu_order] => 4
                                        [instructions] => 
                                        [required] => 0
                                        [id] => 
                                        [class] => 
                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                        [parent] => 10230
                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                            (
                                                [width] => 40
                                                [class] => 
                                                [id] => 
                                            )
    
                                        [_name] => event_time
                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                        [_valid] => 1
                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => all
                                            )
    
                                        [collapsed] => 
                                        [min] => 1
                                        [max] => 0
                                        [layout] => table
                                        [button_label] => Add Time
                                        [sub_fields] => Array
                                            (
                                                [0] => Array
                                                    (
                                                        [ID] => 10258
                                                        [key] => field_5b216aa53dfdd
                                                        [label] => Start Time
                                                        [name] => event_start_time
                                                        [prefix] => acf
                                                        [type] => select
                                                        [value] => 
                                                        [menu_order] => 0
                                                        [instructions] => 
                                                        [required] => 0
                                                        [id] => 
                                                        [class] => 
                                                        [conditional_logic] => 0
                                                        [parent] => 10257
                                                        [wrapper] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [width] => 49
                                                                [class] => 
                                                                [id] => 
                                                            )
    
                                                        [_name] => event_start_time
                                                        [_prepare] => 0
                                                        [_valid] => 1
                                                        [user_roles] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [0] => all
                                                            )
    
                                                        [choices] => Array
                                                            (
                                                                [06:00:00] => 6:00am
                                                                [06:15:00] => 6:15am
                                                                [06:30:00] => 6:30am
                                                                [06:45:00] => 6:45am
                                                                [07:00:00] => 7:00am
                                                                [07:15:00] => 7:15am
                                                                [07:30:00] => 7:30am
                                                                [07:45:00] => 7:45am
                                                                [08:00:00] => 8:00am
                                                                [08:15:00] => 8:15am
                                                                [08:30:00] => 8:30am
                                                                [08:45:00] => 8:45am
                                                                [09:00:00] => 9:00am
                                                                [09:15:00] => 9:15am
                                                                [09:30:00] => 9:30am
                                                                [09:45:00] => 9:45am
                                                                [10:00:00] => 10:00am
                                                                [10:15:00] => 10:15am
                                                                [10:30:00] => 10:30am
                                                                [10:45:00] => 10:45am
                                                                [11:00:00] => 11:00am
                                                                [11:15:00] => 11:15am
                                                                [11:30:00] => 11:30am
                                                                [11:45:00] => 11:45am
                                                                [12:00:00] => 12:00pm
                                                                [12:15:00] => 12:15pm
                                                                [12:30:00] => 12:30pm
                                                                [12:45:00] => 12:45pm
                                                                [13:00:00] => 1:00pm
                                                                [13:15:00] => 1:15pm
                                                                [13:30:00] => 1:30pm
                                                                [13:45:00] => 1:45pm
                                                                [14:00:00] => 2:00pm
                                                                [14:15:00] => 2:15pm
                                                                [14:30:00] => 2:30pm
                                                                [14:45:00] => 2:45pm
                                                                [15:00:00] => 3:00pm
                                                                [15:15:00] => 3:15pm
                                                                [15:30:00] => 3:30pm
                                                                [15:45:00] => 3:45pm
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                                                                [16:30:00] => 4:30pm
                                                                [16:45:00] => 4:45pm
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                                                                [17:15:00] => 5:15pm
                                                                [17:30:00] => 5:30pm
                                                                [17:45:00] => 5:45pm
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                                                                [18:15:00] => 6:15pm
                                                                [18:30:00] => 6:30pm
                                                                [18:45:00] => 6:45pm
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                                                                [19:15:00] => 7:15pm
                                                                [19:30:00] => 7:30pm
                                                                [19:45:00] => 7:45pm
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                                                                [20:15:00] => 8:15pm
                                                                [20:30:00] => 8:30pm
                                                                [20:45:00] => 8:45pm
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                                                                [21:15:00] => 9:15pm
                                                                [21:30:00] => 9:30pm
                                                                [21:45:00] => 9:45pm
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                                                                [22:15:00] => 10:15pm
                                                                [22:30:00] => 10:30pm
                                                                [22:45:00] => 10:45pm
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                                                                [23:15:00] => 11:15pm
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                                                                [23:45:00] => 11:45pm
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                                            )
    
                                    )
    
                            )
    
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            )
    
    )
  • So that’s part of the problem. You can’t update a field that is a sub field or a nested nested field with just the field key for that field. To use just the single field key it must be a top level field. To update a sub field you need to use update_sub_field() https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/update_sub_field/ and supply a selector that is an array that provides a path to the sub field, And I’m going to be honest, I don’t completely understand how this works.

  • Okay, I ended up writing some code that uses get_field_object() to build me a nested array tree that I can use to store data. The tree I built by hand had several mistakes in it because of how complex/convoluted it is.

    Now it’s working.

    I have to say that I am EXTREMELY disappointed in how ACF stores data and the extraordinary lengths I have to go through in order to work with complex forms. For non developers, ACF really is great, but for developers working on complex projects, it’s a nightmare.

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