Reply To: Detect if a field is being loaded for editing or for being displayed

• John Huebner

• November 21, 2021 at 3:55 pm

I would most likely conditionally add the filter.

In functions.php or wherever you are adding the filter

if (!is_admin()) {
  add_filter('acf/load_value/name=field-name', 'your-function-name');
}

This would mean that the filter would not be applied in the admin or during any ajax requests.

If you wanted to make it even more specific you could add the filter only just before your got the field. This would ensure that it is only applied when you want it to be applied.

add_filter('acf/load_value/name=field-name', 'your-function-name');
$value = get_field('field_name');