Reply To: Setting ACF true/false field value automatically

• John Huebner

• May 19, 2023 at 10:30 am

Create an acf/prepare_field filter

You will need the field key of this filter. I don’t have all the code

<?php 
add_filter('acf/prepare_field/key=FIELD_KEY_HERE', 'FUNCTION_NAME_HERE');
function FUNCTION_NAME_HERE($field) {
  if (is_admin()) {
    return $field;
  }
  // get the current user level/role and check
  if ($role_can_create_featured) {
    // if the user is able to create a featured post
    // set the value default value to tru
    $field['default_value'] = 1;
    return $field;
  } else{
    // user not allowed to create featured post
    // create a hidden field that matches the acf true false field
    ?><input type="hidden" name="acf[FIELD_KEY_HERE]" value="0" /><?php
    // remove the existing field
    return false;
  }
}