Reply To: Using get_field to set a variable with values from a user

• langton82

• March 10, 2016 at 1:41 am

Okay, I think we’re getting close. The code below (based on your helpful code above) kind of works but is only storing one lot of release leg ring data in the $value variable.

<?php
$args = array(
  'post_type' => 'wglocations',
  'post_per_page' => -1,
  'category_name' => 'wg-release',
  'author' => $current_user->ID,
);
$query = new WP_Query($args);
foreach ($query->posts as $post) {
  $value = get_field('ring_numbers');
  $values = str_replace(' ', '', $ring_numbers);
  $ring_numbers = array_merge($ring_numbers, explode(',', $value));
}

echo '<p>$value: ' . $value . '</p>'; // Check what the $value variable is storing

$args = array(
  'post_type' => 'wglocations',
  'posts_per_page' => -1,
  'category_name' => 'wg-finding',
  'meta_query' => array (
    array (
      'key' => 'leg_ring_number',
      'value' => $value, // Use the user's 'released' ring numbers
      'compare' => 'IN', // Compare them to any 'found' ring numbers
    )
  )
);
$query = new WP_Query ($args); // Output any matching 'found' entries
	if ( $query -> have_posts() ) : ?>
	<h2>Matching Finds</h2>
	<ul>
	<?php while ($query -> have_posts () ) : $query->the_post(); ?>
	<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_field('leg_ring_number') ?> (<?php the_field('date') ?>)</a></li>
	<?php endwhile; ?>
	</ul>
	<?php endif; 
wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

Is it possible that in the first query (which should be loading $value with released ring numbers) the variable is getting overwritten with each $post and only stores the last one?