Reply To: CPT Loop not returning get_field but does get_post_meta

• Idealien

• November 14, 2013 at 11:38 pm

$post->ID does return value in the previous code yes. I tried with and without $post->ID appended to get_field call.

This page has a good summation of why I was using a separate WP_Query class object – http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2010/03/5-wordpress-queryposts-tips/

Using a get_posts approach did not change the result but included for future reference anyone else – based closely off the example on get_posts template tag codex page.

$args = array( 	'post_type' => 'highlight', 
	'posts_per_page'=> $count, 
);

$highlights = get_posts( $args );
		
if (count($highlights)) {
			
	$output = "<div id='highlights'><ul>";
			
	foreach ( $highlights as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post );

		$output .= "<li>";
$output .= get_field('highlight_call_to_action', $post->ID) . "<br/>";
$output .= get_field('highlight_call_to_action') . "<br/>";
$output .= get_post_meta($post->ID, "highlight_call_to_action", true) . "<br/>";
			
		$output .= "</li>";
			
	endforeach; 
			
	$output .= "</ul>";	

	wp_reset_postdata();
			
}

In either loop format case using get_field_object with / without the preceeding _ returns a blank shell response. Whether $post->ID is appended or not. Glad to have a temporary working solution, but would obviously prefer to make use of the ACF output fields as I get into more advanced uses with it.