ACF Date Field doesnt'work since WP 5.1.1

• bennyb35

• April 3, 2019 at 8:17 pm

Hello,

I recently updated Wordpres to 5.1.1 version, and the date Fields don’t save / show any value in the wordpress backoffice.

The date field is shown as a classic field text, with no date picker, and is always blank : the data previously save don’t appear in the field. Moreover, it doesn’t save the data if the fill the field.

I am in the wordpress backoffice, in a post type that uses date fields.

I use the Advanced Custom Fields PRO version 5.3.17

I tried to update the plugin to the 5.7.13 version, but when I do that the backoffice doesnt’t work at all : I have a blank screen on every backoffice pages. So I went back to the 5.3.17 version.

Do you know about this problem ?

I see that the 5.3.17 ACF plugin is not compatible width wordpress 5.1.1…
Which ACF version souhld I use ?

Thank you very much,
Benoît Landhauser
[email protected]

• moxy

• April 17, 2019 at 5:03 am

I’m experiencing this same issue. Has anyone addressed this?

The issue I am experiencing is changing the date in the date field on a post doesn’t save to the database. The original value remains. The date field simply won’t save and can’t be changed.

User error on my end – ignore my post!

• Francois V

• April 19, 2019 at 6:25 pm

Hi,

I was on my way to write a new post on the forum when I read this one. So I post here, hope this is relevant.

The code below was working like a charm, and it doesn’t since last wp update (Wp 5.1.1) with ACF 5.7.13.

Basically I call my custom post type ‘event’ twice. One time for the futur events, one time for the past event.

Since WP update, the futur event doesn’t display.

The initial code

$today = date("Ymd");

// Futur event (works before update)
$nextevents_args = array(
    'post_type' 	=> 'event', 
    'post_status' 	=> 'publish',
    'meta_query'	=> array(
        array(
            "key" => "date",
            "value" => $today,
            "compare" => ">"
        )
    ),
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
    'orderby'  => 'meta_value_num',
    'meta_key' => 'date',
    'order'    => 'ASC',
);
$nextevents = new WP_Query( $nextevents_args );
if ($nextevents->have_posts()):
    while ($nextevents->have_posts()) :
       $nextevents->the_post();
       the_title();
    endwhile; 
endif;
wp_reset_postdata(); 

// Past events
$oldevents_args = array(
    'post_type' 	=> 'event', 
    'post_status' 	=> 'publish',
    'meta_query'	=> array(
        array(
            "key" => "date",
            "value" => $today,
            "compare" => "<"
        )
    ),
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
    'orderby'  => 'meta_value_num',
    'meta_key' => 'date',
    'order'    => 'DESC',
);
$oldevents = new WP_Query($oldevents_args);
if ($oldevents->have_posts() ):
   while ($oldevents->have_posts() ) :
        $oldevents->the_post();
        the_title();
   endwhile; 
endif;
wp_reset_postdata(); 

In this example, the past events are displayed, the futur events are not.

I’ve tested

var_dump($today) // return '20190419'

Where I’m loosing my hair :
1) The two queries are exactly the same, only the “compare” argument is different.
2) In the “futur event” query, if I replace

"key" => "date",
"value" => $today,
"compare" => ">"

by

"key" => "date",
"value" => '20190419',
"compare" => ">"

It works !!

I also change the type of $today into ‘integrer’ but that doesn’t change anything. The futur event are still not showing.

Hope someone can help,
Thank you

PS : sorry if I’m not on the right forum post.

• Francois V

• April 19, 2019 at 6:33 pm

Hi,

I was on my way to write a new post on the forum when I read this one. So I post here, hope this is relevant.

The code below was working like a charm, and it doesn’t since last wp update (Wp 5.1.1) with ACF 5.7.13.

Basically I call my custom post type ‘event’ twice. One time for the futur events, one time for the past event.

Since WP update, the futur event doesn’t display.

The initial code

$today = date("Ymd");

// Futur event (works before update)
$nextevents_args = array(
    'post_type' 	=> 'event', 
    'post_status' 	=> 'publish',
    'meta_query'	=> array(
        array(
            "key" => "date",
            "value" => $today,
            "compare" => ">"
        )
    ),
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
    'orderby'  => 'meta_value_num',
    'meta_key' => 'date',
    'order'    => 'ASC',
);
$nextevents = new WP_Query( $nextevents_args );
if ($nextevents->have_posts()):
    while ($nextevents->have_posts()) :
       $nextevents->the_post();
       the_title();
    endwhile; 
endif;
wp_reset_postdata(); 

// Past events
$oldevents_args = array(
    'post_type' 	=> 'event', 
    'post_status' 	=> 'publish',
    'meta_query'	=> array(
        array(
            "key" => "date",
            "value" => $today,
            "compare" => "<"
        )
    ),
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
    'orderby'  => 'meta_value_num',
    'meta_key' => 'date',
    'order'    => 'DESC',
);
$oldevents = new WP_Query($oldevents_args);
if ($oldevents->have_posts() ):
   while ($oldevents->have_posts() ) :
        $oldevents->the_post();
        the_title();
   endwhile; 
endif;
wp_reset_postdata(); 

In this example, the past events are displayed, the futur events are not.

I’ve tested

var_dump($today) // return '20190419'

Where I’m loosing my hair :
1) The two queries are exactly the same, only the “compare” argument is different.
2) In the “futur event” query, if I replace

"key" => "date",
"value" => $today,
"compare" => ">"

by

"key" => "date",
"value" => '20190419',
"compare" => ">"

It works !!

Also :
– I’ve set up a new event today (in wp 5.1.1 / acf 5.7.13), I check and the field date is saved into the DB
– I change the type of $today into ‘integrer’ but that doesn’t change anything. The futur event are still not showing.

Hope someone can help,
Thank you

PS : sorry if I’m not on the right forum post.

• Francois V

• April 19, 2019 at 6:48 pm

Hi again,

I’ve tested something and it work : I re-save the group field under ACF menu and everything return to normal.

My futur and past events are back.
Hope this can help anyone.

• MarcGuay

• October 31, 2020 at 1:06 am

I noticed this as well. Since my custom fields are set up via code in the theme, the solution was to change the label temporarily, re-load the edit page, then change the label back to the original, reload the edit page, make the changes, and save. Seems like some kind of cache needs a kick in the butt.