ACF frontend not saving repeater fields

• mrtomworman

• July 19, 2022 at 8:37 am

Hi Guys,

I’ve got a front end form with repeaters on it. If you update the repeaters on the back-end they save absolutely fine. On the front end form the repeaters wipe clean all data held within them. All other fields work absolutely fine. What am I doing wrong?

ACF Version 5.12.3

/* ACF Edit Clinic Form */

# Change Post Title Label

add_filter( 'acf/get_valid_field', 'change_input_labels');
function change_input_labels($field) {
		
	if($field['name'] == '_post_title') {
		$field['label'] = 'Clinic Name';
	}
		
	return $field;
		
}

# Background Data

$uid = get_current_user_id();
$user = 'user_'.$uid;
$cid = get_field('clinic_name', $user);

# Form Settings

$select_fields = array(

	  'field_610aaed60c024', // Clinic Details TAB
	  'field_5e7a69a5cbdc3', // Postal Address
	  'field_5e7a6978cbdc1', // Email Address
	  'field_5e7a6993cbdc2', // Phone Number
	  'field_5e7a69bccbdc4', // Website Address
	  'field_62d2de4e2b714', // Business Registration
	  'field_62d2dc9b302c2', // VAT Registration

	  'field_62d2dbdb8a36c', // Pricing TAB
	  'field_62d2df953a6b4', // Currency Symbol
	  'field_62d2dbf4302bc', // Small Animal Session Fees
	  'field_62d2dc86302bf', // Equine Session Fees
	  'field_62d2e5d7f3879', // Travel Fees
	  'field_62d2e69cf387a', // Travel Unit
	  'field_62d2e474064b7', // Additional Fees
	  'field_62d2e7fa81b94', // Discounts

);

$settings = array(

	'id'			=> 'edit-clinic',
	'post_id'       => $cid,
	'fields'		=> $select_fields,
	'post_title'    => true,
	'post_content'  => false,
	'uploader' 		=> 'basic',
	'html_updated_message'  => '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>Your records have been updated</p></div>',
	'submit_value' 	=> __("Save Details", 'acf'),

);

# Register Form

acf_register_form($settings);

# Generate Form

acf_form($settings);

Repeater fields are:

'field_62d2dbf4302bc', // Small Animal Session Fees
'field_62d2dc86302bf', // Equine Session Fees
'field_62d2e474064b7', // Additional Fees
'field_62d2e7fa81b94', // Discounts

Many thanks,

Tom

• John Huebner

• August 25, 2022 at 2:10 pm

The only thing I can think of that would cause this is that the repeater fields are sub fields of some other field, repeater or group.