ACF google map issue

• fashioncstar

• March 20, 2019 at 4:15 am

I am using ACF google map in my site
but I cant update the location from front end

$field_name = ‘field_5c892edd8235d’;
$value = array(‘address’=>$google_location[‘address’], ‘lat’=>$google_location[‘lat’], ‘lng’=>$google_location[‘lng’], ‘zoom’=>5);
update_post_meta($property_id, ‘google_location’, $value);

I did like this
but it is not working
What should I do?
Please help me

• vinvinxd

• March 22, 2019 at 6:06 am

If you want to update a field, use update_field( ‘NAME_OF_FIELD’, $VALUE, $PROPERTY_ID);

documentation : https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/update_field/

• fashioncstar

• March 22, 2019 at 9:32 pm

of course, I tried already like this

$value = array(‘address’=>$google_location[‘address’], ‘lat’=>$google_location[‘lat’], ‘lng’=>$google_location[‘lng’], ‘zoom’=>5);
update_field(‘google_location’, $value, $property_id);

but it was not working

• John Huebner

• March 24, 2019 at 1:31 am

I don’t know the format of the array saved by ACF in the database. You’ll need to look at an existing one in the DB and make sure that you match it exactly.

Assuming that your format is right, always use the field key to update the field if it may not already be set with something. Using update_post_meta() without manually adding the field key reference will not work. This ACF field type cannot work properly without the field key reference added to the database.

$field_name = 'field_5c892edd8235d';
$value = array('address'=>$google_location['address'], 'lat'=>$google_location['lat'], 'lng'=>$google_location['lng'], 'zoom'=>5);
update_field($field_name, $value, $property_id);