acf_form + multi-site + upload permissions

• Dorn Studio

• December 5, 2017 at 10:46 pm

Hi there,

I’m using acf_form to allow users to edit their profile on a WP multisite. I would like users to be able to upload a custom avatar on all of my sites (both parent and child). Specifically, I’d like users to modify their user meta on the parent site. I have something like this in place:

switch_to_blog(1);
acf_form($options);
restore_current_blog();

The above works fine for everything except images, two things happen:
1. When I try to upload a file, I get the following error in the WP Media uploader: “Sorry, you are not allowed to upload files.”
2. Previously uploaded media file don’t appear (the loading wheel just keeps going)

I’m using the User Role Editor plugin and have ensured that the upload_files capability is enabled.

I would massively appreciate if someone has any ideas on how to:

The above works fine for everything except images, two things happen:
1. Allow file uploads on a child site to the parent site via acf_form
2. Load media items from the parent site in the acf_form WP uploader whilst on the child site

Thanks in advance!