Adding field value into a php loop

• keljnr

• October 2, 2017 at 8:06 pm

I have set up a field which I can fill in a custom post type id.
I’m wanting to have the value of this placed into the following php loop:

<?php 
			$args = array( 'post_type' => 'the_field("post_type_name")', 'posts_per_page' => 99 );
			$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
			while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?>

The above works if I manually insert the custom post id ‘myPostType’, but not when using custom fields php.

Can anyone advise where I’m going wrong…?

Many thanks.

• John Huebner

• October 2, 2017 at 11:07 pm

the_field() echos the value, you need to use get_field()

$args = array( 'post_type' => 'get_field("post_type_name")', 'posts_per_page' => 99 );

• keljnr

• October 3, 2017 at 12:13 am

Thanks for the response, I have tried the above but still failing. It will more than likely be my code… will look through. Many thanks., great plugin!

• John Huebner

• October 5, 2017 at 10:59 pm

There are some extra quotes in what I posted

$args = array('post_type' => get_field('post_type_name'), 'posts_per_page' => 99 );