Autocomplete fields values

• warry

• January 5, 2016 at 3:01 am

Hi, I’m currently workind on a code for a project, I’m a bit noob with PHP but I’m trying to work with the doc and a few PHP lessons.

Here is what I want to do :

I got a custom post about a video, the admin register the video url, author, author’s website, author’s facebook, author’sinstagram.

When he types the name of the author, i want it to be checked, then if the author already exist, then use the previous data used from a past post for this artist to fill the fields website, instagram, facebook etc…

I think i got the overall idea of how to articulate the code but…

<?php
 
 
 // If the value auteur_video1 already exist, take auteur_video other fields (website, facebook, instagram) values
 //  and fill the curent post fields with the data. 
 
  //  I / Check if value already exist 
 $args = array( 
   'post_type' => 'videos',
   'meta_query' => array(
       array(
           'key' => 'auteur_video',
           'value' => '111'
       )
   ),
   'fields' => 'ids'
 );
 // perform the query
 $vid_query = new WP_Query( $args );

 $vid_ids = $vid_query->posts;

 // do something if the meta-key-value-pair exists in another post
 if ( ! empty( $vid_ids ) ) {
 
  //  II / If exist then autocomplete the fields 
  
function autocomplete_fields { 
$artistsite = get_field('website_artiste', $post->ID); // get the auteur_vide1 field value
$artistfb = get_field('facebook_artiste', $post->ID);  // get the auteur_vide1 field value
$artistinst = get_field('instagram_artiste', $post->ID); // get the auteur_vide1 field value

function my_acf_update_value( $value, $post_id, $field  ) {	 // Complete the field facebook_artist with the value 
	// override value 
    $value = "$artistsite";	
	// return
    return $value;

}

 acf/update_value/name={$field_name} 
 add_filter('acf/update_value/name=facebook_artist', 'my_acf_update_value', 10, 3);
}

?>

I don’t expect a full answer i know it takes time and i don’t want to wast your time, but little help (link to apprepiate docs etc..) will be great.
I will update this thread as my work on this goes if it’s ok, In case it could help someone.

Thanks.

• James

• January 6, 2016 at 7:23 pm

Hi @warry,

For this case, I think it will be better if you use post object field instead. You can create a custom post type using CPT UI to make it easier. You can also create some custom fields to create a new author, and use acf/save_post to save it as a custom post.

Hope this helps 🙂