Calling a Reusable ACF Block in a Block Template

• karks88

• July 31, 2020 at 4:12 am

Hi All,
I’ve created a simple ACF block for a call to action and have saved a reusable version of it in Gutenberg. From there, I want that reusable block to automatically be added to every new post created.

After doing some research, I implemented the following code:

// Add Default Blocks Where Needed
function ovyvo_register_template() {
    $post_type_object = get_post_type_object( 'post' );
    $post_type_object->template = array(
        array(
			'acf/ovyvo-cta-noimage', array(
				'ref' => 290,// Reusable block id
			),
		),
    );
}
add_action( 'init', 'ovyvo_register_template' );

Notice I’m using the ID of the reusable block (290). However, whenever I add a new post, I just get a blank version of the block. The following error comes up in the console:

Uncaught TypeError: can’t access property “buttons”, n is undefined – acf-input.min.js:4:8414

I’m assuming this means it can’t access the content? I previously had the block restricted to specific post types, but have removed that. I should also note that adding the reusable block within Gutenberg works just fine – it’s just getting it added via this template.

Any suggestions as to what else may cause this?

Thanks!

• truheart

• January 15, 2021 at 12:19 am

Not sure if anybody needs this, but I believe these reusable blocks are saved under core/block. So the above code should be changed to

$post_type_object->template = array(
        array(
			'core/block', array(
				'ref' => 290,// Reusable block id
			),
		),
    );