I added a text field for a custom category link, but it is not working. This is the last piece of this website and it has been driving me nuts. I checked your docs and I think I am doing it right, so not sure what is wrong 🙁
The relevant code is below, but the specific call I have is <?php get_field( 'category_link' ); ?>
<div id="scholarships">
<h1 class="grid-heading">Not sure where to begin?</h1>
<h2 class="grid-sub-heading">Try browsing these popular scholarship categories</h2>
<?php
$categories = get_categories('hide_empty=0&exclude=13,1,1460&orderby=title&order=ASC');
if (!empty($categories)) {
$i = 0;
foreach ($categories as $cat) {
$class = ( $i % 3 ) ? 'span4' : 'span4';
$thumbnail_id = get_option('seamless_term_thumb_' . $cat->term_id);
$image = wp_get_attachment_url($thumbnail_id);
?>
<div class="<?php echo $class . ' ' . 'category-' . $cat->term_id;?>">
<div class="thumb">
<a href="<?php get_field( 'category_link' ); ?>">
<img src="<?php echo $image; ?>" alt="<?php echo get_cat_name($cat->term_id); ?>" class="item-image">
</a>
</div> <!-- end .thumb -->
</div>
<?php $i++; } } ?>
<div id="moreLessSwitch">Show More Scholarships</div>
</div>
Hi @Jagst3r21
If the field ‘category_link’ is saved to a taxonomy term, then you must specify the $post_id parameter as explained on this tutorial:
http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/how-to/how-to-get-values-from-a-taxonomy-term/
Hope that helps
Thanks
E
I tried this, but no luck 🙁
<?php echo get_field('category_link', $post->ID); ?>
I have the same problem. When I do a var_dump, I get nothing:
var_dump(get_field("test")); returns bool(false)
I have the same issue with the var_dump…this is a rather urgent issue so I hope it is an easy fix…
Hi @Jagst3r21
Please read over the linked documentation. When loading a vlaue from a term, you must use the correct $post_id parameter.
This is not $post->ID.
The tutorial will cover how to find the correct $post_id
Thanks
E
Sir, I do not follow. From the doc it seems you have to specify the category. I cannot work like that because I need it to be automatically added because it is in a loop I have…
Hi @Jagst3r21
When you say it needs to by dynamic, what do you mean? What is the logic / rules that the code needs to follow?
I can see that in your code you have a loop which loops over each $cat. You can construct the $post_id parameter from the data available in $cat.
Hope that helps.
Thanks
E
