I have this custom template with loop and it does not display any acf fields.
<?php
/*
Template Name: Custom Ticket View
*/
?>
<?php get_header();?>
<?php
$args = array( 'post_type' => 'ticket', 'posts_per_page' => 20 );
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
?>
<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
<div class="parent">
<h2><?php //the_title(); ?></h2>
<div class="entry-content">
<div class="ticketno"><?php the_field('category'); ?></div>
<?php the_content(); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endwhile;
wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
<?php else: ?>
<?php _e( 'Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.' ); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
the_content() will not show fields. You must get/show the values yourself using ACF functions.
I’d suggest starting here: Getting Started with ACF
but I use this code.
<?php the_field(‘category’); ?>
it does not show the value as well.
what type of field is “category”?
That really does not tell me anything, several field types can present as “drop downs”.
What is the field “type”?
Also, what is the return value set to?
