Display field from subpage on parent, via WP_Query

• snthr

• November 28, 2020 at 2:01 am

Hi. I’m currently doing a website for an artist, where their projects are all subpages of a parent page. Each project has a video. The Vimeo ID of the video is an ACF text field for each subpage, called vimeo_link_id.

I want to make a parent page that lists all the projects, and also includes the videos.

At the moment, I’m displaying the excerpts of the content from each subpage via a WP_Query loop. This loop is in functions.php, and is integrated into the parent page via a shortcode.

I can’t figure out how to get the Vimeo ID to display in this loop.

Here is my current code. Can anyone tell me how to do this?

Thanks

/**
 * list child pages - Work page list
 */

function list_works() {
    global $post;
     
    //query subpages
    $args = array(
        'post_parent' => $post->ID,
        'post_type' => 'page',
        'posts_per_page' => 999
    );
    $subpages = new WP_query($args);
     
    // create output
    if ($subpages->have_posts()) :
        $output = '<!-- begin child pages -->';
        while ($subpages->have_posts()) : $subpages->the_post();
            $output .= '<div class="marquee"><div class="content">
            			
            			<h2 class="sub">' . get_the_title() . ' <span>' . get_the_date('Y') . '</span></h2>
                        
                        '. get_the_post_thumbnail( $page->ID, 'thumbnail' ) .'
                        

                        
                       vimeo_link_id here please!!
                       

                        
                        <p>'.get_the_excerpt().' | <a href="'.get_permalink().'">Full details »</a></p>
                        </div> <!-- .content --> </div> <!-- .marquee -->';
        endwhile;
        $output .= '<!-- end child pages -->';
    else :
        $output = '<p>No subpages found.</p>';
    endif;
     
    // reset the query
    wp_reset_postdata();
     
    // return something
    return $output;
}
add_shortcode('list_works', 'list_works');

• John Huebner

• November 28, 2020 at 3:31 am

Because you are using the global $post and and the loop you should just need to get the field or show the field with get_field(‘vimeo_link_id’) or the_field(‘vimeo_link_id’). I can’t give you any help on what you actually need to add for HTML to show the video, I would assume some type of iframe.

• snthr

• November 28, 2020 at 4:15 am

Thanks. I rewrote it slightly in light of what you said, and I have it working now.