Display selected value from populated select list

• jgl

• March 9, 2021 at 1:01 am

Hello,

I’m using a selct list that I populate myself this way :

function acf_file_field( $field ) {
    $files = array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2');

    $field['choices'] = array();
    foreach($files as $file_key => $file_value) {
        $field['choices'][$file_key] = $file_value;
    }
    return $field;
}
add_filter('acf/load_field/name=file', 'acf_file_field');

It displays fine, the value is correctly saved but the current value is not selected when I go back to my form.

Is there a way to force the selected attribute for the current value ?

• John Huebner

• March 10, 2021 at 7:07 am

Try setting the priority

add_filter('acf/load_field/name=file', 'acf_file_field', 20);