Echo ShortCode with Post ID

• dewinbrush

• April 18, 2023 at 2:49 pm

Hi, I checked some of keywords to see similar topics but i didn’t find. If any similar topic that you think to move this topic I appreciate.

Problem:

I have Cars and parts as post and there is 2 same named ACF field with biderctional. When i add one part as post and assign with ACF to Car, both works and shows.

I made one shortcode and used in parts

	<?php foreach( $parts as $post ): 
 	// Setup this post for WP functions (variable must be named $post).
        setup_postdata($post); ?>
<?php $parts= the_field('parts_cars', $post); ?>
<?php echo $parts; ?>

'23004, 25012' // echo the value comes correctly when i echo $parts;

<?php echo do_shortcode(' [car-parts-1 items_number="" external_link="1" category="" items_id="'.$parts.'" columns="4" order="ASC" orderby="name" title="Compatible Parts"]

It brings emtpy Value on ‘items_id’ When i put $parts inside ‘. .’ ECHO becomes empty without an any error.

I also post it with non-exist shortcode to post do shortcode and print items_id=””

Anyone has any idea where is my mistake?

• John Huebner

• April 18, 2023 at 3:36 pm

the_field() echos the values and returns nothing to the variable,

You need to use get_field()

$parts= get_field('parts_cars', $post);

• dewinbrush

• April 19, 2023 at 6:00 am

Hi John, Thank you for quick response. I just checked. I actually Used this method before and it didn’t work. That is the reason I converted ACF field as POST ID instead of OBJECT to bring data ID into Shortcode

// with get_field result at below //

Warning: Array to string conversion in C:path/\style-1.php on line 284
Array

[download_btn url=”Array”]

// #####

Technically I have two post

CAR
PART

Parts added into CARS and Cars shown in PARTS

I try to show ANOTHER PARTS inside Viewed part from assigned CAR brand with biderctional POST session in php

let say The Car is Pontiac and i add three body paint bucket (yellow-green-white)

When i enter Green paint post(PART.php) , poıntiac shown Added car that pontiac

When i enter pontiac post (CAR.PHP) green paint shown

But I want to fetch data from CAR fields that realted directly inside PARTS to show another colors that added inside PONTIAC

technically I reach first the CAR from PART-Template and i checked other parts that added in customfield in CAR name is car_parts

so post IDS must fetch from CAR with FOREACH and setup_postdata
Code is like that in singe_part.php

$car= get_field(‘parts_car’);
<?php if( $car): ?>

<?php foreach( $car as $post ):
// Setup this post for WP functions (variable must be named $post).
setup_postdata($post); ?>

// so now process in CAR part and check data in parts_car field
from CAR post //

<?php $assigned_parts_from_car_post= get_field(‘parts_car’, $post); ?>

<?php echo do_shortcode(‘ [car-parts-1 items_number=”” external_link=”1″ category=”” items_id=”‘.$assigned_parts_from_car_post.'” columns=”4″ order=”ASC” orderby=”name” title=”Compatible Parts from CAR POST”]’); ?>

<?php endforeach; ?>

goes Array. If i use POST ID and the field it echo the id’s that acf works correctly but if i use get_field, it goes ARRAY