Filter a specific text field

• Dave Navarro, Jr.

• January 29, 2015 at 1:08 pm

Okay, on the back end in a meta box I have a Text field called “folder_location”.

Under “Default Value” I want to put in a shortcode “[ default_folder_location ]” and when a new post is created, I want the shortcode’s value to be the default, not the name of the shortcode itself.

How can I filter that specific field for that specific post-type?

Do I use the “format_value” or “load_value” filter?

I’m not seeing anything that allows me to get the “default value” for a field.

• James

• April 9, 2016 at 5:51 am

Hi @dnavarrojr ,

I beleive you can add the custom default value by using the laod field hook

$address = "my-custom-default";
	
add_filter('acf/load_field/name=contact_info',
     function($field) use ($address) {           
	     $field['default_value'] = $address;
	     return $field;
     }
);