Flexible content with post object – fields are missing

• Metaphrase

• September 11, 2023 at 9:55 am

I have a field group with different fields which are assigned to a custom post type via post object.

profile_image (Image)
profile_function (Repeater)
profile_mail (Mail)
profile_phone (Phone)

These fields are output as follows:

<?php 
    $management = get_field('staff');
    if ($management): 
    foreach ($management as $employee):
    setup_postdata($employee);
?>

<div class="section__column--lg-4">
    <div class="profile">
       <div class="profile__image">
           <img src="<?php echo get_field('profile_image', $employee->ID); ?>">
       </div>
        <div class="profile__body">
            <div class="profile__name">
                <?php $profile_title = get_the_title($employee); ?>
                <strong><?php echo $profile_title; ?></strong>
            </div>

            <?php if (have_rows('profile_function', $employee->ID)): ?>
                <div class="profile__function">
                    <ul class="profile__list">
                        <?php while (have_rows('profile_function', $employee->ID)) : the_row(); ?>
                            <li class="profile__item">
                                <?php echo get_sub_field('profile_function_entry', $employee->ID); ?>
                            </li>
                       <?php endwhile; ?>
                    </ul>
                </div>
            <?php endif; ?>

            <?php if (get_field('profile_mail')): ?>
                <div class="profile__mail">
                    <a class="profile__link">
                        <?php echo get_field('profile_mail', $employee->ID); ?>
                   </a>
                </div>
            <?php endif; ?>

            <?php if (get_field('profile_phone')): ?>
                <div class="profile__phone">
                    <?php echo get_field('profile_phone', $employee->ID); ?>
                </div>
            <?php endif; ?>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>

<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

I have created a new field group with flexible content which should output these fields as Post object. The problem is that only profile_image and profile_name and profile_function are displayed. profile_mail and profile_phone are missing from the output. What am I doing wrong?

<?php if(have_rows('management_block')): ?>
    <?php while( have_rows('management_block')): the_row(); ?>
        <?php if(get_row_layout() == 'management_entry'): ?>
            
            <?php 
                $management = get_sub_field('management_profile');
                if ($management): 
                foreach ($management as $employee):
                setup_postdata($employee);
            ?>

            <div class="section__column--lg-4">
                <div class="profile">
                    <div class="profile__image">
                        <img src="<?php echo get_field('profile_image', $employee->ID); ?>">
                    </div>
                    <div class="profile__body">
                        <div class="profile__name">
                            <?php $profile_title = get_the_title($employee); ?>
                            <strong><?php echo $profile_title; ?></strong>
                        </div>

                        <?php if (have_rows('profile_function', $employee->ID)): ?>
                            <div class="profile__function">
                                <ul class="profile__list">
                                <?php while (have_rows('profile_function', $employee->ID)) : the_row(); ?>
                                    <li class="profile__item">
                                        <?php echo get_sub_field('profile_function_entry', $employee->ID); ?>
                                    </li>
                                <?php endwhile; ?>
                                </ul>
                            </div>
                        <?php endif; ?>

                        <?php if (get_field('profile_mail')): ?>
                            <div class="profile__mail">
                                <a href="mailto:<?php echo get_field('profile_mail'); ?>" class="profile__link">
                                    <?php echo get_field('profile_mail', $employee->ID); ?>
                                </a>
                            </div>
                        <?php endif; ?>

                        <?php if (get_field('profile_phone')): ?>
                            <div class="profile__phone">
                                <?php echo get_field('profile_phone', $employee->ID); ?>
                            </div>
                        <?php endif; ?>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        

        <?php endforeach; ?>
        <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
        <?php endif; ?>

        <?php endif; ?>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

• John Huebner

• September 11, 2023 at 3:51 pm

How does the second code snippet relate to the first? When/Where is the second called?

• Metaphrase

• September 14, 2023 at 8:27 am

The first code snippet is in single.php and indicates the employee that was entered in the post. The second code snippet displays in a separate page template only the selected employees, which are selected by post object.

If I omit the if(get_field) statement for profile_phone and profile_mail, it works because the entries are always given in each case. But I don’t understand why nothing is displayed if the if(get_field) statement exists.

• John Huebner

• September 14, 2023 at 9:12 am

the difference is here

<?php if (get_field('profile_mail')): ?>

and

<?php echo get_field('profile_phone', $employee->ID); ?>

the firest needs to match the second.

Also, since you are using $employee->ID to get field values you do not need setup_postdata($employee); Using this means that values are set up in the global $post. See the example of using setup_postdata in the relationship field doc

• Metaphrase

• September 14, 2023 at 1:01 pm

Oh man, yes, that’s it.

<?php if(get_field('profile_mail', $employee->ID)): ?>
    <div class="profile__mail">
        <a href="mailto:<?php echo get_field('profile_mail', $employee->ID); ?>" class="profile__link">
            <?php echo get_field('profile_mail', $employee->ID); ?>
        </a>
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

Thanks a lot.