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get_post_meta() works but get_fields() doesn't

  • I’m in a foreach loop and trying to get the custom fields.

    I’ve tried

        $link = get_field("external_link",$post->ID);
        echo  $link;

    but it doesn’t work, but if I try

        $link = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'external_link', true );
        echo $link;

    it works, can’t figure it out.

  • Hi @haleeben

    Have you debugged $post->ID and $link?
    As in, have you printed out the contents of these variables?

    
    <?php 
    
    echo '<pre>';
    	print_r($post->ID);
    echo '</pre>';
    die; ?>
    
  • Hey @elliot

    Yeah

    $post->ID = the right post ID (1682)

    $link = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'external_link', true );

    gives me the string I need ‘this is the link’

    but

    $link = get_field("external_link",$post->ID); = nothing,

    if I do a var_dump of $link it shows bool(false)

  • if get_post_meta works, shouldn’t get_field work?

  • Hi @haleeben

    100% yes. The get_field function should be working for you, I don’ understand why it isn’t..

    Do you have any filters which could be hooking in and overriding the value returned?

    Any chance you would debug the issue through the core/api.php file? (the get_field function is within that file)

  • Hey @elliot

    The latest update for ACF fixed this issue, sorry I should have mentioned I was trying to do this from the functions file, thanks for the update.

    PS – is this a custom built support forum theme, is it available to buy? one of the best I’ve used.

  • Hi @haleeben

    its a bbPress support forum with a custom theme and custom functionality!

    Thanks mate
    Elliot

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