Group settings field not saving

• muxahuk1214

• September 22, 2014 at 3:48 pm

Hello, I’m making a new custom field ( icon select ).
I have added default_value like so:

acf_render_field_setting( $field, array(
			'label'			=> __( 'Default Icon', $this->textdomain ),
			'instructions'	=> __( 'Select default icon', $this->textdomain ),
			'type'			=> 'm7_acf_font_icon',
			'name'			=> 'default_value',
		) );

[type=>m7_acf_font_icon is the same type as i’m creating. Basicaly it should call it self so that i could set default value by choosing it like when i’m editing post]
So, when i’m on acf group creation ( post-new.php?post_type=acf-field-group ) or editing already existing group i can’t get value to save.. it alweys gives the default one.
my code of echoing field ( render_field function ):

function render_field( $field ) {
		if( ! $this->icons || empty( $this->icons ) ) {
			?><p><?php _e( 'There are no icons.', $this->textdomain ); ?></p><?php
			return;
		}
		$value = $field[ 'value' ];
		$groups = '';
		$out = '';
		$selected = '';
		foreach( $this->icons as $group => $values ) {
			if( ! $values || empty( $values) ) continue;
			$groupName = ( isset( $this->files[$group] ) && isset( $this->files[$group]['name'] ) ) ? $this->files[$group]['name'] : preg_replace( '/([^a-zA-Z0-9])/', ' ', $group );
			$groups .= '<option value="' . esc_attr( $group ) . '">' . $groupName . '</option>';
			foreach( $values as $key => $data ) {
				$class = '';
				if( $value == $key ) {
					$class = 'selected';
					$selected = $data['html'];
				}
				$out .= '<li class="' . $class . '" data-value="' . esc_attr( $key ) . '" data-group="' . esc_attr( $group ) . '" data-search="' . $data['name'] . '" >';
				$out .= $data['html'];
				$out .= '</li>';
			}
				
		} ?>
		<div class="m7-acf-font-icon-wrapper">
			<div class="acf-hidden">
				<input type="hidden" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['name'] ) ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $value ); ?>" class="m7-acf-font-icon-hidden" />
			</div>
			<div class="m7-acf-font-icon-header">
				<span class="m7-acf-font-icon-preview"><?php echo $selected; ?></span>
				<input type="text" class="m7-acf-font-icon-search" placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Search..', $this->textdomain ); ?>" value="" />
				<select class="m7-acf-font-icon-groups">
					<option value=""><?php _e( 'Filter by Group', $this->textdomain ); ?></option>
					<?php echo $groups; ?>
				</select>
			</div>
			<ul class="m7-acf-font-icon-body"><?php echo $out; ?></ul>
		</div><?php
	}

as u can see only field that should submit is:
<input type="hidden" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['name'] ) ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $value ); ?>" class="m7-acf-font-icon-hidden" />
but it’s not submited ( i checked with jquery (on form submit), after i click submit these input is .remove()’d from the dom ).

Could u please explane how should i create hidden input on group edit screen so that it saves value ( bdw. on edit post page it saves value and works fine ).
The problem is only with creating field – i cant get to set default value separet than i’v set in file ( i.e. select icon that will show by default ).

Ok. If u understand the problem then please reply to me as soon as posible, if not understand – i’ll try to explane more.
Already sped all night by trying to do saving and tiered (( help!

• muxahuk1214

• September 23, 2014 at 8:42 am

I found out that if on edit fields screen i edit only my custom field then the value is not submited, but if i trigger some othere property with it ( for ex. i have Return value ) then my custom field value updates to.
I.e. if i change only my custom field – nothing, if i change return value and my custom field – my custom field value saves ok.

Can u please tell me, do u have some check in js or semething like these ?
may be in php before save_post action u check the variables ?

becouse in save_post ( your’s ) i get my field without values submited ( if the’r not updated )

• muxahuk1214

• September 23, 2014 at 9:02 am

Finaly i found the problem!!

omg how difficult it’s realised..

So, as u know i had hidden input in my output ( render_field ) and as i understood it’s errasing is value not changed, so my problem was that wen in js i do $hiden.val( newVal ) the ‘change’ event is not fiered and ACF js files don’t see my input change and do not update value..
So the solution was:
$hidden.val( newVal ).trigger( 'change' );
.trigger( ‘change’ )
( i’w been looking for that solution for few days, could be btter expaned in documentatoion how to make own custom fields )