How to limit the records output from a basic repeater loop?

• cargoodrich

• December 7, 2016 at 9:37 pm

For the basic loop output of a repeater field, how can I limit the amount of records that are output? I want to set a limit of 3.

• John Huebner

• December 8, 2016 at 1:32 am

if (have_rows('repeater')) {
  $count = 1;
  while (have_rows('repeater')) {
    the_row();
    // code to show row
    $count++;
    if ($count > 3) {
      break;
    }
  }
}

• cargoodrich

• December 8, 2016 at 2:33 am

Excellent, thanks John!

• mrtoad

• November 7, 2021 at 11:22 am

EDIT –

It actually is working sorry! It wasn’t displaying for an entirely different reason

Apologies

*** original question ***

Hi John

I know this solution is really old but is it still valid?

I am trying to get it to work with a slider using a repeater field from an ACF options page like below but it returns nothing?

I cant see what I am doing wrong

<section class="latest-publications">

	<h2>Latest Publications</h2>
	
	<div class="pink-divider"></div>
	<div class="publications-row">
			
			<div class="posts-carousel">
		
					<?php if (have_rows('publication', 'option' )) {
					  $count = 1;
					  while (have_rows('publication', 'option')) {
						the_row();
						?>
						
						
								
						<div class='publication-slide'>
							
							
							<a href="/publications#<?php echo sanitize_title( get_sub_field( 'publication_title' )); ?>" target="_blank"><?php the_sub_field( 'publication_title' ); ?></a></h4>
							<?php the_sub_field( 'publication_description' ); ?>
							<p class="icon-date"><?php the_sub_field( 'date' ); ?></p>
		
						
						</div>
						
	
						
						<?php $count++;
						if ($count > 3) {
						  break;
						}
					  }
					}
				
				
				?>
				

			</div>		
			
	</div>		
</section>