How to make a ACF Block default and mandatory for a specific post type

• Ramate

• February 28, 2023 at 12:37 pm

Hello All,

So I made this new Hero Block for a site that I’m working on, and I’m trying to figure out how to make it default and always present in a specific post type – in this case, the “accommodations” post type. Basically, I want this block to show up every time I make a new post in that post type, preferably right at the top. But honestly, I have no idea if that’s even possible! I’ve tried editing the block.json file and even tinkering with the functions.php, but I haven’t gotten any results.

Does anyone know if this is possible? Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks a lot

{
  "name": "acf/hero",
  "title": "Ferienpark Hero",
  "description": "Hero Block",
  "style": ["file:./hero.css"],
  "category": "Ferienpark",
  "icon": "cover-image",
  "keywords": ["hero", "header", "image"],
  "supports": {
    "align": true,
    "anchor": true,
    "html": true,
    "post_types": ["accommodations"],
    "default": true
  },

  "acf": {
    "mode": "edit",
    "renderTemplate": "hero.php"
  }
}

• Ramate

• February 28, 2023 at 1:24 pm

UPDATE:

changed the line “post_types”: [“accommodations”], to “postTypes”: [“accommodations”], as I could find in the documentation, still no success.

• dansdev44

• March 1, 2023 at 5:37 pm

Hey @ramate

To achieve what you’re after, my understanding is you would need to setup a block template. Check out these resources:

• https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-templates/
• https://www.inforest.com/adding-default-blocks-and-block-patterns-to-wordpress-post-types/

Hope this steers you in the right direction 👍

• Steve Whalley

• March 4, 2023 at 5:28 am

@cubes 2048 Umm, I have never seen this problem before. Maybe I will refer some documents and answer @ramate later.