Inject ACF via shortcode and prevent duplication

• sharkmountain

• August 13, 2018 at 10:15 pm

Hi all!

I created a custom short code to inject ACFs (repeater field) into my content. Here is the template code which is saved under /shortcodes/generic/faq.php

<?php if( have_rows('tab') ): $i=0; ?>

	<aside class="faq">

		<h2><?php the_field('title'); ?></h2>

	<?php while( have_rows('tab') ): the_row(); 

		$i++;
		$label = get_sub_field('label');
		$content = get_sub_field('content');

		?>

		<div class="tab">
			<input id="tab-<?php echo $i; ?>" type="checkbox" name="tabs">

			<?php if( $label ): ?>
				<label for="tab-<?php echo $i; ?>"><?php echo $label; ?></label>
			<?php endif; ?>

			<?php if ( $content ): ?>
				<div class="tab-content"><p><?php echo $content; ?></p></div>
			<?php endif; ?>
		</div>

	<?php endwhile; ?>

	</aside>

<?php endif; ?>

And here I add the short code via functions.php

function faq_section($atts) {
  ob_start();
  get_template_part('shortcodes/generic/faq');
  return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode('faq', 'faq_section');

Now, when I populate the custom fields and add the value to my page content via [faq] it works like a charm. The annoying thing is that at the end of the page the ACF values are added again pulling the same template even.

Any idea how I can prevent this from happening and only show the ACF values when I add the shortcode?