Keep user Description meta value synched to ACF field

• pixeline

• December 12, 2016 at 8:37 pm

Hi,
I’m trying to replace the built-in user’s Description field by an ACF Wysiwyg Editor, but failing miserably. When I save the user edit form, the description field shows a different value than the ACF Field.

This is what i thought would work

// SYNC USER META DATA
add_filter('acf/update_value/name=user_bio', 'acf_set_user_meta_description', 20, 3);

// FUNCTIONS

function acf_set_user_meta_description( $value, $post_id, $field ){

	$updated = update_user_meta( $post_id, 'description', $value );

	// So check and make sure the stored value matches $new_value.

	if ( $updated !== get_user_meta( $post_id,  'description', true ) ) {
		wp_die( __( 'The User Description field was incorrectly, or not at all, updated.', 'textdomain' ) );
	}

	return $value;
}

• pixeline

• December 12, 2016 at 8:48 pm

Actually found a solution, using the save_post filter.

// SYNC USER META DATA
add_filter('acf/save_post', 'acf_set_user_meta_description', 20, 1);

// FUNCTIONS
function acf_set_user_meta_description( $user_id ){

	// Keep User meta 'description' in sync with our ACF field
	$bio = get_field('user_bio', $user_id);
	
	// $user_id is actually user_{id}. To update WP, we remove the "user_" part.
	$user_id = (int)substr(strrchr($user_id, "_"), 1);
	
	if(!empty($user_id)){
	// Will return false if the previous value is the same as $new_value.
		$updated = update_user_meta( $user_id, 'description', $bio );
	}
}