I replaced ACF with ACF Pro and the Print Meeting Schedule button is not linking to the PDF download. I also updated all other components.
http://www.aamonterey.org/meetings/
Here’s the code that’s always worked:
<a href="<?=get_field('document_link', 1134)?>" target="_blank" class='lnkPrintable mobile'><h2>Print Schedule</h2></a>
Hi @jknetdesign
It seems there’s something wrong with your code. Could you please try the following code?
<a href="<?php echo get_field('document_link', 1134); ?>" target="_blank" class='lnkPrintable mobile'><h2>Print Schedule</h2></a>
Also, please don’t forget to set the Return Value to “File URL”.
I hope this helps 🙂
If you check now it returns the URL http://www.aamonterey.org/meetings/1456
Please clarify: set the Return Value to “File URL”
Actually, confirmed, its is set to
Field Type > File
Return Value > File URL
So…it’s not resolved. Please help.
Hi @jknetdesign
That’s weird. Could you please make sure that the file is set to the custom field?
Looking at the result, it seems the Return Value is set to “File ID” or there’s something on your site that prevents the conversion from the file ID to the URL.
Could you please help me debug the issue by trying to reproduce the issue on one of the WordPress’ stock themes (like Twenty Sixteen) with other plugins deactivated? If it disappears, then you can activate the theme and plugins one by one to see which one causes the issue.
If the issue persists, could you please try to debug it like this:
1. Set the Return Value to “File Array”.
2. Check the returned value like this:
<a href="" target="_blank" class='lnkPrintable mobile'><h2>Print Schedule</h2></a>
<?php
$file_array = get_field('document_link', 1134);
echo '<pre>';
print_r($file_array);
echo '</pre>';
?>
If it returns the correct data, then you should be able to add the link like this:
<?php $file_array = get_field('document_link', 1134); ?>
<a href="<?php echo $file_array['url']; ?>" target="_blank" class='lnkPrintable mobile'><h2>Print Schedule</h2></a>
Thanks!
Here’s what I did:
– updated permalinks
– activated twentytwelve, when I did this the buttons are gone because they’re built into the child theme
– deactivated plugins, when I deactivated Simple Custom Post Type something weird happened. I reloaded the page and got directed to the home page.
Screenshot attached shows the File URL setting.
The PDF we should get i
http://www.aamonterey.org/wp-content/uploads/aa-monterey-meeting-schedule-summer-2016.pdf
Hi @jknetdesign
Twenty Twelve is a very old theme, could you please try it on Twenty Sixteen instead? After that, could you please add the code to the template file and see if it returns the correct data? If it returns the correct data, then it has something to do with your theme. In this case, I suggest you get in touch with your theme author instead.
Also, could you please create staging/development site, open a new support ticket and provide temporary admin credentials to the staging site? You can open a new ticket here: https://support.advancedcustomfields.com/new-ticket. Also, please don’t forget to explain the issue again and provide the link to this thread.
That way, we could try to do some tests without affecting your live site.
Thanks 🙂
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