Query posts to create array with field values

• dougfitz

• August 24, 2019 at 3:46 am

I’ve been noodling this for a while and haven’t found an elegant solution.

I have a custom post type (Committee) that has two ACF fields: committee_name and default_location.

I’d like to query all the Committee pages and end up with an array using the values of those two fields: committee_name => default_location.

Ex:
Rules => 300 W. 95th St.
Executive => The Baxter Building
etc.

I’m certain there’s an easy way to do this. I have no problems creating the query, but I’m self-taught and creating the array escapes me. Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.

• dougfitz

• August 24, 2019 at 11:56 am

I should have added my current, non-working code. Please be gentle.

$committees = array( 
    'numberposts' => -1,
    'post_type' => 'committee'
); 

$query = new WP_Query($committees);
$location_array = array();

if( $query->have_posts() ): 
        while( $query->have_posts() ): $query->the_post();
$location_array[get_field('committee_name')] = get_field('committee_location'); 
    endwhile;
    wp_reset_query();
endif;