Hi,
I have a (category) relation custom field in my posts called im_featured_on_category_pages — basically it allows an admin to select if the post should be “featured” on the selected category pages.
In a function called get_category_featured($catID) inside my functions.php file, I have a function with the following get_posts query:
$cat_featured_posts = get_posts([
'numberposts' => 3,
'post_type' => 'post',
'category' => $catID,
'meta_query' => [
'relation' => 'AND',
[
'key' => 'im_featured_on_category_pages',
'compare' => 'EXISTS'
],
[
'key' => 'im_featured_on_category_pages',
'value' => '',
'compare' => '!='
],
[
'key' => 'im_featured_on_category_pages',
'value' => '"' . $catID . '"',
'compare' => 'LIKE'
]
],
'orderby' => 'date',
'order' => 'DESC'
]);
This query works…it only gets 3 posts within that category…but…the meta_query is seemingly ignored. It still returns all posts whether or not the ACF field exists, is empty, or has the correct value I’m looking for.
Basically I want the returned posts to be:
1) In the category provided (catID)
2) Must have a field called im_featured_on_category_pages
3) im_featured_on_category_pages must not be empty
4) im_featured_on_category_pages must contain (‘LIKE’) the $catID
5) The 3 posts returned must be ordered by date (newest first)
Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated!
UPDATE: So I’ve tried several different queries, and no matter what I put in the meta_query…it seems to be ignored…I even took the meta_query out and am getting the same result without it. It’s like get_posts() is completely ignoring my meta_query. Does that have anything to do with the fact that I’m using it in functions.php and not in a template?
