update_field() not working in loop

• boriskamp1991

• June 26, 2018 at 2:26 pm

Hi guys,

Breaking my head over this one, why is this code:

            if( get_field('field_5b303fe622a15') >= 0 ) {
                $count = (int) get_field('field_5b303fe622a15');
                $new_count = $count++;
                update_field('field_5b303fe622a15', $new_count);
            }

Not working at all inside my if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); loop inside my single.php?

Thanks!

• ninobysa

• July 11, 2018 at 10:23 pm

Have you tried to print get_field('field_5b303fe622a15') ? Maybe it’s a subfield ?

I’ve tested this code on a WP loop and it worked :

$count = (int) get_field('count');
if ( $count >= 0) {
  $count++;
  update_field('count', $count);
}

By the way, get_field and update_field can be used with the field’s name instead of the field’s key.