I’ve been reading through the documentation and am not seeming to find a solution. If using this example as what my setup would be like (http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/field-types/select/) I’m trying to get the field value to display – not the label. What I mean specifically, in referencing the example from above, I would want the php to generate “col_1” and not “Column 1”. Hope that makes sense. What is the correct code?
Hi @kikimarie1234
When creating your field, enter the choices like this:
col_1 : Column 1
Then in your code, load the value like this:
$value = get_field('field_name');
Doesn’t work. Still returning the label.
Here is what my code looks like:
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>
<ul>
<?php if( $the_query->have_posts() ): ?>
<?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
<?php
$value = get_field('industry_subsector');
?>
<li id="<?php echo $value; ?>">
<?php the_field('industry_subsector'); ?>
</li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</ul>
Here is what I get…
<ul>
<li id="Building Products">Building Products</li>
<li id="General Industrial">General Industrial</li>
<li id="Specialty Chemicals">Specialty Chemicals</li>
<li id="Measurement & Controls">Measurement & Controls</li>
<li id="Automotive">Automotive</li>
</ul>
My field choices look like this:
automotive : Automotive
building_products : Building Products
measurement_controls : Measurement & Controls
paper_packaging : Paper/Packaging
general_industrial : General Industrial
specialty_chemicals : Specialty Chemicals
I want it to look like this:
<ul>
<li id="building_products">Building Products</li>
<li id="general_industrial">General Industrial</li>
<li id="specialty_chemicals">Specialty Chemicals</li>
<li id="measurement_controls">Measurement & Controls</li>
<li id="automotive">Automotive</li>
</ul>
What am I doing wrong?
Hi @kikimarie1234
Can you please check your DB and see what value is being saved for your $field_name and $post_id?
I am 100% sure that the select field will save the value, not the label.
Do you have a custom filter which is modifying the value?
