So, I found the answer. Made this snippet:
// This function runs after your post is saved
function acf_googleLink( $post_id ) {
//Get value of address
$address = get_field( 'address_field_name', $post_id );
//Get value of city
$city = get_field( 'city_field_name', $post_id );
//Get value of state
$state = get_field( 'state_field_name', $post_id );
//Get value of ZIP
$zip = get_field( 'zip_field_name', $post_id );
//Gathers address fields w/ zip
$fullAddress = [$address, $city, $state, $zip];
//Gathers address fields w/o zip
$fullAddressNoZip = [$address, $city, $state];
//Merge full address for text
$merge = implode(", ",$fullAddressNoZip);
//Merge full address for link
$linkMerge = implode(" ",$fullAddress);
//Display the Link
return("<a href='//www.google.com/maps/search/$linkMerge' target='_blank'>$merge $zip</a>");
}
add_shortcode( 'acf_map_link', 'acf_googleLink' );
What I’m trying to do is use a Custom field value as a shortcode in an anchor link. When I submit the code, it doesn’t recognize the URL value.
Lawd have mercy! It works, thank you! Do you have any tips for a breakdown of the code syntax?
Thanks for this. Just to clarify, the ‘field’ should have the name of the Post Object field that I’m targeting the other page.
'field' => 'Post_object'
Then when calling the field on the called page I need to type it in and display it as:
[related_post_acf field=”Field_from_the_target_post”] ?
I wouldn’t know where to start to create a shortcode, how would I link the two so that the Type B data can show up as if it were in Type A?
