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Adding ACF variable to custom post type

sage
#1

Hi, I’m trying to add a variable, get_field(‘campus_link’) to a custom post type function in my controller file, here’s my code:

public function campusLoop()
    {
        $campus = get_posts([
        'post_type' => 'campus',
        'posts_per_page'=>'-1',
        'order' => 'ASC'
        ]);
        
        return array_map(function ($post) {
            return [
            'content' => apply_filters('the_content', $post->post_content),
            'excerpt' => apply_filters('get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt),
            'thumbnail' => get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID, 'large'),
            'thumbnail_url' => get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post->ID, 'large'),
            'title' => $post->post_title,
            ];
        }, $campus);
    }

How would I add the ACF field in here and then display the data from that field in a view?

Thanks!

#2

The same way you’re getting the thumbnail.

The same way you’re displaying any of the other variables in that post loop.

#3

Thanks for the quick response!

So in the controller file:
‘link’ => get_field(‘campus_link’),

And to display:
{!! $campus[‘link’] !!}

?

I feel like i’ve tried this exact setup to no avail…it’s possible I’ve been staring at it for too long and had an error in my text somewhere :slight_smile:

#4

Have you read through the documentation for get_field()? https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/get_field/

You probably need to pass the id of the post to get_field() in your loop. Otherwise it’s trying to get that field from whatever is in the $post global.

#5

I did read through the docs for get_field() but still having issue getting data to show. I did figure out a workaround though…using:

‘title’ => $post->post_title as the “href” value for the link.

I’ll have to look into this further when I have more time.

Thanks for all of your help!