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WP-CLI Set ACF References

WordPress WP-CLI command to add ACF reference fields where they don't exist

by Ross Wintle · github.com/rosswintle/wp-cli-set-acf-refs · website

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Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/rosswintle/wp-cli-set-acf-refs/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
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Sets ACF reference fields for postmeta where missing - useful after importing post meta somehow

Description

This plugin adds a WP-CLI command for adding ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) "reference" fields to postmeta where it is missing.

Why might this be needed? Well, if an ACF field stored data in postmeta it also stores a reference to the ACF field definition. So if your postmeta field name/key is location then ACF creates a postmeta entry with the key _location and a value of the form field_XXXXXXXXX

If you import a load of postmeta, or create it manually, then you will not have the link to the ACF field definition. Why is this bad? Because ACF's get_field() function actually applies a certain amount of interpretation and formatting based on the field definition.

NOTE: The command is a bit simple and brute-force in its approach. If you have multiple ACF fields with the same name it might break. Make a database backup before using. You have been warned!

Installation

Install this like any other plugin.

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Changelog

1.0

  • First version

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