[Resolved] Not Returning Custom Field Content at all

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[Andrew]

I've created the following:

<?php $fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( )); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$fridayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

the custom field 'friday-video-id' is a text field; no values are returning - what am I missing?

[Luo Yang]

Hi andrew,

I can not duplicate same problem in my localhost,
Types types_render_field default output custom fields of current post
I suggest you try debug your codes line by line, like this:

<?php
echo "get_the_ID()": get_the_ID(); // check if it output the correct post ID
$fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( )); 
...
?>

If not, for example if your post ID is stored ad $post_id
you can assign $post_id to Types function like this:
$fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( 'post_id'=>$post_id));

[Andrew]

Thanks - I will debug this evening and see if it solves the problem or I can see what it is returning instead.

I'll report back my findings/results

[Luo Yang]

Please let me know if you need more assistance

[Andrew]

Luoy - your code suggestion caused syntax errors - I was not able to debug at all.

Additionally - it seems types is not returning any values when called via types_render_field in my PHP

<?php $ticketlink = types_render_field("ticket-link", array()); ?>
<a class="share_link" href="<?php echo $ticketlink;?>"></a>

The above returns no value - even though there is data in the field. here's what the HTML looks like

<a class="share_link" href=""></a>

I'm not sure why the plugin is not functioning as it says to use it via the Types Field API suggestions. Am i missing something?

[Luo Yang]

please modify it like this:

<?php
echo get_the_ID(); // check if it output the correct post ID
$fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( )); 
...
?>

[Andrew]

That returns the number '22'

The page ID for the page that the custom field is pulled from is '41'

[Luo Yang]

Could you post the entire codes of this file, I need check which var store correct post ID.

[Andrew]

<div id="upcoming-events">
	<div class="container">
    	<div class="row">
        	<div class="col-lg-12">
            	<?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('Slider Widget') ) : ?><?php endif;?>
            </div><!-- /.col-lg-12 -->
        </div><!-- /.row -->
        <div class="row row2">
        	
            <!-- LOOP START --> 
<?php wp_reset_query(); //WP_Query Arguments 
$today = date('Ymd');
$todaytime = strtotime($today);
$ticketlink = types_render_field("ticket-link", array());
$args = array(
           'post_type' => 'events',
           'meta_query' => array(
           array (
                    'key' => 'wpcf-event-start-date',
                    'value' => strtotime($today),
                    'compare' => '>='
                 )
            ),
           'orderby'   => 'wpcf-event-start-date',
           'meta_key'  => 'wpcf-event-start-date',
           'order'     => 'ASC',
           'posts_per_page' => 4
       );
?> 
			<?php $the_query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?> 
				<?php while ($the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post(); ?> 
                 <?php $startdate=get_post_meta($the_query->post->ID,'wpcf-event-start-date',TRUE);?> 
					<div class="col-md-2">
                       
						<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'medium' );?><div class="overlay"></div></a> 
						<div class="event-info"> 
							<p class="date"><span><?php echo date('m',$startdate); ?></span><span>/<?php echo date('j',$startdate); ?></span>
                            <small><?php echo date('l',$startdate); ?></small></p>
                            <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" class="i_link"></a>
                            <a class="share_link" href="<?php echo $ticketlink;?>"></a>
						</div> 
					</div><!-- /.col-md-2 --> 
				<?php endwhile;?> 
			<!-- LOOP FINISH -->
                        
<div class="col-md-4">
            	<div class="row"><a href="#"><img src="<?php echo get_bloginfo ('template_url'); ?>/images/btn-view-all-events.jpg" width="360" height="161" border="0" class="img-responsive" /></a></div><!-- /.row -->
                <div class="row"><a href="#"><img src="<?php echo get_bloginfo ('template_url'); ?>/images/btn-table-reservations.jpg" width="360" height="161" border="0" style="margin-top:10px;" class="img-responsive" /></a></div><!-- /.row -->
            </div><!-- /.col-md-4 -->
        </div><!-- /.row2 -->
    </div><!-- /.container -->
</div><!-- /#upcoming-events -->
<div id="photo-gallery">
	<div class="container"></div><!-- /.container -->
</div><!-- /#photo-gallery -->
<div id="video-gallery">
	<div class="container">
    	<h4>Latest Videos</h4>
    	<div class="col-md-6">
            <?php
			 echo get_the_ID();
			 $fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( )); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$fridayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
            </div><!-- /.col-md-6 -->
        <div class="col-md-6">
        	<?php $saturdayvid = types_render_field("saturday-video-id", array( )); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$saturdayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
        </div><!-- /.col-md-6 -->
    </div><!-- /.container -->
</div><!-- /#video-gallery -->

[Luo Yang]

Please try this:

...
wp_reset_query();
$fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( )); 
...

wp_reset_query() restores the $wp_query and global post data to the original main query.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_reset_query

[Andrew]

I have done this - and it still isn't placing the value.

<div id="video-gallery">
	<div class="container">
    	<h4>Latest Videos</h4>
    	<div class="col-md-6">
            <?php
			 wp_reset_query();
			 $fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array( )); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$fridayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
            </div><!-- /.col-md-6 -->
        <div class="col-md-6">
        	<?php $saturdayvid = types_render_field("saturday-video-id", array( )); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$saturdayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
        </div><!-- /.col-md-6 -->
    </div><!-- /.container -->
</div><!-- /#video-gallery -->

[Andrew]

the wp_reset_query allowed for the ID to now display the proper page ID - but the $fridayvid argument displays nothing still when echoed. I've modified the code to the following and it's outputting nothing still.

<div id="video-gallery">
	<div class="container">
    	<h4>Latest Videos</h4>
    	<div class="col-md-6">
            <?php wp_reset_query();
echo $fridayvid;
			 $fridayvid = types_render_field("friday-video-id", array("output" => "raw")); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$fridayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
            </div><!-- /.col-md-6 -->
        <div class="col-md-6">
        	<?php $saturdayvid = types_render_field("saturday-video-id", array( )); ?>
            <iframe width="500" height="281" src="<?php echo "//www.youtube.com/embed/".$saturdayvid; ?>" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
        </div><!-- /.col-md-6 -->
    </div><!-- /.container -->
</div><!-- /#video-gallery -->

[Andrew]

Luoy - I want to thank you for your help - I was able to solve the problem using the post meta value call I found in the types documentation - a little bit more coding, but it works!

Thanks for all your help!