[Resolved] How to use Types field value in functions.php

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[rusty]

I am trying to: use the value entered in a CRED form and displayed in the back end in a CPT in an action in functions.php

I visited this URL:

I expected to see:

Instead, I got: Fatal error: Call to undefined function types_render_field()

Users fill out a form on the front end (CRED) and include their email address. The email address is visible in the back end in the CPT. I want to pass that value (the user's email address) to a function in functions.php.

I tried assigning it to a variable

$authorEmail = types_render_field("wpcf-your-email", array("raw"=>"true"));

But when I click "Update", I get the error Fatal error: Call to undefined function types_render_field()

I read somewhere else that frontend.php needs to be included, but I've had no luck getting that to work. How/where do I include it or is there another solution for using types field values in functions.php?

[rusty]

Figured it out...

The key is to use types_get_field_meta_value instead of types_render_field

// get the post id and assign it to a variable
$post_id = get_the_ID();

//get the value from the field as it appears in the post with the ID from above and assign it to a variable
$fieldval = types_get_field_meta_value( 'your-field', $post_id );

From there you can drop in the $fieldval variable wherever you need it in your function.

Note: 'your-field' is the types name without wpcf- prefix