Title: Field values not loading
Last modified: May 1, 2024

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# Field values not loading

 *  Resolved [Begin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bentalgad/)
 * (@bentalgad)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/)
 * Hi,
 * I have a front end form set to load values (source) from {form:edited_post}. 
   after setting it in my code like this:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter("acfe/form/load/form=add-activity", "get_posd_id_to_form", 10, 2);
       add_filter("acfe/form/load/form=edit-activity", "get_posd_id_to_form", 10, 2);
       function get_posd_id_to_form($form, $post_id)
       {
           // retrieve url parameter
           $edited_post = (int) $_GET["edp"];
   
           // Add Current User ID
           $form["edited_post"] = $edited_post;
   
           // Return
           return $form;
       }
       ```
   
 * It was working fine until a few days ago (i don’t know if it has to do with the
   latest update)…
 * I also checked the id is passing through by putting {form:edited_post} in the
   forms render html.
 * Also tried this code:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter('acfe/form/load_post_id/form=edit-activity', 'my_post_load_id', 10, 3);
       function my_post_load_id($post_id, $form, $action){
   
           // retrieve url parameter
           $post_id = (int) $_GET["edp"];
   
           // return normally
           return $post_id;
   
       }
       ```
   
 * I also just made sure the form is working to load the values if it is used in
   the post it self and the source is set to “current post” and it does.
 * This is my form’s json:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [
           {
               "name": "edit-activity",
               "title": "Edit Activity",
               "active": true,
               "field_groups": [
                   "group_64415db154309",
                   "group_64415e4c1e42b",
                   "group_64411665904ad",
                   "group_64cabec1b0eeb",
                   "group_64dbef40c2d0c",
                   "group_656772251e8ce"
               ],
               "settings": {
                   "location": false,
                   "honeypot": true,
                   "kses": true,
                   "uploader": "basic"
               },
               "attributes": {
                   "form": {
                       "element": "form",
                       "class": "acf-form",
                       "id": ""
                   },
                   "fields": {
                       "element": "div",
                       "wrapper_class": "",
                       "class": "",
                       "label": "top",
                       "instruction": "label"
                   },
                   "submit": {
                       "value": "Submit",
                       "button": "<!--<input type=\"submit\" class=\"acf-button button button-primary button-large\" value=\"%s\" \/>-->",
                       "spinner": "<!--<span class=\"acf-spinner loader\"><\/span>-->"
                   }
               },
               "validation": {
                   "hide_error": true,
                   "hide_revalidation": true,
                   "hide_unload": true,
                   "errors_position": "below",
                   "errors_class": ""
               },
               "success": {
                   "hide_form": false,
                   "message": "Post updated",
                   "wrapper": "<div id=\"message\" class=\"updated\">%s<\/div>"
               },
               "actions": [
                   {
                       "action": "post",
                       "name": "update-activity-post",
                       "type": "update_post",
                       "save": {
                           "target": "{form:edited_post}",
                           "post_type": "activity",
                           "post_status": "",
                           "post_title": "{field:field_64492eb88e81c}",
                           "post_name": "",
                           "post_content": "{field:field_64dbef414ac94}",
                           "post_excerpt": "",
                           "post_author": "",
                           "post_parent": "",
                           "post_date": "",
                           "post_thumbnail": "",
                           "post_terms": "",
                           "append_terms": "",
                           "acf_fields": [
                               "field_64492eb88e81c",
                               "field_6605c07412d16",
                               "field_64415db155f3d",
                               "field_64415db155f40",
                               "field_645a4a162004e",
                               "field_648a0ad90f268",
                               "field_6449307c01171",
                               "field_64415db155f46",
                               "field_646ba4eafa243",
                               "field_648b2024f159b",
                               "field_64410da1bb181",
                               "field_64410a12a1f65",
                               "field_6441188f2d60b",
                               "field_645bb26a1fb4e",
                               "field_64415498ee5cf",
                               "field_645bb2bb1fb4f",
                               "field_645bb3231fb51",
                               "field_645bb3371fb52",
                               "field_644154752d60c",
                               "field_645bb3581fb53",
                               "field_6441550dee5d4",
                               "field_6489f726b1a80",
                               "field_645bbcfbdfbf1",
                               "field_645bbb8a054dd",
                               "field_645bbb9b054de",
                               "field_645bbc14054df",
                               "field_655e3b44e70db",
                               "field_64dbef414ac94",
                               "field_656772254bed2"
                           ]
                       },
                       "load": {
                           "source": "{form:edited_post}",
                           "post_type": "",
                           "post_status": "",
                           "post_title": "field_64492eb88e81c",
                           "post_name": "",
                           "post_content": "",
                           "post_excerpt": "",
                           "post_author": "",
                           "post_parent": "",
                           "post_date": "",
                           "post_thumbnail": "",
                           "post_terms": "",
                           "acf_fields": [
                               "field_64492eb88e81c",
                               "field_6605c07412d16",
                               "field_64415db155f3d",
                               "field_64415db155f40",
                               "field_645a4a162004e",
                               "field_648a0ad90f268",
                               "field_6449307c01171",
                               "field_64415db155f46",
                               "field_646ba4eafa243",
                               "field_648b2024f159b",
                               "field_64410da1bb181",
                               "field_64410a12a1f65",
                               "field_6441188f2d60b",
                               "field_645bb26a1fb4e",
                               "field_64415498ee5cf",
                               "field_645bb2bb1fb4f",
                               "field_644154d1ee5d1",
                               "field_644154e0ee5d2",
                               "field_644154f3ee5d3",
                               "field_645bb3231fb51",
                               "field_645bb3371fb52",
                               "field_644154752d60c",
                               "field_645bb3581fb53",
                               "field_6441550dee5d4",
                               "field_6489f726b1a80",
                               "field_645bbcfbdfbf1",
                               "field_645bbb8a054dd",
                               "field_645bbb9b054de",
                               "field_645bbc14054df",
                               "field_655e3b44e70db",
                               "field_655e3b9ee70dd",
                               "field_64dbef414ac94",
                               "field_652567efb96db",
                               "field_656772254bed2"
                           ]
                       }
                   },
                   {
                       "action": "email",
                       "name": "lotan-check-discount-update",
                       "email": {
                           "from": "Baypass <lotan@rhodes.baypass.me>",
                           "to": "lotan@rhodes.baypass.me",
                           "reply_to": "",
                           "cc": "",
                           "bcc": "",
                           "subject": "New discount approval needed",
                           "content": "Please check new discount:\r\n\r\n{action:post:admin_url}",
                           "html": false
                       },
                       "attachments": []
                   },
                   {
                       "action": "redirect",
                       "name": "",
                       "url": "https:\/\/kos.baypass.me\/partner"
                   }
               ],
               "render": "<div class=\"stepFormContainer\">\r\n    {form:edited_post}\r\n  <div class=\"step\" id=\"step1\">\r\n    <h3>Promotion Details<\/h3>\r\n      <fieldset>\r\n      <field>{render:discount_name}<\/field>\r\n                              <div class=\"title_letters_count\">0 \/ 55<\/div>\r\n<field>{render:discount_conditions}<\/field>\r\n                    <div class=\"condition_letters_count\">0 \/ 50<\/div>\r\n\r\n      <field>{render:activity_description_optional}<\/field>\r\n          <div class=\"desc_letters_count\">0 \/ 500<\/div>\r\n      <field>{render:activity_price_starting_at}<\/field>\r\n                    <field>{render:discount_or_gift}<\/field>\r\n\r\n      <field>{render:activity_discount_amount}<\/field>\r\n          <div class=\"form_row\">\r\n      <field columns=\"2\">{render:activity_age_limit}<\/field>\r\n      <field columns=\"2\">{render:activity_duration}<\/field>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n  \r\n      <field>{render:activity_booking_required}<\/field>\r\n      <field>{render:booking_url}<\/field>\r\n          <\/fieldset>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n    \r\n      <div class=\"step\" id=\"step2\">\r\n    <h3>Business Details<\/h3>\r\n          <fieldset>\r\n    <field>{render:business_email}<\/field>\r\n     <field>{render:business_phone}<\/field>\r\n          <field>{render:business_website}<\/field>\r\n                            <field>{render:parent_beach}<\/field>\r\n\r\n          <field>{render:business_google_map_location}<\/field>\r\n              <\/fieldset>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"step\" id=\"step3\">\r\n    <h3>Promotion Images<\/h3>\r\n      <fieldset>\r\n    <field>{render:medianlinks_youtube_link}<\/field>\r\n      <field>{render:medianlinks_gallery}<\/field>\r\n      <\/fieldset>\r\n      <field>{render:ask_for_real_client_agree}<\/field>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"stepFormButtons\">\r\n  <div class=\"remove_discount\"><img src=\"https:\/\/kos.baypass.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/np_trash_6026493_000000.png\" \/><\/div>\r\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"back\">Back<\/button>\r\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"next\">Next<\/button>\r\n    <div class=\"submit_wrap\">\r\n  <input type=\"submit\" class=\"acf-button button button-primary button-large\" style=\"display: none;\" value=\"Update\" \/>\r\n        <div class=\"submit_loader\">\r\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/kos.baypass.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Loader.gif\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>"
           }
       ]
       ```
   
 * This is a video showing the form settings and so:
   [https://share.cleanshot.com/J1B7bk1P](https://share.cleanshot.com/J1B7bk1P)

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 *  Thread Starter [Begin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bentalgad/)
 * (@bentalgad)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/#post-17726344)
 * Downgrading to 0.9 solved it. seem to be a problem in the latest version (0.9.0.2)?
 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/#post-17726396)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for the feedback!
 * Your report is pretty complete, thanks! The `{form:edited_post}` looks correctly
   configured. Few questions:
    - Does the Post `10173` has actual ACF Fields with values in the WP Admin?
    - By any chance, do you have another field called `discount_name` in another
      field group other than “Activity”?
 * ACF can be capricious if there are multiple fields with the same “name” in different
   Field Groups. It will just get the first one it finds in all your field groups,
   which might not be the one that is configured to be filled.
 * Try to use `{render:field_64492eb88e81c}` instead of `{render:discount_name}`
   in the Render, see if the field get filled.
 * Regards.
 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/#post-17726482)
 * Okay I managed to reproduce the issue.
 * If fact, you should use the new hook `acfe/form/load_form` with a lower priority
   than `10`. This is an unintended side effect. I’m adding a fix for the next patch.
 * Here is the correct hook code:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter("acfe/form/load_form/form=add-activity", "get_posd_id_to_form", 9);
       add_filter("acfe/form/load_form/form=edit-activity", "get_posd_id_to_form", 9);
       function get_posd_id_to_form($form)
       {
           // retrieve url parameter
           $edited_post = (int) $_GET["edp"];
   
           // Add Current User ID
           $form["edited_post"] = $edited_post;
   
           // Return
           return $form;
       }
       ```
   
 * The note I explained above regarding other fields using the same name in other
   field groups, still remains. I’ll enhance the logic to search field by name within
   the field groups defined in the form first. If no field was not found, then search
   across all field groups in ACF.
 * The next version will also work with the old hook you’re using right now, with
   your current priority.
 * I’ll let you know once the patch is up.
 * Sorry for the inconvenience.
 * Regards.
 *  Thread Starter [Begin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bentalgad/)
 * (@bentalgad)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/#post-17726966)
 * Hi,
   Thanks.
 * yes, the post has acf fields with values, and i don’t have two fields with the
   same name, but it’s nice to make sure it works in cases like that also, great!
   
   I guess i will stay with my code now and with the 0.9 version for now until fixed.
   will be glad if you let me know when it’s out.thanks you very much!
 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/#post-17726999)
 * Roger that. I’ll do that!
 * Regards.
 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-values-not-loading/#post-17737454)
 * Hello,
 * Just a heads up to let you know that the latest 0.9.0.3 version fixed this issue.
 * You can now use the ook
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter("acfe/form/load_form/form=add-activity", "get_posd_id_to_form");
       ```
   
 * or the old hook
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter("acfe/form/load/form=add-activity", "get_posd_id_to_form", 10, 2);
       ```
   
 * or the load_post_id hook
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter('acfe/form/load_post_id/form=edit-activity', 'my_post_load_id', 10, 3);
       ```
   
 * They will all work as expected (no more need to be at priority lower than `9`).
 * Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.
 * Have a nice day!
 * Regards.

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