Request: URL as a Toolset types inline field

@mparraud I’ve just released a new version that adds block binding support for the URL and caption attributes. You can now bind your custom fields to those attributes.

If you’d like to use your Toolset field, you can do so with the code I shared in my previous post.

Please let me know if it works for you.

@mparraud Have you tried the code I shared in my previous post?

add_action(
	'init',
	function () {
		register_meta(
			'post',
			'youtube_video_url',
			array(
				'show_in_rest' => true,
				'type'         => 'string',
				'default'      => 'https://youtu.be/hhH3bHrh_4U',
				'single'       => true,
			)
		);
	}
);

add_filter(
	'get_post_metadata',
	function ( $value, $post_id, $meta_key ) {

		if ( $meta_key === 'youtube_video_url' ) {
			// Return the real value. Replace the field name with your real field name.
			return get_post_meta( $post_id, 'wpcf_testimonial_url', true );
		}

		return $value;
	},
	10,
	3
);

You can use it as is. Just replace wpcf_testimonial_url with your actual field slug, and it should work. This approach works with any meta field framework, as long as the correct field name is provided.

I’ve already added the binding logic to the plugin. All you need to do on your side is provide the source binding, and everything else should work as expected.

This block does not provide any hooks or filters for content binding. It looks like Toolset uses its own custom binding approach rather than the official WordPress core method. Because of that, you can use my code snippet with the correct field name/slug, and it should work.

Let me know how it goes.

Phi.

@mparraud Could you explain your issue in a bit more detail? Does the post meta binding source appear in the Attributes selection settings, or can you select the source but the video does not show up?

Hi Miguel @mparraud,

You’re getting closer. The next step is to debug and make sure this line returns the correct video URL:

get_post_meta( $post_id, 'wpcf-url-youtube', true );

The key idea is that you need to return the correct video URL inside the get_post_metadata filter:

add_filter(
	'get_post_metadata',
	function ( $value, $post_id, $meta_key ) {

		if ( $meta_key === 'youtube_video_url' ) {
			// Return the real value. Replace the field name with your real field name.
			return get_post_meta( $post_id, 'wpcf-url-youtube', true );
		}

		return $value;
	},
	10,
	3
);

Please let me know how that goes.