Testing for ACF empty (null) field

  • mwaters

    (@mwaters)


    6 years, 7 months ago

    I’m trying to test the value of a ACF custom field. Content type=product.

    I tried the following:

    [if content type=product field=equipment value=empty]
    <p>no value for field</p>
    [else]
    <h2>EQUIPMENT</h2>
    [content type=product field=equipment]
    [/if]

    but it’s returning “no value for field” every time.

    Do I need to create a check box that essentially is to be checked if content is provided for the custom field equipment?

    [if content type=product field=checkbox_equipment value=0]
    <p>no value for field (or leave blank)</p>
    [else]
    <h2>EQUIPMENT</h2>
    [content type=product field=equipment]
    [/if]

    I did find this exact question from a few years ago in this forum, but no one answered it and now it’s closed.

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  • 1earthsangha

    (@1earthsangha)

    6 years, 4 months ago

    Try the keyword ‘not” as it seems to work for us, e.g., when testing against url parameters:

    [pass global=query fields=authenticated]
   [if not pass='{AUTHENTICATED}' value=true empty=false]
      <p>Account not yet authenticated.</p>
   [if]
[/pass]

    Only example.com?authenticated=true doesn’t emit the paragraph text where as

    • example.com?authenticated=false
    • example.com
    • example.com?authenticated=
    • example.com?authenticated=foobar

    all emit “Account not yet authenticated.” By the way, it’s not clear that empty=false is actually required on the [if] clause, but we keep it for consistency.

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