Implementation of {{acf:field_name}} changed for File with Pro 3.2?

[raspberryhill]

Hello,
could it be, that there is an unfortunate change in implementation of {{acf:field_name}} for ACF fields of type File from Pro 3.1. to Pro 3.2.

In Pro 3.1. {{acf:my_file_field}} returned $file[‘url’], in Pro 3.2. {{acf:my_file_field}} returns $file. This means that the link … worked fine in Pro 3.1 but not in Pro 3.2. See as an example the download button at the end page:

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Question: is there a way to still access the $file[‘url’] inside the Cornerstone basic integration ? E.g. by something like {{acf:my_file_field.url}} ? Or do we have to live with the fact the accidental functionality in Pro 3.1, is not available anymore in Pro 32?

Thanks a lot!

Take care,
Hendrik

Pro 3.2.3
ACF Pro 5.8.9
WordPress 5.4.1

[ruenel]

Hello Hendrik,

Thanks for posting in!

As stated in our documentation here: https://theme.co/docs/acf-pro#cornerstone-content-builder-integration,

You’d use:

{{acf:field_name}}

Within your Cornerstone content where field_name is the name of your field as shown in the ACF Pro field edit screen. Please note, this is a basic integration and will only support text-based fields. For example, it won’t output a gallery. Also, use the WYSIWYG type field with caution - WordPress’s visual editor automatically adds tags, which can break element markup causing display issues.

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[raspberryhill]

Hi Ruenel,

since the {{acf:field_name}} where ACF field is a File was undocumented functionality, we assume it will not be fixed now it broke with Pro 3.2. Btw. the {{acf:field_name}} still works for text fields as documented.

We’ll write a shortcode to replace the {{acf:field_name}} for Files.

Thanks for your time.

Best regards,
Hendrik

[jade]

You’re welcome, Hendrik.