WP Query and ACF in Looper Provider

[tektonministries]

I’m trying to create the query string for the WP Query in the Looper Provider. I’d like it to contain ACF fields.

Here are the parameters:

• Pulls from 2 different Post Types: pilgrimage_pages and pages
• Order by departure_date (ACF field) descending
• category_array (ACF field) is a Select field which is returned as an array - The Select item text should equal “poland”
• Status is published

I have this so far but I can’t figure out how to do category_array:
post_type[]=pilgrimage_pages&post_type[]=page&orderby=meta_value&meta_key=departure_date&order=DES&post_status=publish

Can you please help?

Thanks.

[ruenel]

Hello @tektonministries,

Thanks for writing in!

Based on the information you shared, this could be your query arguments:

$args = array(
   	'post_type'    => array('pilgrimage_pages', 'pages'),
   	'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
   	'meta_key' => 'departure_date',
	'order' => 'DESC',
	'category_name' => 'poland',
	'post_status' => 'publish',
);

You can use the arguments above and run the http_build_query($args) function in your Child theme’s functions.php to get the resulting query string.

Hope this helps.

[tektonministries]

Thanks. However, category_array is an ACF Select field which is returned as an array - The Select item text should equal “poland”. So I need to get the array and then be able to select the item text.

I have this as a guess:
&meta_query[0][key]=category_array&meta_query[0][choices][value]=poland

However, this appears to only filter that a value exists in that field not that it equals “poland”.

Any ideas?

[ruenel]

Hello @tektonministries,

I guess you might need this argument instead:

$args = array(
   	'post_type'		=> array('pilgrimage_pages', 'pages'),
   	'orderby' 		=> 'meta_value_num',
   	'meta_key' 		=> 'departure_date',
	'order' 		=> 'DESC',
	'post_status' 	=> 'publish',
	'meta_query' 	=> array(
			array(
				'key'     => 'category_array',
				'value'   => '{{dc:acf:post_field key="acf_field_name"}}',
				'compare' => 'IN',
			)
);

Hope this helps.