Title: Recursive sub_fields fix
Last modified: November 7, 2019

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# Recursive sub_fields fix

 *  Resolved [doublesharp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublesharp/)
 * (@doublesharp)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recursive-sub_fields-fix/)
 * The `acfe_bidirectional_setting_find_related()` function in `includes/field-settings/
   bidectional.php` is returning early in the sub_fields loop.
 * Moving the return after the loop will check all sub_fields:
 *     ```
           // Recursive search for sub_fields (groups & clones)
           if(isset($r_field['sub_fields']) && !empty($r_field['sub_fields'])){
   
               foreach($r_field['sub_fields'] as $r_sub_field){
   
                   // Recursive call, populates $choices
                   acfe_bidirectional_setting_find_related($r_sub_field, $r_field_group, $choices);
   
               }
   
               return;
   
           }
       ```
   
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by [doublesharp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublesharp/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recursive-sub_fields-fix/#post-12126439)
 * Hello,
 * Oh yeah, I haven’t noticed that it stopped after finding a compatible sub field!
   Thanks for the report, I will add it in the next patch.
 * Have a nice day!
 * Regards.
 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recursive-sub_fields-fix/#post-12182291)
 * Hello doublesharp,
 * Just to let you know that the latest ACF Extended 0.8.3 Update added your fix
   🙂
 * Have a nice day!
 * Regards.

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