I think ACF is probably storing that as something different. Or possibly as a custom field on the taxonomy itself. I think if you go into the database and lookup the fields for the post itself I think it will make it more clear what might be going on.
Thanks for coming back so quick 🙂 No worries I will check it out
So I am using the plugin, in the way you designed it, in the right way?
Hi 🙂
Just one last question … I have checked the database and I can see the meta key field and the meta value for the custom field I want to update.
When I enter in details into your plugin fields … a change is reflected in the post, but it breaks the field in the post, but it seems to be with the meta_value.
DB stuff is something completely new to me … I can see what is happening … but not sure how to make an effective update … could you point me in the right direction, I would be very much appreciated 🙂
The custom field has a meta_key of playlist_id … if I add a playlist item to the field (in the post itself) … I see the meta_value attached is ….
a:1:{i:0;s:2:”96″;}
where “96” is the id number of the playlist.
If I remove that playlist and re-save the post … so the meta value is empty … then I go to your plugin and enter a “custom field name” of the meta_key (playlist_id) and enter the “value” of
a:1:{i:0;s:2:”96″;}
for the post I want to update … when I save the custom field … the meta_value appears in the db as
s:19:”a:1:{i:0;s:2:”96″;}”;
What would I need to enter in your “value” field … so that a value of … a:1:{i:0;s:2:”96″;} … appears in the meta_value in the db?
If you need any more information, please let me know
Many thanks again in advance 🙂
It looks like what is going on is that the plugin is using serialized data in the value. Serialized data is a lot harder to edit it and if you make a change to the length of a string, it will destroy the whole value. If you knew what it was, you could possibly use the plugin to change it:
a:1:{i:0;s:2:”96″;}
to
a:1:{i:0;s:3:”100″;}
The s:x is the length of the string.
If you are just doing straight values, this plugin works a lot better for you.
Hi … thanks again for coming back to me 🙂
This area is getting a bit out of my depth, for what I know of it now … not sure if I will be able to figure out how to get it work for my configuration … soon anyway 😉
I will give it a go … hopefully I crack it 😉
Thanks again!
How do I use this plugin!? Can’t see anything changed after installing it … !?
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This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by
blaasvaer.
Try going to Settings > Custom Field Bulk Editor and enabling it for the post type you want. Then you’ll be able to see the option under your desired post type section.
