ACF Support

Hi @mikeyswede,

Thanks for reaching out and apologies for the delayed response!

The issue here is that standard choice fields output plain text, so a raw URL will just display as a text string. Furthermore, standard HTML <select> dropdowns do not natively support images inside their options.

As a quick solution, you can try using a Radio Button field instead and entering actual HTML into the choices area like this: 1 : <img src="image-url.jpg">. Alternatively, the most robust method is to just store the basic values (1, 2, 3…) in ACF, and then use your theme’s frontend PHP template to output the corresponding star images based on the selected number.

If that doesn’t solve it, we’d love to continue investigating and troubleshooting this with you. This forum is generally used by ACF users to help each other out, so please create a ticket using our support form and our team can look into it further. If you’ve already created one, our support team is already at it!

Kind regards,
Pat

Hi @mayflowercruisesandtours,

Thanks for reaching out!

ACF allows you to structure and store this complex data (like pricing and date grids), but it does not include a native frontend search engine or filtering system. While standard WordPress search can be extended to include custom fields via code, building a faceted search interface (filtering by price, date, etc.) typically requires either custom development using WP_Query or integration with a dedicated search solution.

Could you please reach out to us directly via a Support Ticket? This will allow us to look at your specific data structure and offer more tailored advice on the best way to achieve this for your project.

Best regards,
Pat

Hi @maxguerra,

Thanks for reaching out.

ACF is primarily designed for data storage and modeling, so it does not include native features to generate frontend search filters or sidebar widgets. To use a specific custom field as a functional filter in your sidebar, you would generally need to use a dedicated filtering plugin that integrates with ACF, or write a custom widget using WP_Query and meta_query.

Since this forum is generally for user-to-user assistance, please create a ticket using our ​support form so that we can help you implement this further.

Best regards,
Pat

Hi @morenoma,

Thanks for reaching out.

The most reliable way to sync ACF values into WooCommerce Order meta, whether from a Product, a User, or a custom checkout field, is to hook into the woocommerce_checkout_update_order_meta action. This hook fires immediately after an order is created, giving you access to the $order_id.

Inside this hook, you can retrieve the source value (using get_field() on the source ID or accessing the $_POST data) and then save it to the order using update_field( 'field_name', $value, $order_id );. Saving the data explicitly to the Order ID ensures it persists as standard order meta, which makes it automatically accessible to the WooCommerce REST API, export plugins, and the admin order details screen: update_field()

Since this forum is generally for user-to-user assistance, please create a ticket using our ​support form so that we can help you investigate and implement this further.

Best regards,
Pat

Hi @24jobs,

Thanks for reaching out, I trust you’re keeping safe!

For scalability and integration with FacetWP, utilizing Taxonomies is generally the superior choice over standard Field Groups for any data you intend to filter by. Taxonomies benefit from optimized database tables that offer significantly faster query performance for filtering and faceted search, whereas relying heavily on meta-based queries (Custom Fields) can become resource-intensive as your dataset grows. You can use a hybrid approach, using Taxonomies for filtering and ACF Fields for unique content display, but if you’d like us to review your specific data structure to ensure optimal performance, please create a ticket using our ​support form.

Best regards,
Pat

Hi @legion_x,

The Prefix and Suffix settings in the ACF Field configuration are primarily designed for the WordPress Admin interface to guide content editors; they aren’t automatically appended to the value on the frontend. To display them, you would typically output the unit manually in your template (e.g., echo get_field('length') . ' meters';) or use the get_field_object() function to retrieve the suffix setting dynamically.

Since this forum is generally for user-to-user assistance, please create a ticket using our ​support form so that we can help you investigate and implement this further.

Best regards,
Pat

Hi @cobrains,

Thanks for writing in, and apologies for the delayed response.

Because a definitive solution requires a closer look at your site, we’d love to help you investigate this further. Please can you create a ticket using our support form, and our team can provide more direct assistance.

Kind regards,

Pat.