Simple custom text field does not save??

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March 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM #47950

Sebastian
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SETUP
I'm using latest stable Breakdance (BD) and Woocommerce. All running on localWP.
All other plugins are now deactivated.

I've created a text field and want it to appear for one specific product category. So this is what I did - only showing changes made:

GENERAL TAB
Label: TE-S
ID: te_s
Type: Text

ADVANCED TAB
No changes here

SETTINGS
Location: Taxonomy => Category (product_cat)
Advanced location rules: Category (product_cat) => TE-S // the name of my product_cat

The field shows up in the right product category but when inserting text and saving, the text content disappears.

I have successfully been using Metabox together with BD on other sites.
What do you guys think about this? It's driving me mad!

Thank you

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March 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM #47952

Peter
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Hello,

Can you please export the field group to a JSON file and share it with me? I will import the field group to my demo site, check the field settings and see how it works on my site.

Following the documentation https://docs.metabox.io/extensions/meta-box-builder/#export--import

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March 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM #47956

Sebastian
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Hi Peter,

Here's the link to pastebin: https://pastebin.com/SFNra8kR

And just to clarify, since the text disappears I checked the database and in the postmeta table I can see 2 rows. One with meta_key => meta_box and another meta_key => fields. Both hold data.

Thank you

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March 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM #47962

Peter
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Hello,

I import the field group to my demo site, edit a category, add a value to the field and save. It is saved properly to the database without any issues.
Can you please deactivate all other plugins (including Breakdance) and switch to a WordPress theme then check the issue again?

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March 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM #47964

Sebastian
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Hi,

I did deactivate everything, switched to using the default theme. No change I'm afraid - the field still does not save. I moved location for the same field, to a post type 'product' instead, and instantly it works like it's supposeed to!?
I was starting to believe there were something wrong in my database but considering the custom field shows up when switching location, I don't know anymore.

Is there a limit to how many levels down this can work on a product category, considering this is the 4th level down from the parent?

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