std value not loading with block

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January 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM #49597

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Sorry if this is a duplicate - my first post didn't seem to save,,,

'std' value is not loading when the block is added to a gutenberg page. Tried std 2 different ways (including both for illustrative purposes - I tried both individually) Am I missing something?

$meta_boxes[] = [
        'id' => $block_id,
        'title' => 'Post - Vertical List',
        'type' => 'block',
        'icon' => '',
        'category' => 'layout',
        'supports' => [
            'anchor' => true,
        ],
        'render_template' => get_stylesheet_directory() . '/partials/custom-blocks/posts/post-vertical-list/post-vertical-list.php',
        'enqueue_style' => get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/partials/custom-blocks/posts/post-vertical-list/post-vertical-list.css',
        'fields' => [
            [
                'id' => $block_prefix . 'posts_per_page',
                'name' => 'Number of Posts',
                'type' => 'number',
				'std' => 5,
                'min' => 1,
                'max' => 12,
            ],
            $fields['custom_name']['custom_name_text'],
            $fields['custom_name']['show_name_on_frontend'],
            [
                'id' => $block_prefix . 'include_images',
                'name' => 'Include Images in Lower Posts',
                'type' => 'switch',
                'style'     => 'rounded',
                'off_label' => 'No',
                'on_label'  => 'Yes',
                'std' => 'No',
            ],
            $fields['auto_pull'],
            $fields['taxonomy_terms_category'],
            $fields['taxonomy_terms_tags']
        ],
        'std' => [
            $block_prefix . 'posts_per_page' => 5
        ]
    ];

January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM #49600

Peter

Moderator

Hello Paul,

Thanks for reaching out.

Can you please remove other fields and recheck this?


        'fields' => [
            [
                'id' => $block_prefix . 'posts_per_page',
                'name' => 'Number of Posts',
                'type' => 'number',
				'std' => 5,
                'min' => 1,
                'max' => 12,
            ]
        ],

and please note that the default value will work if the custom block doesn't have any value, otherwise, it doesn't work.

January 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM #49601

Paul Wenzel

Participant

Okay, after some back and forth:

The taxonomy_terms_category is the culprit, but I can't figure out why.

'fields' => [
            [
                'id' => $block_prefix . 'posts_per_page',
                'name' => 'Number of Posts',
                'type' => 'number',
                'std' => 5,
                'min' => 1,
                'max' => 12,
            ],
            $fields['custom_name']['custom_name_text'],
            $fields['custom_name']['show_name_on_frontend'],
            [
                'id' => $block_prefix . 'include_images',
                'name' => 'Include Images in Lower Posts',
                'type' => 'switch',
                'style'     => 'rounded',
                'off_label' => 'No',
                'on_label'  => 'Yes',
                'std' => 'No',
            ],
            
        'auto_pull' => [
            'id' => $block_prefix . 'auto_pull',
            'name' => 'Auto Pull',
            'type' => 'radio',
            'options' => [
                '' => 'None',
                'category' => 'Category',
                'tag' => 'Tag',
            ],
        ],
        'taxonomy_terms_category' => [
            'id' => $block_prefix . 'taxonomy_terms_category',
            'name' => 'Category',
            'type' => 'taxonomy',
            'taxonomy' => ['category'],
            'field_type' => 'select_advanced',
            'placeholder' => 'Select category',
            'multiple' => false,
            'hidden' => [$block_prefix . 'auto_pull', '!=', 'category'],

        ],
        'taxonomy_terms_tags' => [
            'id' => $block_prefix . 'taxonomy_terms_tags',
            'name' => 'Tag',
            'type' => 'taxonomy',
            'taxonomy' => ['post_tag'],
            'field_type' => 'select_advanced',
            'placeholder' => 'Select tag',
            'multiple' => false,
            'query_args' => [
                'hide_empty' => true,
                'number' => 0
            ],
            'hidden' => [$block_prefix . 'auto_pull', '!=', 'tag'],

        ],

If I remove that, it works fine. Any other combination without that works fine, and any combination with that breaks the number_of_posts std (and the std on other fields if I set it, like in include images...)

Any idea why?

January 8, 2026 at 3:28 AM #49602

Paul Wenzel

Participant

Update: Changing the category options type from taxonomy to taxonomy_advanced fixed the issue.

January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM #49603

Peter

Moderator

Hello,

The taxonomy field type will set the post term, like the default Category box of WordPress, so it doesn't work with a custom block or a subfield inside a group field. Refer to the documentation
https://docs.metabox.io/fields/taxonomy/

Thanks.

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