update_post_meta for cloneable group fields

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October 16, 2019 at 9:15 PM #16552

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Hi,

I need to update group cloneable meta fields programmatically. So, that I can loop through an array and update the post meta fields.

Thanks in advance

October 18, 2019 at 3:43 PM #16591

Anh Tran

Keymaster

Hi Manoj,

To update a cloneable group field, please use this snippet:

$values = [];
$values[] = [ 'sub_field_1' => 'value1', 'sub_field_2' => 'value2' ]; // Value of clone 1
$values[] = [ 'sub_field_1' => 'value1', 'sub_field_2' => 'value2' ]; // Value of clone 2

update_post_meta( $post_id, 'group_id', $values );

July 7, 2022 at 4:36 AM #36844

vacdk

Participant

How do i Update just 1 field in a clonealbe group ?

Right now i use this code ud output data after submission:

$group_values = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id );
            if ( ! empty( $group_values ) ) {
                foreach ( $group_values as $group_value ) {
                 $rank = isset( $group_value[ 'ticket_rank' ] ) ? $group_value[ 'ticket_rank' ] : '';
                 echo $rank; // Display sub-field value  
                }
            }

            die();

That works fine

but then I want also to update a group field at the same time in the group.

add_action( 'init', function() {
    $post_id = 123;
    $field_id = 'group_tapgyiu2mz';
    $value = [
        [
            'hidden_field' => '1234',
        ],
    ];
    rwmb_set_meta( $post_id, $field_id, $value );
}, 99 );

July 7, 2022 at 12:30 PM #36855

Long Nguyen

Moderator

Hi vacdk,

You need to get the group value first, access the element, and assign another value for this.

    $post_id = 123;
    $value = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id );
    $value[0]['hidden_field'] = '1234';
    rwmb_set_meta( $post_id, $field_id, $value );

July 7, 2022 at 1:29 PM #36857

vacdk

Participant

Is this the same if it's a cloneable group ? as I can't get it to work. :/
where is it that I target the specified group field row in the foreach ?


add_action("rwmb_frontend_after_process", function ($config, $post_id) {
        if ("ticket-addon" === $config["id"]) {

        $group_values = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id );
            if ( ! empty( $group_values ) ) {
                foreach ( $group_values as $group_value ) {
                 $rank = isset( $group_value[ 'ticket_rank' ] ) ? $group_value[ 'ticket_rank' ] : '';
                 echo $rank; // Display sub-field value  

                 //$post_id = 123; <-- getting post ID from the add_action
                 $value = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id );
                 $value[0]['ticket_row_id'] = '1234';
                 rwmb_set_meta( $post_id, $field_id, $value );
                }
            }

            die();
        }
    },
    10,
    2
);

July 9, 2022 at 11:00 PM #36899

Long Nguyen

Moderator

Hi,

If you get the group value above with this code

$group_values = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id );

please remove itself from the loop

add_action("rwmb_frontend_after_process", function ($config, $post_id) {
        if ("ticket-addon" === $config["id"]) {

        $group_values = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id );
            if ( ! empty( $group_values ) ) {
                foreach ( $group_values as $key => $group_value ) {
                 $rank = isset( $group_value[ 'ticket_rank' ] ) ? $group_value[ 'ticket_rank' ] : '';
                 echo $rank; // Display sub-field value  

                 //$post_id = 123; <-- getting post ID from the add_action
                 //$value = rwmb_meta( 'group_tapgyiu2mz', '', $post_id ); <--remove the duplicate code to get group value here
                 if( $key == 0 ) $group_values[$key]['ticket_row_id'] = '1234'; //update field ticket_row_id for the first clone group only, for example
                 
                }
            }
            rwmb_set_meta( $post_id, 'group_tapgyiu2mz', $value ); //move this code outside the loop because we need to update the group field with ID

            die();
        }
    },
    10,
    2
);

November 10, 2022 at 5:58 PM #39043

Macky McCormack

Participant

Hi,

I'm trying to get this to work but for some reason its not. Here's my fields


$meta_boxes[] = [
        'title'      => __( 'Order Details', 'your-text-domain' ),
        'id'         => 186,
        'post_types' => ['fr_order'],
        'style'      => 'seamless',
        'fields'     => [
            [
                'name'   => __( 'Guest Names', 'your-text-domain' ),
                'id'     => $prefix . 'fr_guest_names',
                'type'   => 'group',
                'fields' => [
                    [
                        'name'  => __( 'Guest Name', 'your-text-domain' ),
                        'id'    => $prefix . 'fr_guest_name',
                        'type'  => 'text',
                        'clone' => true,
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ];

and here's my code for updating:


$post_meta = Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [fr_guest_name] => Amet tempor nisi
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [fr_guest_name] => Condimentum a
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [fr_guest_name] => Mollis sed posue
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [fr_guest_name] => Arcu a eget euis
        )
)

update_post_meta($order_id, 'fr_guest_names', $post_meta);

The post has already been created and the $order_id is the wp post id.

I get a meta ID returned from the update_post_meta function but the names don't show up in the admin area:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/luoigwe59tqzq3x/metaboxclonablegroup.JPG?dl=0

Can you help?

November 10, 2022 at 6:08 PM #39044

Macky McCormack

Participant

EDIT - I've checked the DB and the serialised array is present in the wp_postmeta table

November 17, 2022 at 11:58 PM #39195

Macky McCormack

Participant

Hi, I submitted this a week ago, could you have a look and help me out?

Thanks

November 17, 2022 at 11:59 PM #39196

Macky McCormack

Participant

I'll move to a new post as this is marked resolved

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