Half of the ACF fields are missing
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Hello!
I have created 137 fields using ACF that serve as product attributes. All of these fields are of the “Selection” type and copys of each other (so no differences).
Approximately half of the ACF fields appear as filter options in the “Structure” tab of the filter settings, while the other half are missing (backend settings).
What could be the reason for this?
Thank you!
Hello
The reason is that acf fields are not suitable for filtering due to the way some of the field types are stored in the meta data.
Please read this - https://products-filter.com/extencion/acf - https://share.pluginus.net/image/i20251001195917.png
ACF - This is a great tool, but only for entering or displaying any data in a post.
For correct and effective operation of any filters, please use standard WooCommerce functionality and standard meta fields.
Hello!
The article and your screenshot say, that"select" fields are compatible for filtering.
So, we have only ACF fields of the type"select" - of which some are available and others aren't.
Hello
Ok! What plugin version number are you using?
Can you drop me wp-admin access? - https://share.pluginus.net/image/i20230222134241.png ->https://share.pluginus.net/image/i20230222134615.png
And give me a couple of names (keys or links) to the fields that should be displayed in the filter, but in reality they are not in the filter structure.
Hello!
The version number is 3.3.7.1.
I've added the login details privately.
The ACF fields group is called"Produkt-Varianten Attribute". And these are some examples of the missing field names:
- art_der_pipette
- pipettenanwendungen
- volumenoptionen
- magnetische_absaugung
- anzeige
Thank you!
Svenja
Hello Svenja
No meta filter will work for variable products. The problem is that your template (like any standard one) only shows the parent product, and this template only queries the database for parent products.
This works for taxonomies because the parent product has all the taxonomies that the child products use (variants). Well, unfortunately, this doesn't work with metadata.
Ah, I see. Then we'll have to see how best to solve this!
Thank you
Svenja
Hello Svenja
Welcome;)