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[Resolved] Deleting repeatable field posts

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Last updated by davidR-12 4 years, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Shane.

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#1562821

How do I delete repeatable field posts? I have a number of them that arent connected to anything but are still present but I can access them to delete them.

#1563149

Shane
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Hi David,

Thank you for getting in touch.

For clarity are you referring to repeatable field groups ?

Is it that you want to delete a repeatable field group item from a post ? Please provide further details as well as screenshots so that I can understand the issue better.

Thanks,
Shane

#1564561

Hi Shane,

I am talking about posts created from repeatable field groups. So here:

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These are created from repeatable fields. The ones that dont have a teacher listed at the top are not connected to any parent post. There doesn't seem to be any way to access them to delete them.

David

#1564709

Shane
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)

Hi David,

I was able to replicate this issue on my local install and made a report to our second tier supporters.

In the meantime there is a workaround that you can use to get rid of your orphaned posts.

You can create a View of RFGs with no post relationship query filter, then add a conditional in the loop that tests the ID of the parent post. If it's empty, then the RFG is an orphan.

[wpv-conditional if="( '[wpv-post-id item="@rfg-slug.parent"]' eq '' )"]  
RFG [wpv-post-title], ID: [wpv-post-id] is an orphan!<br />
You could add an edit post link here, if you'd like.
[/wpv-conditional]

You would have to modify rfg-slug to match your RFG slug.
Please let me know if this helps.

Thanks,
Shane

#1567987

I already know which ones are orphans. I need to know how to remove them.

#1568201

Shane
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)

Hi David,

Given that you know which posts are the orphaned posts then you will need to delete them directly through the database or use the solution in my previous post.

What it will do is to pick up all the RFG that are orphans and allow you to delete them from the frontend.

I've also escalated this issue so that our developers can address it.

Thanks,
Shane

#1569251

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!