Populate a custom field with list of users filtered by another custom field

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Problem: I would like to filter the results of a get_users PHP query using a custom User field.

Solution: For a custom field created in Types, the meta_key should be "wpcf-" plus the slug of the field from wp-admin. If you edit the custom field in Types > Custom Fields > User Fields, you should be able to find the field slug. You should also look at "Value to store" here, to determine the correct meta_value. Usually for a single checkbox, the meta_value will be "1" unless you set something custom.

Relevant Documentation:
https://pippinsplugins.com/retrieve-users-based-on-meta-value/
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_users

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Tagged: Setting up custom fields, Types plugin

This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Sebastian 5 years, 3 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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August 4, 2019 at 2:37 pm #1308907

Sebastian

I have created some custom user fields, the more relevant to this issue are: "Reports to" (Select) and "Supervises staff" (Checkbox).
I want to populate the first one with the list of users for whom the second field is checked.
I was able to populate the first field with the list of all users, using code form a different support request. I used the wpt_field_options filter and the get_users function.
Perhaps I only need to know how to filter in the get_users function based on custom fields, but just in case I include the whole story to provide context.

August 4, 2019 at 3:16 pm #1308919

Christian Cox

Hi, here's an example showing how to use the meta_key argument in get_users: https://pippinsplugins.com/retrieve-users-based-on-meta-value/
And the rest of the documentation is here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_users

For a custom field created in Types, the meta_key should be "wpcf-" plus the slug of the field from wp-admin. If you edit the custom field in Types > Custom Fields > User Fields, you should be able to find the field slug. You should also look at "Value to store" here, to determine the correct meta_value. Usually for a single checkbox, the meta_value will be "1" unless you set something custom.

August 5, 2019 at 11:25 am #1309531

Sebastian

Thank you. That the exact information I needed.