[Resolved] custom fields names not displayed with view’s filter select dropdown

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[bouchairY]

Hello
How can I add metafields direcly to WordPress without enabling types plugin ?
Thank you

[Christian Cox]

You can add your own postmeta, usermeta, and termmeta values with custom code and the WordPress API:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_post_meta
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_user_meta
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_term_meta

[bouchairY]

Hello

Have you seen this post ?

https://toolset.com/forums/topic/acf-custom-field-not-showing-in-toolset-view-parametric-search-filter/

[bouchairY]

Hello
I think the problem is due to :

we reached the limit of the default number of fields we manage at once. We limit our query to only match the first 512 different fields for our cache. If we reached that limit and your new field is failing to get included, we might need to do some changes in our side to be able to override the limit.

This explain why it was fixed before, after i think having cleaned my database by removing unused metafields

How we can pass the limitation of 512 ?

Thank you

[Christian Cox]

Okay I was not aware of this, and another supporter just supplied this undocumented filter for you to try:

add_filter( 'wpv_filter_wpv_get_hidden_postmeta_keys_limit', 'prefix_increase_views_hidden_custom_fields_limit' );
function prefix_increase_views_hidden_custom_fields_limit( $limit = 512 ) {
    return 1024;
} 

This should double the 512 limit, I wasn't aware we imposed that in code.

[bouchairY]

Hello
Thank you for the shortcode

Seems not working for the moment, is there any cache to delete ?

Thank you

[bouchairY]

Hello
I have more than 700 metafields, and newly created metafields was nit displayed in Views, even after adding code
wpv_filter_wpv_get_hidden_postmeta_keys_limit
to functions.php

Bur after removing manually some metafields and now i have : 396

The newly created metafields are displayed !!

Are you sure that the code provided is working ?

Thank you

[Minesh]

Ok - "wpv_filter_wpv_get_hidden_postmeta_keys_limit" is applied to increase the hidden custom field value.

It looks like that view's using cache and this problem is unique and looks like cache issue.

I would like to know - Are you using any third -party cache plugin?

Also, I've consult one of the Dev and he advise that to not to use that many custom fields and remove unwanted custom fields as eventually its not used and if still you need that many custom fields and you want to keep using I would need your site copy with 700+ custom fields added with ACF - that will help our Devs to debug this issue further.

[bouchairY]

Hello
I'm not using anu cache plugin except soem options at hosting company (please see attached image), I have now diseabled them
Please check now the website, i had already gives you access in this ticket, i have updated to the last version to debug it
(You can do anything, remove, add ... any metafields ...)

I don't know how to find unused metafields to remove them

Please find here an access to database :
hidden link

Thank you for your help

[Minesh]

It will be great if you can send me copy of your site using duplicator plugin.

More info:
https://toolset.com/faq/provide-supporters-copy-site/

I have set the next reply to private which means only you and I have access to it.

[Minesh]

Yes - its fine as images are not needed here.

I have set the next reply to private which means only you and I have access to it.

[bouchairY]

Hello
You will find uplicator files in

/travellerorg/DUPLI CATOR directory

Thank you

[Minesh]

Ok - I've debugged this issue further and found that the limit to display the custom fields is 512 under the dropdown. You can max display 512 custom fields.

If you want to access the newly added fields - you need to update this value by changing the core plugin file (which we do not recommend).

Here is the file path:

plugins\wp-views\embedded\inc\wpv.class.php

Where:
you will find following functions:
- wpv_get_postmeta_keys
- get_meta_keys

You should change the 512 to 700 or 750 or 800.

Ever after doing above change you do not able to see the fields in dropdown option - what you need to do is create one post with newly created fields or update existing post with newly created field value.

I see then I can see the newly crated field within the filter dropdwon.

[bouchairY]

Hello
Thank you it is working now

I need help to the first request of this ticket :

I want to make a custom search by words in files title and display correspondant offers

I have a workaround, do you I have to open a new ticket or we can continue on this one ?

Thank you in advance

[Minesh]

As this is already a long historical thread and problem was related to how you can increase the fields limit to display - it will be great if you can open a new ticket.