Trying to use conditional output with repeatable field groups

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Problem: I would like to test if any RFGs exist on a post, using conditional HTML.

Solution: There's not a way to test that with conditional HTML, but you can use the View's wpv-items-found and wpv-no-items-found sections to display information only if there are RFG results found in the View.

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Tagged: Setting up custom fields, Types plugin, Views, Views plugin

This topic contains 7 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by chrisC-25 5 years, 6 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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June 19, 2019 at 4:55 pm #1272879

chrisC-25

I have a repeating field setup called Apple Playlists. I want to only show the view when the repeating fields are not empty. This is the code I used, but it makes the entire view disappear even when there are non empty fields.

[wpv-conditional if="( $(wpcf-apple-playlists) ne '' )"]<div class="btn-group btn-group-view">[wpv-view name="apple-playlists"]</div>[/wpv-conditional]

Thanks

June 19, 2019 at 5:38 pm #1272931

Christian Cox

Hi, try using the Types field shortcode syntax instead:

 [wpv-conditional if="( '[types field="apple-playlists" output="raw"][/types]' ne '' )"]<div class="btn-group btn-group-view">[wpv-view name="apple-playlists"]</div>[/wpv-conditional]

June 19, 2019 at 7:13 pm #1272975

chrisC-25

Thanks, that did not work. I added the code to come just before the first button, and it is not showing. See here:
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June 19, 2019 at 7:43 pm #1272981

Christian Cox

I'm not quite sure I know what I should be looking for. I see an Apply Playlists button, that includes a View. Just before that I see Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rogers, as text links. Can you turn on debug mode and tell me if anything is shown on screen?

[wpv-conditional if="( '[types field="apple-playlists" output="raw"][/types]' ne '' )" debug="true"]<div class="btn-group btn-group-view">[wpv-view name="apple-playlists"]</div>[/wpv-conditional]

June 19, 2019 at 8:33 pm #1273015

chrisC-25

okay, debug is on

here is what it says:
1
####################
wpv-conditional attributes
####################
Array
(
[if] => ( '' ne '' )
[debug] => true
)

####################
Debug information
####################
--------------------
Original expression: ( '' ne '' )
--------------------
After replacing 1 general variables and comparing strings: ( '' ne '' )
Comparing to

June 19, 2019 at 8:38 pm #1273023

Christian Cox

So it seems to think the custom field is empty. May I log in and see how this is set up?

June 19, 2019 at 8:54 pm #1273029

Christian Cox

Oh I see now, you're talking about repeatable field groups (RFGs), not a single repeating field. I misunderstood. There's no way to use conditional HTML to test whether or not there are any RFGs associated with a post. However, you can use the Apple Playlists View like a conditional. There are two sections in a View - wpv-items-found and wpv-no-items-found. You can move your button code inside the wpv-items-found block of the View, just before the wpv-loop tags, and leave the wpv-no-items-found block empty.

June 19, 2019 at 10:03 pm #1273039

chrisC-25

Ahh, right. Perfect. My issue is resolved now. Thank you!