I am trying to check if a parent post field has data before outputting a link. Based on another answer I read in the forum I came up with this:
[wpv-conditional if=" '[types field="tickets-url" id="$tour-events"][/types]' ne '' "]
<a href="[types field='tickets-url' output='raw' id='$tour-events'][/types]">Get Tickets</a>
[/wpv-conditional]
$tour-events is the parent type and tickets-url is field I want to check. The code above doesn't work. I am able to output the values without the conditional but the conditional check is never evaluating to true.
Can someone correct my syntax please?
Please use the GUI to construct your conditionals.
You will then also need to edit the Fields you use, since the Conditional GUI does not have an advanced mode to edit those Fields.
That will give you this code:
[wpv-conditional if="( $([types field='single-line' id='$toolset-custom'][/types]) eq 'value' )"]
content to display
[/wpv-conditional]
If that does not work, try this:
[wpv-conditional if="( '[types field='single-line' id='$toolset-custom'][/types]' eq 'value' )"]
content to display
[/wpv-conditional]
How can I use the GUI to construct these? I do not see any options for selecting parent field in the GUI.
As per your examples I tried:
[wpv-conditional if="( $([types field='tickets-url' id='$tour-events'][/types]) ne '' )"]
content to display
[/wpv-conditional]
And
[wpv-conditional if="( '[types field='tickets-url' id='$tour-events'][/types]' ne '' )"]
content to display
[/wpv-conditional]
Neither work
You create the Conditional with the "Conditional Display" GUI.
Then, you insert it.
After, you highlight the Post Field and hit on "Fields and Views"
There you search for the field and choose the Display Options.
If there is a Parent/Child Relation, it will let you choose the correct Parent.
I must ask, do you have apostrophes saved in those Post Fields (value)?
If so, it will not work, this is a known bug.
Can you output the Field of the parent itself?
What does it output if it holds a value?
There are no apostrophes. The value is a validated URL field. Using this shortcode it outputs fine:
[types field='tickets-url' output='raw' id='$tour-events'][/types]
I am unable to get the conditional to check if it has a value. Any ideas?
I would need to request temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP) to your site
- preferably to a test site where the problem has been replicated if possible -
in order to be of better help and check if some configurations might need to be changed
Your next answer will be private which means only you and I have access to it.
❌ Please backup your database and website ❌
✙ I would, if possible, need access to a site where only a minimal set of Plugins and a default theme is active.
This to avoid eventual compatibility issues with other software.
✙ I would additionally need your permission to de- and re-activate Plugins and the Theme, and to change configurations on the site.
This is also a reason the backup is really important
✙ Please add the Links to:
- The Views Edit Screen
- The Page/Post where you insert the View
- The corresponding Post, and it's Field
It would have been nice to point me to the Post Type which we relate to.
Since you gave your Post type "tour-events" different Title I first assumed it woudl not even exist.
To fix this I needed to compare against the "raw" value of that Field.
This is the code that works:
[wpv-conditional if="( '[types field='tickets-url' output='raw' id='$tour-events'][/types]' ne '' )"]<a href="[types field='tickets-url' output='raw' id='$tour-events'][/types]">Get Tickets</a>[/wpv-conditional]
