how to filter results using an advanced custom field - Search & Filter Support

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Anonymous
(Private) October 14, 2019 at 10:15 am #223529

Hii there.

I have a custom posttype that uses advanced custom fields. This is, sith searcg & filter pro a powerfull combo. However i stumbled upon a problem. I cant seem to find out how i should sort de results using a custom field..

Trevor
(Private) October 14, 2019 at 1:48 pm #223536

Custom Fields are properly call Post Meta:

https://www.screencast.com/t/ibg1tyWFq

So you would sort by Meta Value.

Be warned of two things though:

#1 see this post about Post Meta Key names when using the ACF plugin:

https://support.searchandfilter.com/forums/topic/search-options-not-working-with-acf/#post-217575

#2 If you sort by Meta Value, if a post has NO value set, the post will be excluded completely from the results. Thus, the Post Meta you sort on needs to have a vlaue for every post (this can be forced in the ACF Group field settings).
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