ACF user field not displaying user data

If you are using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) in WordPress and you have a user field that is not displaying the user data, there are a few possible reasons for this issue. One common reason is that you are not correctly retrieving and displaying the user data in your code.

To display the user data from an ACF user field, you can use the get_field() function provided by ACF. This function retrieves the value of a specific field for the current post or user. In the case of a user field, you need to pass the user ID as the second parameter to the get_field() function.

Here’s an example code snippet that demonstrates how to retrieve and display the user data from an ACF user field:

$user_id = get_current_user_id(); // Get the current user ID
$user_data = get_field('user_field_name', 'user_' . $user_id); // Retrieve the user data

if ($user_data) {
    echo $user_data['display_name']; // Display the user's display name
}

In the code snippet above, replace 'user_field_name' with the actual name of your ACF user field. The get_current_user_id() function is used to get the ID of the current user. Then, we pass the user ID and the field name to the get_field() function to retrieve the user data. Finally, we check if the user data exists and display the user’s display name using $user_data['display_name'].

This code snippet can be useful when you want to display the user data from an ACF user field on a user profile page or any other page where you need to show user-specific information.

Examples

Example 1: Displaying ACF User Field Data

This example demonstrates how to retrieve and display user data stored in an Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) user field.

$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$user_data = get_field('user_field', 'user_' . $user_id);

echo $user_data;

In this code, we first retrieve the current user’s ID using the get_current_user_id() function. Then, we use the get_field() function to fetch the value of the ACF user field named ‘user_field’ for the specific user. Finally, we echo the retrieved user data.

Example 2: Displaying ACF User Field Data with a Default Value

This example shows how to display the user data from an ACF user field, but with a default value in case the field is empty.

$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$user_data = get_field('user_field', 'user_' . $user_id);

if (empty($user_data)) {
    $user_data = 'No data available';
}

echo $user_data;

In this code, we follow a similar approach as in the previous example. However, we add an additional check using the empty() function to see if the user field is empty. If it is, we assign a default value (‘No data available’) to the $user_data variable before echoing it.

Example 3: Displaying ACF User Field Data with Custom Formatting

This example demonstrates how to display the user data from an ACF user field with custom formatting.

$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$user_data = get_field('user_field', 'user_' . $user_id);

if (!empty($user_data)) {
    $formatted_data = strtoupper($user_data);
    echo $formatted_data;
} else {
    echo 'No data available';
}

In this code, we again retrieve the user data using the get_field() function. If the user field is not empty, we apply custom formatting to the data by converting it to uppercase using the strtoupper() function. Finally, we either echo the formatted data or display a default message if the field is empty.