{"id":33786,"date":"2023-01-30T08:16:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T08:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=33786"},"modified":"2024-03-19T13:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:05:56","slug":"how-to-use-glossary-in-acf-meta-fields","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/how-to-use-glossary-in-acf-meta-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Glossary in ACF Meta Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em>ACF <\/em>plugin is compatible with the <em>JetEngine <\/em>plugin, and you can display the ACF meta fields in the <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetengine-what-is-a-listing-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listing templates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetengine-listing-grid-widget-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listing Grids<\/a> of <em>JetEngine<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this way, you can only show the values of the Select, Checkbox, and Radio fields, not the labels. To fix that issue, you can use the Glossary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, create an ACF Radio, Select, or Checkbox field and make a glossary with the same values and labels as the ACF field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head to <strong><em>WordPress Dashboard &gt; JetEngine &gt; Listings<\/em><\/strong> and open\/create a listing item in the Gutenberg or Elementor Page Builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the ACF meta field to the listing template via the <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetengine-dynamic-field-widget-overview-how-to-use-filter-field-output\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dynamic Field<\/a> widget\/block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Source <\/strong>drop-down menu, choose the \u201cACF\u201d option and specify the field in the <strong>ACF Field<\/strong> bar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enable the <strong>Filter field output<\/strong> toggle and select the \u201cGet labels by glossary data\u201d option in the <strong>Callback <\/strong>drop-down list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specify the glossary in the <strong>Select glossary <\/strong>field and choose the <strong>Delimiter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acf-glossary-elementor.png\" alt=\"dynamic field widget in elementor with acf field\">\n\n\n\n<p>In Elementor, the result will look like as shown in the picture below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acg0elementor-example-2x.png\" alt=\"listing grid with acf dynamic field in elementor\">\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you know how to use <em>JetEngine <\/em>Glossary items as the data source for the <em>ACF <\/em>meta fields on your WordPress website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will teach you how to use JetEngine Glossary values in ACF meta fields on your WordPress 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