Only Published Posts in ACF Relationship Fields
Limits the choices in ACF relationship and post object fields to published content, newest first, so editors cannot link to drafts.
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Code
$wpide_acf_published_only = function ( $args ) {
$args['post_status'] = 'publish';
$args['orderby'] = 'date';
$args['order'] = 'DESC';
return $args;
};
add_filter( 'acf/fields/relationship/query', $wpide_acf_published_only );
add_filter( 'acf/fields/post_object/query', $wpide_acf_published_only );Notes
Applies to every relationship and post object field; add /name=your_field to the hook names to target one.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.