post title and post thumbnail not updating in the ACF Blocks

[razaanstha]

I have used the ACF function acf_register_block_type to register a new block. In the render template, I have included the post title and post thumbnail as the block title and background image, respectively. However, when the post title get_the_title() or thumbnail get_the_post_thumbnail() is updated dynamically, the block does not show the fresh data unless the post is reloaded.

[arjendejong12]

It would be great if there was an option to trigger a block reload if you change the title or change the featured image.

[razaanstha]

@arjendejong12 exactly, I found out that this is possible to synchronize the post fields if you are using it as a template in <InnerBlocks /> like core/post-title, core/featured-image and other blocks connecting to posts fields but I found out that its not possible to sync when using the raw php functions directly in the render template.

[cabrailsford]

I know this is a bit late, but could you instead insert a core/pattern block for the render template, and use the core/post-title and core/featured-image inside the pattern? I don't know if that would get around the issue you're experiencing.