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Summary
When I try to display the permalink to the terms of a table-storage custom taxonomy using the Pods Item List block, the block errors and the page cannot be displayed.
Detail
I have a custom taxonomy that is configured with table storage. The taxonomy has an image associated with it but no additional fields, hence the dedicated table only contains the ID.
I want to create a page where I display a list of the terms in this taxonomy and each term is a link to the archive page for that term. To do so, I use the Pods Item List block and use the following custom template:
<a href="{@permalink}">{@name}</a><br>
This works fine for the name but once the permalink magic tag is entered, the block goes into error.
Adding some debug, I found that the call to get_term_link() in Pods.php:field() returns a WP_Error object.
get_term_link() is called in Pods.php:field() as get_term_link( $this->id(), $this->pod_data['name'] ). This error gets created in get_term_link() because the term ID is passed in to $term as a string rather than an integer.
The fundamental difference appears to be that for a table-storage custom taxonomy, $this->data->row['id'] is populated with the ID as a string. In the meta-storage custom taxonomy, this field is not present.
Once I change the storage type from table to meta, the term ID is passed in to get_term_link() as an integer and the error no longer occurs. A little more digging shows that in Pods.php:field(), $this->data->row['id'] is populated with a string for a table-storage taxonomy while it is not present for a meta-storage taxonomy.
Version
2.9.13
Testing Instructions
1.1 Create a new custom taxonomy tableflag using table storage.
1.2 Add term tflag1 to the tableflag taxonomy.
1.3 Add term tflag1.1 to the tableflag taxonomy as a child of tflag1.
2.1 Create a new custom taxonomy metaflag using meta storage.
2.2 Add term mflag1 to the metaflag taxonomy.
2.3 Add term mflag1.1 to the metaflag taxonomy as a child of mflag1.
3.1 Enable the PHP debug log.
3.2 Create a new page and add the Pods Item List block.
3.3 Set POD NAME to metaflag.
3.4 Set TEMPLATE to "-Use Custom Template-".
3.5 Set CUSTOM TEMPLATE to:
{@name} -- {@permalink}<br>
3.6 Observe that the block preview shows:
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Description
Summary When I try to display the permalink to the terms of a table-storage custom taxonomy using the Pods Item List block, the block errors and the page cannot be displayed.
Detail I have a custom taxonomy that is configured with table storage. The taxonomy has an image associated with it but no additional fields, hence the dedicated table only contains the ID.
I want to create a page where I display a list of the terms in this taxonomy and each term is a link to the archive page for that term. To do so, I use the Pods Item List block and use the following custom template:
<a href="{@permalink}">{@name}</a><br>This works fine for the name but once the permalink magic tag is entered, the block goes into error.
Adding some debug, I found that the call to
get_term_link()in Pods.php:field() returns a WP_Error object.get_term_link()is called in Pods.php:field() asget_term_link( $this->id(), $this->pod_data['name'] ). This error gets created inget_term_link()because the term ID is passed in to$termas a string rather than an integer.The fundamental difference appears to be that for a table-storage custom taxonomy,
$this->data->row['id']is populated with the ID as a string. In the meta-storage custom taxonomy, this field is not present.Once I change the storage type from table to meta, the term ID is passed in to
get_term_link()as an integer and the error no longer occurs. A little more digging shows that in Pods.php:field(),$this->data->row['id']is populated with a string for a table-storage taxonomy while it is not present for a meta-storage taxonomy.Version
2.9.13
Testing Instructions
1.1 Create a new custom taxonomy tableflag using table storage. 1.2 Add term tflag1 to the tableflag taxonomy. 1.3 Add term tflag1.1 to the tableflag taxonomy as a child of tflag1.
2.1 Create a new custom taxonomy metaflag using meta storage. 2.2 Add term mflag1 to the metaflag taxonomy. 2.3 Add term mflag1.1 to the metaflag taxonomy as a child of mflag1.
3.1 Enable the PHP debug log. 3.2 Create a new page and add the Pods Item List block. 3.3 Set POD NAME to metaflag. 3.4 Set TEMPLATE to "-Use Custom Template-". 3.5 Set CUSTOM TEMPLATE to:
{@name} -- {@permalink}<br>3.6 Observe that the block preview shows:4.1 Change the POD NAME to tableflag. 4.2 Observe that the block preview updates to:
Error loading block: The response is not a valid JSON response.5.1 View the PHP error log and find:
Screenshots / Screencast
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Possible Workaround
This problem no longer occurs once I change the taxonomy to use meta-storage.
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