AdvancedCustomFields / AdvancedCustomFields/acf

ACF for Attachment is not editable via REST API but there is an undocumented feature. WP 6.0 ACF 5.12.2

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Description

If you set the Location Rule as:
Attachment - is equal to - all
You can't edit ACF for attachments (pictures in my case)
but if we add to this rule
or
Post Type - is not equal to - Post
and
Post Type - is not equal to - Page
then it seems to work and we can edit ACF for attachments via REST API
Thank you

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported behavior in WordPress 6.0 with ACF 5.12.2 using an Attachment location rule and the REST API. Compare it with the workaround that adds the two Post Type exclusions, then identify the relevant ACF REST API and location-rule entry points. Done means attachment fields can be edited through the REST API without the undocumented workaround.

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Tech stack
php
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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