Pro Forms Image Upload - Duplicates in ACF

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#1

Hi, in my form I have a File Upload field and it connects to a Create New Post action tied to an Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) image field. When I use the form to upload a single image, all goes as planned except that I end up with 15 versions of the exact same image in my Media Library.

If I instead link the Pro Forms field to the Post Thumbnail field of the new post, I only get two duplicates of the image in my Media Library.

Ideally I could use the ACF field and have only the single image uploaded to my library :grin:

#2

Yep, been there done that :grin: I plan to write custom code for image housekeeping but would be better if I don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

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#3

Hah, okay, at least I’m not alone. The custom post populates with the image as expected, so no big deal other than my OCD.

#4

Strange – I cannot reproduce it. Are they really duplicates? Or just the different resolutions which are created from WordPress?

#5

All the duplicates are the exact same dimensions and file size. Each is appended with a number (ie. -1, -2… -15)

The duplicates happen whether I connect the File Upload field to ACF or Pods custom post types.

Here’s how my library looks:

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