Repeater Contexts

The Repeater context identifies the SCF/ACF object that owns the selected row source. It is separate from the Loop Item template and from Elementor's visual preview source.

Find Repeater Context in the Loop Grid or Loop Carousel Query panel after enabling the ACF row source.

Available contexts

Setting	Edition	Resolves to
Automatic	Free and Pro	Queried term or author, Elementor preview post, current post, or the normal queried object
Current Post	Free and Pro	get_the_ID()
Queried Object	Free and Pro	The current queried post, author, or taxonomy term
ACF Options Page	Free and Pro	The SCF/ACF options object
Current User	Pro	The logged-in user as user_ID
Explicit ACF Object ID	Pro	A specific post, user, term, or options object

Automatic resolution

Automatic is the safe default. It resolves in this order:

1. A queried taxonomy term or author.
2. Elementor's current preview post.
3. The current WordPress post.
4. Another compatible queried object, when available.

When Automatic resolves a normal source object but the selected Repeater has no rows, the row provider preserves the plugin's historical Options Page fallback. Choosing a context explicitly does not silently switch to Options.

Explicit object IDs

Pro accepts the SCF/ACF-compatible forms below:

Object	Example
Post	123
User	user_12
Taxonomy term	category_34 or product_cat_34
Options Page	options

The taxonomy prefix must be the actual taxonomy slug. The object must exist or the context remains unresolved.

Common uses

Theme Builder single template

Use Automatic or Current Post. Set Elementor's preview source to a populated post so the editor can display rows.

Taxonomy archive

Store the Repeater on the taxonomy term and use Automatic or Queried Object. The plugin passes taxonomy_termID to SCF/ACF.

Author archive or user profile

Use Queried Object on an author archive, Current User for the logged-in account, or an explicit user_# value for a fixed profile.

Global site content

Use ACF Options Page when rows live in global SCF/ACF options rather than on a post.

Context and aggregate queries

Query Current Post Only controls whether the Loop widget reads one resolved owner or collects rows from Elementor's source-post query.

• Enabled: read only from the resolved context.
• Disabled: allow the widget source query to contribute multiple posts and their rows.

If you are debugging the wrong rows, confirm both settings. A correct context can still appear broad when aggregate querying is enabled.