Custom ACF Query for Staff Picks

	// Custom Loop Calling Staff Picks from Author Currently being viewed
			$picks = get_posts(array(
				'posts_per_page' => 3,
				'post_type' => 'staffpicks',
				'meta_query' => array(
					array(
						'key' => 'author', // name of custom field
						'value' => '"' . get_the_ID() . '"', // matches exaclty "123", not just 123. This prevents a match for "1234"
						'compare' => 'LIKE'
					)
				)
			));

			?>
			<?php if( $picks ): ?>
				<ul>
					<?php foreach( $picks as $pick ): ?>
						<?php

						$pick_item = get_field('author', $pick->ID);

						?>
						<li>
							<a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $pick->ID ); ?>">
								<?php echo get_the_title( $pick->ID ); ?>
							</a>
						</li>
					<?php endforeach; ?>
				</ul>
			<?php endif;