Improving ACF Performance
Overview Clients, editors, and end users all expect the WordPress sites you build with ACF to deliver a fast and frictionless experience. In this guide, we explore several strategies to ensure ACF delivers optimal performance, including lev... Continue Reading
How to Include ACF PRO in a Plugin or Theme
To include ACF PRO within your plugin or theme, first make sure you are following the rules and conditions, and then download the appropriate ACF plugin files and copy them into your plugin or theme. We recommend using the folder includes/a... Continue Reading
Including ACF Within a Plugin or Theme
Introduction The Advanced Custom Fields plugin is a powerful tool for developing bespoke websites and web-apps. Although designed primarily for individual use, it may also be used as a framework by both plugin and theme authors to power the... Continue Reading
How to Update
This guide shows how to update the Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugins on your website. Updates can be applied by either of the two methods shown below. One Click Update Versions of ACF 6.3.8 and later, and ... Continue Reading
License Activations
ACF PRO has always required a license to use PRO features and this will shortly be enforced in the plugin. Sites without an active license will display a warning in the ACF screens as of ACF 6.2.3, and will have the following restrictions i... Continue Reading
ACF Blocks: Using InnerBlocks and Parent/Child Relationships
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to utilize the InnerBlocks component within an ACF Block. We’ll also demonstrate how you can leverage relationships to nest blocks while limiting their discoverability. By the end of the tuto... Continue Reading
How to Create an Options Page
Options pages are setting pages in the WordPress admin area containing fields with the ability to control global options. This allows builders or clients to make one change and update content that appears in many places throughout the site:... Continue Reading
Conditional Logic
Overview Conditional logic allows you to set rules regarding when a custom field should appear, based on the values of other fields in the same field group. The “Conditional Logic” setting tab is available for most ACF field types, givi... Continue Reading
ACF Blocks: Using get_block_wrapper_attributes()
The get_block_wrapper_attributes() function allows you to use the styles built by WordPress’ native supports for a block, such as background and text colors, padding, margin, etc. In the block editor, this is automatically output for ... Continue Reading
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