Advanced Custom Fields: ExtendedbyACF Extended

? All-in-one enhancement suite that improves WordPress & Advanced Custom Fields. This plugin aims to provide a powerful administration framework with a wide range of improvements & optimizations.

⭐ Highlight

• New Field Groups Locations
• 14+ New ACF Fields
• 10+ ACF Fields Enhanced
• Bidirectional Fields
• Advanced Fields Validation
• Flexible Content as Page Builder
• ACF Forms Manager
• ACF Options Pages / Block Types Manager
• ACF & WordPress Meta Overview
• WordPress Post Types / Taxonomies Manager
• WordPress Options Manager
• WordPress Admin Enhancements
• … And many more features

? Philosophy

• 100% free
• Seemless integration
• No extra menu, ads or notices
• Built by developers, for developers

?️ Links

• Join the ACF Slack community
• Check the ACF Extended Trello board
• Visit our website ACF-Extended.com (WIP)
• Have a question? Check the FAQ
• Found a bug? Submit a ticket
• A feature request? Submit an idea
• Want to fork me? GitHub repository
• Enjoying this plugin? Submit a review
• Want to keep me awake? Buy me a coffee
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? Flexible Content Showcase

? Requirements

This plugin requires at least ACF Pro 5.7.10

If you don’t already own ACF Pro, you should consider it. It’s one of the most powerful WordPress plugin, with a life-time licence for unlimited websites.

?️ Features

ACF: Field Groups Settings

• Auto Sync PHP
  Automatically synchronize field groups with local PHP files upon field group updates. This feature will create, include and update a local PHP file for each field group (just like the native Json sync feature).
  Default folder: /wp-content/themes/my-theme/acfe-php/

• Auto Sync Json
  Control which field groups you want to synchronize with local Json files. Display warnings if the Json file has been manually deleted. Manually synchronize Json from field group screen.

• Categories
  Spice up your field groups with a custom taxonomy and filter field groups by terms.

• Permissions
  Add permission layer to field groups. Choose which roles can view & edit field groups in the post edition screen.

• Alternative Title
  Display an alternative field group title in post edition screen.

• Note
  Add a personal note in the field group administration. Only visible to administrators

• Custom meta data
  Add custom metas (key/value) in the field group administration. Data can be retrieved using acf_get_field_group()

• View raw data
  Display raw field group data in a modal to check your configuration & settings

• Custom key
  Set custom field group key. ie: group_custom_name

• Advanced settings
  Enable advanced fields settings & validation based on screen (administration/front-end). See fields advanced settings/validation

• New field group instructions placement: Tooltip
  Display instructions in a tooltip which is displayed when hovering an information icon

• New field group location: All post types
  Display field group on all post types edition screen

• New field group location: Post type List
  Display field group on post types admin list screen. Fields are saved in the option: {post_type}_options

• New field group location: Taxonomy List
  Display field group on taxonomies admin list screen. Fields are saved in the option: tax_{taxonomy}_options

• New field group location: Post type Archive
  Display field group on the post type archive (option page). The post type argument acfe_admin_archive must be set to true. This feature is also available in the Dynamic Post Type UI. Fields are saved in the option: {post_type}_archive

ACF: Field Groups List

• Column: Category
  Display and filter field groups categories

• Column: Locations
  Quick view of field groups locations informations using icons & popover

• Column: Load
  Quick view of field groups data load source (DB, PHP or Json)

• Column: Sync PHP / Json
  Quick view of field groups synchronization status with warnings

• Row action: Export PHP / Json
  One-click export for each field groups

• Row action: Field group key
  Quick view of field groups keys

ACF: Field Groups – Third Party

• Third Party
  Display local field groups thats are loaded by ACF, but not available in the ACF field group administration. Example: a field group is registered locally in the functions.php file, but not in ACF

• Export
  Export local field groups into PHP or Json

• Sync
  Sync local field groups back to the database and edit their fields just like any other field group

ACF: Fields Settings

• Bidirectional fields
  An advanced bidirectional setting (also called post-to-post) is available for the following fields: Relationship, Post object, User & Taxonomy terms.
  Fields will work bidirectionally and automatically update each others. Works in groups & clones (prefixed field names must be turned off).
  Usage example is available in the FAQ

• Advanced settings
  A more sophisticated field settings based on specified location (administration/front-end). Example: Field is required only in front-end. The field group “Advanced settings” must be turned ON.

• Advanced validation
  A more sophisticated validation conditions (AND/OR) with custom error messages based on specified location (administration/front-end). The field group “Advanced settings” must be turned ON.

• Permissions
  Add permission layer to fields. Choose which roles can view & edit fields in the post edition screen. (can be combinated with field groups permissions)

• View raw data
  Display raw field data in a modal to check your configuration & settings

ACF: Fields

• Field Clone: Edit in modal
  Allow users to edit clone fields in a modal

• Field File: Uploader type
  Choose the uploader type: Basic or native WP uploader

• Field Group: Edit in modal
  Allow users to edit group fields in a modal

• Field Image: Use as Featured Thumbnail
  Choose if an image field should be considered as post featured thumbnail

• Field Image: Uploader type
  Choose the uploader type: Basic or native WP uploader

• Field Post Object: Allow custom values
  Allow user to enter custom value which will be saved as a new post

• Field Repeater: Stylised button
  Add style to ‘Add Row’ button

• Field Repeater: Disable Sortable
  Disable sortable rows using filter('acfe/repeater/lock/name=my_repeater', true, $field)

• Field Repeater: Remove Actions
  Remove the actions buttons using filter('acfe/repeater/remove_actions/name=my_repeater', true, $field)

• Field Select: Placeholder
  Change the default “Select” placeholder text

• Field Textarea: Code mode
  Switch font family to monospace and allow tab indent

ACF: New Fields

• New Field: Advanced Link
  Display a modern Link Selection in a modal. Post selection can be filtered via post types & taxonomies terms. Add custom fields using filter('acfe/fields/advanced_link/fields', $fields, $field, $link)

• New Field: Button
  Display a custom submit or button. Built-in ajax call on click. Example available in the field administration

• New Field: Code Editor
  Edit code using the native WP Core Codemirror library

• New Field: Columns
  Re-arrange fields administration using columns

• New Field: Dynamic form
  Select any dynamic form (format: checkbox, radio or select). See ACF: Dynamic Forms section

• New Field: Dynamic message
  Display custom HTML/PHP content using acf/render_field/name=my_field. Example is available in the field administration

• New Field: Google reCaptcha
  Display a reCaptcha field (compatible v2 & v3)

• New Field: Hidden input
  Display a hidden input with custom name/value

• New Field: Post status selection
  Select any post status (format: checkbox, radio or select)

• New Field: Post type selection
  Select any post type (format: checkbox, radio or select)

• New Field: Slug
  A slug text input (ie: my-text-input)

• New Field: Taxonomy selection
  Select any taxonomy (format: checkbox, radio or select)

• New Field: Taxonomy Terms selection
  Select any terms of any taxonomies, allow specific terms, level or childs (format: checkbox or select). Terms can be loaded & saved for the current post (just like the native ACF Taxonomy field)

• New Field: User roles selection
  Select any user role (format: checkbox, radio or select)

WordPress: Dynamic Post Types

Create and manage post types from your WordPress administration (Tools > Post Types). All WordPress post types arguments can be set and managed. But also:

• Manage Posts per page, order by and order for the post type archive
• Manage Posts per page, order by and order for the post type administration screen
• Set custom single template (ie: my-single.php) instead of the native single-{post_type}.php
• Set custom archive template (ie: my-archive.php) instead of the native archive-{post_type}.php
• Manual PHP/Json Import & Export is available in the ACF > Tools page

WordPress: Dynamic Taxonomies

Create and manage taxonomies from your WordPress administration (Tools > Taxonomies). All WordPress taxonomies arguments can be set and managed. But also:

• Manage Posts per page, order by and order for the taxonomy term archive
• Manage Posts per page, order by and order for the taxonomy administration screen
• Set custom taxonomy template (ie: my-taxonomy.php) instead of the native taxonomy-{taxonomy}.php
• Manual PHP/Json Import & Export is available in the ACF > Tools page

WordPress: Ajax Author Box

The native WP Author Metabox has been replaced with a dynamic version allowing to manage thousands of users without slowing down the post administration.

WordPress: Taxonomy List & Edit

Taxonomies list & edit views have been enhanced for a more consistent administration experience, using CSS/JS only. Views are now similar to post type edition screens.

WordPress: Options

Manage WordPress options from Settings > Options.

• View, add, edit and delete options
• Working with strings, serialized & Json values

ACF: Settings

• ACF: Settings page
  Display all ACF settings in one page.

• ACF Extended: Settings page
  Display all ACF Extended settings in one page.

ACF: Dev Mode

Display all custom Post Meta & Terms Meta in a readable format

• Arrays & json are converted to print_r()
• ACF fields meta are grouped together
• ACF field groups related to fields are displayed when available
• Dev mode also enable SCRIPT_DEBUG
• Activate using acf_update_setting('acfe/dev', true) or define('ACFE_dev', true)

ACF: Options Pages

Manage ACF Options Pages from ACF > Options.

• View, add, edit and delete options pages
• All arguments are available
• Manual PHP/Json Import & Export is available in the ACF > Tools page

ACF: Block Types (Gutenberg)

Manage ACF Block Types from ACF > Block Types.

• View, add, edit and delete Block Types
• All arguments are available
• Manual PHP/Json Import & Export is available in the ACF > Tools page
• Requires ACF Pro 5.8

ACF: Flexible Content Enhancement

• Controls: Inline Layout Title Edition
• Controls: Copy, Paste & Duplicate Layouts on the fly
• Controls: Copy & Paste all layouts on the fly
• Stylised Button: Add style to ‘Add Row’ button
• Hide Empty Message: Hide the native Flexible Content ‘Empty’ message
• Empty Message: Change the native Flexible Content ‘Click the Add Row button below…’ message
• Layouts Thumbnails: Add thumbnails for each layout in the layout selection
• Layouts Render: Add template.php, style.css & script.js files settings for each layout. Those settings can be then accessed in the front-end (More informations in the FAQ)
• Layouts Dynamic Preview: Edit & Preview Layouts on-the-fly from your WordPress administration, just like in Gutenberg (Layouts Render must be turned ON)
• Modal Edition: Edit layouts in a modal
• Modal Selection: Change the layout selection into a modal
• Modal Selection Title: Change the layout modal title
• Modal Selection Columns: Change the layout modal columns grid. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 columns available
• Modal Selection Categories: Add category for each layout in the layout modal
• Layouts State: Force layouts to be collapsed or opened by default
• Layouts Collapse: Remove collapse action
• Button Label: Supports Dashicons icons elments
• One Click: the ‘Add row’ button will add a layout without the selection modal if there is only one layout available in the flexible content
• Lock Flexible Content: Disable sortable layouts using filter('acfe/flexible/lock/name=my_flexible', true, $field)
• Remove Actions Buttons: Remove the action buttons using filter('acfe/flexible/remove_actions/name=my_flexible', true, $field)

ACF: Dynamic Forms

Manage ACF Forms from your WordPress administration. All ACF Form settings are available. But also:

• Render multiple field groups in one single form with custom HTML between them
• Apply custom CSS class to all fields & wrappers
• Apply custom CSS class to fields errors
• Group errors above the form, display them above fields, below fields or hide them
• Hide form on successful submission
• Map fields and change their settings based on the location (front-end/back-end)
• Add multiple actions on form submission:
• Create or Update Posts
• Create or Update Terms
• Create or Update Users
• Send multiple e-mails
• Trigger custom PHP actions
• Integration, validation & custom submission examples in the administration
• Display forms using acfe_form('my_form_name') or acfe_form(188) helpers
• Display forms using shortcodes [acfe_form name="my_form_name"] or [acfe_form ID="188"]
• The function acf_form_head() is not needed anymore
• Manual Import & Export is available in the ACF > Tools page

❤️ Supporters

• Thanks to Brandon A. for his support & tests
• Thanks to Damien C. for his support & tests
• Thanks to Valentin P. for his support & tests
• Thanks to Damian P. for his support & tests
• Thanks to Jaakko S. for his support & tests
• Thanks to Renan A. for his support & tests