ACF Chat Fridays are the biweekly open forum to discuss all things ACF, including future developments, the best ways to build WordPress sites with ACF, and much more. The April 12th session of ACF Chat Fridays covered the recent releases of ACF 6.2.8 and 6.2.9, and previewed the…
Advanced Custom Fields
Revolutionizing Search: WP Engine Smart Search Now Live on ACF
We have recently upgraded the search functionality on advancedcustomfields.com to WP Engine Smart Search. This enhancement significantly improves the search experience, helping you find the information you need more quickly and accurately. The default WordPress search capability often falls short when it comes to surfacing relevant content…
ACF 6.2.8-RC1
Advanced Custom Fields PRO version 6.2.8-RC1 is now available. This release contains support for upcoming WordPress 6.5 features, a few bug fixes, and it enables our new behavior requiring an activated license to use PRO features. This is a PRO only release candidate to allow users to test…
ACF Chat Fridays: WordPress 6.5 and ACF
ACF Chat Fridays offer an incredible opportunity to meet with other users and the ACF development team. Each session answers your questions about the best way to build WordPress sites with ACF, and provides insight into new features coming to the plugin. The March 15th session of ACF…
Fine-Tuning Your Site: Custom Blocks With ACF
There’s a lot you can do with core WordPress blocks, but there are situations where the off-the-shelf options just don’t cut it. Maybe the design is magnificent, but requires functionality that core blocks can’t give you. You might have a particular integration or interaction that you need to…
ACF Chat Fridays: ACF 6.2.7 Security Q&A and Upcoming Conditional Logic Enhancements
Held every two weeks, ACF Chat Fridays are where WordPress developers and the ACF team come together to learn, share, and explore the possibilities of Advanced Custom Fields. The March 1st session of ACF Chat Fridays discussed the release of ACF 6.2.7, improvements coming to conditional logic…
ACF 6.2.7 Security Release
Advanced Custom Fields version 6.2.7 is now available. This release contains important security fixes, and enables the new the_field escaping behavior described in our release post for 6.2.5 It also contains a new filter to help you increase security when you use the ACF Shortcode by limiting the…
ACF 6.2.6
Advanced Custom Fields version 6.2.6 is now available. This release contains several bug fixes and improvements, including a new way to return an escaped value from get_field() and related functions. 👨💻 Please find the release notes below. And for the latest ACF news, follow us on Twitter @wp_acf…
ACF Chat Fridays: ACF 6.2.5 Security Release – Round 2
ACF Chat Fridays are one of the best ways to ask questions and share your feedback with members of the ACF development team. Sessions are held every two weeks. The February 2nd session of ACF Chat Fridays again brought the focus to user questions surrounding ACF 6.2.5….
ACF Chat Fridays: ACF 6.2.5 Security Release
Held biweekly, ACF Chat Fridays are our open office hours, a forum for users to bring questions, share best practices and use cases, and get tips directly from the development team. The January 19th edition of ACF Chat Fridays focused on user questions regarding ACF 6.2.5, an…
ACF 6.2.5 Security Release
Advanced Custom Fields version 6.2.5 is now available. This release is a security fix release containing an important change you need to be aware of before you update, and prepares for a change to the output of the_field coming soon to ACF. From ACF 6.2.5, use of the…
ACF 2023 Year in Review: Beyond Custom Fields
As we bid farewell to 2023, ACF has continued to thrive and expand its capabilities. We’ve made great strides in introducing new features and enhancements to the plugin, while the new annual survey, feedback board, and ACF Chat Fridays have allowed us to work closer with our users…
ACF Chat Fridays: A Look Ahead at ACF 6.3
ACF Chat Fridays are the biweekly open forum to discuss all things ACF, including future developments, the best ways to build WordPress sites with ACF, and much more. The January 5th edition of ACF Chat Fridays provided an open forum for user questions and use cases, as well…
ACF Chat Fridays: ACF Blocks UI, AJAX Validation, and Styling ACF Blocks
ACF Chat Fridays are open office hours with the ACF team and users, featuring live discussions of all things ACF, answering your questions on building sites with ACF, getting the most out of your fields, and what’s next for the plugin. The December 8th session of ACF Chat…
ACF 6.2.3
Advanced Custom Fields version 6.2.3 is now available. This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements, along with ACF PRO activation improvements and a JSON schema for ACF Blocks. 👨💻 Please find the release notes below. For the latest ACF news, follow us on Twitter…
ACF Chat Fridays: Page Builders, Blocks, and New Releases
ACF Chat Fridays offer an incredible opportunity to meet with other users and the ACF development team. Each session answers your questions about the best way to build WordPress sites with ACF, and provides insight into new features coming to the plugin. The November 10th session of ACF…
ACF Chat Fridays: WPGraphQL & ACF With Jason Bahl
ACF Chat Fridays are live discussions with the ACF team and community on the best ways to build sites with ACF, with special insights into new features coming to the plugin. The October 27th session of ACF Chat Fridays featured special guest Jason Bahl, creator and maintainer…
ACF Chat Fridays: Is It Possible to Extend WordPress Core Blocks?
Every second Friday we fling open the doors for ACF Chat Fridays, our open office hours with the ACF team and users dedicated to the best ways to build better WordPress sites with ACF. The October 13th session looked at ways to extend core blocks, how ACF Blocks…
ACF Blocks and WordPress Blocks v3
WordPress 6.3 introduced a significant change in Blocks API v3, with the post editor now using iframes to contain each block if all registered blocks use the Block API version 3 or higher and there are no classic meta boxes below the block editor. This has led…
ACF Chat Fridays: Improvements Coming to ACF Blocks in ACF 6.3
ACF Chat Fridays is our open office hours with the ACF team and users, answering questions and digging into the best way to build WordPress sites with ACF. Read on for highlights from the latest session. The September 29th session dug into the specifics of improvements coming to…
