The Advanced Custom Fields plugin is packed with loads of useful field types such as text, image and WYSIWYG. However, when working on a project, it may be necessary to create a new type of field to save & load unique data.
This guide will demonstrate how to create a new field type for the ACF plugin.
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To make life easier, we put together a comprehensive starter-kit for creating an ACF field type. This starter-kit contains all the necessary files to create a WP plugin and is heavily commented so you can build your field type quickly and confidently!
Field Type Template on Github
Please download a copy of the ACF field type template starter-kit from this Github repository (Click the Green Download Zip button).
https://github.com/AdvancedCustomFields/acf-field-type-template
Once downloaded, take a look around. Here is a list of the files and folders included.
ACF 5.8 – Introducing ACF Blocks for Gutenberg
There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Gutenberg, the new block-based WordPress editing experience. One of its most compelling features is the ability for developers to create their own custom block types. This opens up an endless array of possibilities for customization.
There’s just one little problem. Creating custom blocks is extremely complicated. How complicated? Well, even a simple testimonials block requires a massive amount of code.
.. We believe that ACF Blocks is one of the more important features ever added to our plugin. It levels the playing field and allows more developers to take advantage of Gutenberg’s key feature.