Menu
iThemes
WordPress Backup, Security & Maintenance
  • Products
    • iThemes Security Pro
    • BackupBuddy
    • Kadence WP
    • Restrict Content Pro
    • iThemes Sync
    • Why buy from iThemes?
  • Bundles
    • Essentials Bundle
    • Plugin Suite
    • WordPress Web Designer’s Toolkit
    • Customer Spotlights
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • WordPress 101 Tutorials
    • WordPress Ebooks
    • Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report
    • The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Web Design Business
  • Training
    • Upcoming Webinars
    • Free Webinar Library
    • Premium Courses
    • Become a Member
    • Member Login
  • Support
    • Documentation
    • Get Help
    • Product Updates
    • Upgrade Policy
    • Contact
    • Our Mission: Make People’s Lives Awesome
  • Log In
WordPress News and Updates from iThemes
Categories
  • Product Updates
  • WordPress Backup
  • WordPress Block Editor
  • WordPress Ecommerce
  • WordPress for Freelancers
  • WordPress Maintenance
  • WordPress Security
  • WordPress Training Webinars
  • WordPress Tutorials
  • WPprosper

Getting Started with Advanced Custom Fields

Written by iThemes Editorial Team on October 24, 2019

Last Updated on October 24, 2019

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is a developer plugin that allows anyone to quickly and easily take control of your WordPress edit screens and custom field data. In this video, AJ Morris will cover what ACF is and how to create a custom home page with some options.

What are Advanced Custom Fields?

Advanced Custom Fields is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add extra content fields to your WordPress post and page edit screens. WordPress, out of the box, comes with the ability to have custom fields, but they aren’t always user-friendly. These extra content fields are more commonly referred to as Custom Fields and can allow you to build websites faster and educate your clients more quickly.

Custom fields are a native part of WordPress and appear on pages, posts and custom post types. With the ACF plugin installed, you can customize which fields show and how they are styled. For example, you could set a ‘Hero Image’ for your home page. You can use the ACF plugin to include an Image field and show this field when editing the home page in your WordPress admin dashboard.

To get even more ideas of all the custom fields that are possible with the ACF plugin, check out the Field Type guide. Just a few of the custom fields are:

  • Text box
  • Text area
  • Buttons
  • Checkbox
  • Radio button
  • True False
  • File
  • Gallery
  • Image
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Color Picker
  • Date Picker
  • Tabs
  • and more!

Using Advanced Custom Fields to Build Gutenberg Blocks

Advanced Custom Fields PRO can also be a tool for WordPress Development. ACF PRO includes extra fields & features to better develop websites including PHP Blocks, Repeatable Fields, Page Building tools, Media Galleries and Custom Options Pages.

In fact, you can use ACF Pro to build Gutenberg blocks. Want to learn more? Join us for this premium training event on October 29.

Register now

iThemes Team
iThemes Editorial Team

Each week, the team at iThemes team publishes new WordPress tutorials and resources, including the Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report. Since 2008, iThemes has been dedicated to helping you build, maintain, and secure WordPress sites for yourself or for clients. Our mission? Make People’s Lives Awesome.

Share via:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • More
Other related posts
value based pricing
Value-Based Pricing: 7 Quotes for Success from Chris Lema
google analytics training
Google Analytics 101 for 2019

WordPress Security: The Big Picture with Simple Steps to Take [Free Webinar]

How Secure Is Your WordPress Website?

Respond

Click here to cancel reply.

Get updates on new themes & plugins plus special discounts

About iThemes

  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Website Accessibility Statement
  • Sitemap

Resources

  • Blog
  • Documentation
  • WordPress Tutorials
  • Free WordPress Ebooks
  • Free Webinar Library
  • Free Upcoming Webinars
  • iThemes Training
  • Affiliates

Customers

  • Member Panel Login
  • Support
  • FAQs
  • Upgrade Policy
  • Licensing
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Refund Policy

Top Products

  • BackupBuddy
  • iThemes Security Pro
  • iThemes Sync
  • Restrict Content Pro
  • WPComplete
  • WordPress Hosting
  • WordPress Plugins
  • Content Upgrades
  • WordPress Landing Page Plugin
  • BackupBuddy Stash

iThemes Media LLC Copyright © 2022 All rights reserved | Privacy Policy

© 2022 All Rights Reserved.

Share via
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Mix
Email
Print
Copy Link
Powered by Social Snap
Copy link
CopyCopied
Powered by Social Snap