Advanced Custom Fields 6.1 - Finally Fully Featured!

Advanced Custom Fields & Advanced Custom Fields Pro have been updated with some core new functionality - Custom Post Type and Taxonomy tools.

That's right, we no longer need to rely on 3rd party plugins like CPTUI (although it is still a great plugin) to do the key things we need to build dynamic WordPress websites.

This latest release opens up lots more possibilities with Advanced Custom Fields (free & Pro) without needing to rely on additional, 3rd party plugins to create custom post types or taxonomies to organise our projects.

Let's take a look at the new features and how they work in Advanced Custom Fields 6.1.

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[QuevillyTristan]

Good to see ! And we wonder why the did not pack it in in the main plugin a long time ago ;-). Now the next revolution would be to release their own custom block builder for non coders, featuring repeater fields, relationship, flexible contents, custom loops - kind of blocks that are surprisingly still rare to see in 2023.

[hsquareweb]

If you use CPT UI, ACF has a new import from CPT UI button to migrate your stuff over.

[jmc]

Thank you for the summary! I'm excited to check out your upcoming tutorial on using ACF, especially for creating a dashboard for clients.

[christopherwells]

Thanks for the quick review of the updates, cannot wait to see your new tutorials for these latest enhancements.

[websquadron]

Wicked :)
Great video as I'm watching now.

[lunarorbit]

This is great... but I wish all of that functionality was built into WordPress out of the box. Such essential functionality shouldn't be delegated to third-party plugins.

[StevanOvich]

I might have to give ACF another look! Got an unlimited LTD thanks to you, Paul, after notifying us of a pricing hike that was coming a few years ago. Think I paid around 99AUS in a ½ price sale. Equivalent to around £50 at the time .... (Though many threats to that after a couple of changes of ownership).

[rogerlikes]

It all looks good but the last 20%, Just need an easy way to make the custom field data show up on the front end with wordPress Gutenberg block support without having to purchase additional third-party stuff like Elementor Pro. If I have to apply elemental, pro or some other page plug-in to easily get at the back and data for the front end, then I'm not going to want to use the standard Gutenberg blocks to build my site which kind of defeats the purpose of helping to grow Gutenberg blocks. The other thing is lacking that I think most people will agree creating these type of directories some form of front end user entry form and a way to allow. The person posting to edit their own content. I first went down the ACF path, and then stumbled on the front end piece went down a bunch of rabbit trails, and found some workarounds, but it shouldn't have been that difficult just saying because I actually had to research work around that open me up to explain all the ACF competitors out there, which isn't really good for the ACF marketing department. If they're interested in long-term growth.

[susangemayel-tapper]

Thanks Paul for sharing, it's been a while since I first set up ACF on the website, still using CPT UI. I would love it if you did a tutorial on how we can transition the CPT UI setup over into the ACF :)

[davidwalls]

Thanks for this video Paul. I really wish I had purchased an ACF LTD license when available. My workflow typically needs the Gallery functionality that is a PRO only feature. Thanks again for this overview. ACF PRO looks great.

[wpeasy]

Hey Paul, I would love to see a video from you on the pros/cons comparing ACF, MetaBox, and JetEngine.

A few months ago I was tossing up between ACF Pro and Metabox Pro. I purchased Metabox Pro because of all the hype. However, I find that I just don't use it because I have JetEngine and I'm so familiar with it. JetEngine just does everything that I need, so far.

It would be great to see a comparison of the features/benefits of these.

[pahtashow]

Can you upload a "make of" video from start to finish of your accomodation site with new ACF ?

[clairebarnett]

Now we need an Elementor Forms widget that works with this properly as the updates to both ACF and Frontend Admin have now stopped the widget populating as it used too. Really jacked up my workflow having to create the forms separately now. Plus layout and formatting needs work around.

[morizanova]

Did they have plan to release some kind of easy to use front end solution without relying on Page builder? Or at least their own version of Front end Form (builder) ?

[OP_OnlyOnePlace]

hello sir, i have installed a new theme for my wordpress site. Very nice visuals. I would like to know when you create your new post type, you click "add new", how can you have the "theme" setup instead of guttenberg ? I mean how can you add on the top of the screen a "page editor" button ? Thank you !!

[servemark]

So would using "Custom Post Types UI" now be redundant after this ACF update?

[fatjay]

what are the big diff rents between crocoblock and ACF ?

[ahmedd.masoud]

Thank you Paul, 👍

Is there a way to make WordPress, a full PWA app system, just like bubble, ?? 🙏

[mfrapp]

So the question is, can you import post types from CPT UI so you can get rid of CPT without the post types you have currently set up?

[SveinnTryggvason]

Thanks alot for this introduction to the new version. Does the update of ACF render the CPT UI plugin rendundant? If so, is it still possible to manage olde post types and taxonomies (created with CPT UI) in the updated ACF now?