Advanced Custom Fields Reviews & Product Details

I really appreciate Advanced Custom Fields for its top-notch GUI interface. The structure it operates with is excellent, allowing me to create groups and then add custom fields within them. I can easily add various types of fields like text boxes, drop-downs, text areas, and date pickers. This feature-rich interface simplifies the process of customizing fields for different post types, making it a powerful tool for WordPress. Additionally, the initial setup is very easy, probably so much that even a fifth grader could get it done. Although I might be overestimating a bit, it's generally easy to get around Advanced Custom Fields, which I find appealing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are certain limitations for Advanced Custom Fields. The amount of data it can load can be a limiting factor. Additionally, for every field, there are two meta keys generated in the background, which could add up for a large project. This can cause the database to feel bloated when working with large projects. It is a design choice of both WordPress and ACF but ultimately, for large projects, it could add up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) is one of the must-have plugins for every WordPress Developer or Website Developer. It extends the default WordPress custom fields with many new types and a friendly interface. Its integration with other plugins makes it the most famous plugin in adding custom fields to WordPress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of its fields related to relational custom fields is not easy to be customized to meet WordPress average Developers. We cannot filter ajax load fields in conjunction with other values entered from users, so if a user entered country name states, lists will not change to meet the new country states. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like the most is that it fulfills its function correctly. It is simple but effective and has a free version that allows you to use it whenever you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't find anything right now that I'm not satisfied with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a very comprehensive plugin for thoroughly customizing WordPress taxonomies, with many options, very reliable, although. We use it for the complete management of custom taxonomies from an internal tool. The integration is simple, and we usually use it on all websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve is quite complex Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ACF is a very easy-to-use plugin and integrates perfectly with Elementor Pro or Dynamic.ooo. It allows you to create fields of any type, such as text, numbers, images, galleries, and many more. It also allows you to organize content by tabs or tables, offering a very comprehensive tool for more advanced projects in WordPress. Additionally, it allows you to create custom post types following a few simple steps. I recommend it 100%. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the most interesting options, such as dynamically duplicating fields, are available only in the paid version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use GUI for creating custom fields in WordPress. I used to code all fields manually, but this adds all necessary CSS and JS for fields I've created, I can transfer whole configuration between projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The fact it needs to use 2 fields for every piece of data. Without additional code it saves repeater in separate fields, but it can be saved as JSON which is better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very well documented, both by the ACF team and by community contributions in the forum and else online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I need to create and manage custom post types separately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use with the new Gutenberg block editor is the biggest plus point because one do not need to worry about learning React framework from scratch. This makes life of a php developer easy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing bad I could say about ACF. It is perfectly perfect in every essence. Only the learning curve for a new developer trying ACF for the first time may find it a little overwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PRO version allows for integration of new WordPress Blocks for the drag and drop editor; easy ability to duplicate, clone, or use fields across different content types. Essential over the native Fields API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The 5.1 release branch locked out get_fields against use with any other meta keys that are not registered with ACF, so if you were using some functions as a shortcut, you might end up breaking your site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have used Advanced Custom Fields with a number of themes as well as used it to build custom WordPress themes to achieve the final result the client desired. We have used custom fields from both a design and functionality standpoint. It enabled us to implement specific web app actions to essentially create a web app on a Wordpress website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The custom fields give you all the creativity you need, but at the same time makes building more complex. Without a developer on staff that understands ACF, we struggle to move as quick when building custom themes with ACF. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.