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Can a sub admin page edit an ACF field?
The options page feature provides a set of functions to add extra admin pages to edit ACF fields! Each admin page can be fully customized (see code examples below), and sub admin pages can be created too! All data saved on an options page is global. This means it is not attached to any particular post or page, but is saved in the wp_options table.
How to create a fields page in ACF?
Once registered, your page will appear in the admin menu. You can then assign fields to your page via the “Options Page” location rule when editing a field group. (array) (Optional) Array of arguments for registering an options page. (string) The title displayed on the options page. Defaults to ‘Options’.
How to add custom fields to menu items?
Once you have created a field group and assigned it to appear for a Menu Item edit screen, editing the field values is done by navigating to the Appearance > Menus admin page. WP stores each Menu Item as a post object in the wp_posts table. ACF will store all custom field values in the wp_postmeta table.
How to register an options page in ACF?
(array) (Optional) Array of arguments for registering an options page. (string) The title displayed on the options page. Defaults to ‘Options’. (string) The title displayed in the admin menu. Defaults to ‘page_title’ value. (string) The URL slug used to uniquely identify this options page. Defaults to a url friendly version of menu_title.
How to create an options page in ACF?
This opens in a new window. To make use of the options page feature, you will need a copy of ACF PRO (ACF v5), or the options page add-on (ACF v4) To create an options page, simply open up your functions.php file and add the following line of code:
Can you create a custom block with ACF?
Turns outs, creating custom blocks with ACF is simple and actually fixes a lot of the issues I had with Gutenberg in the first place. If you are familiar at all with creating custom post types, then creating a block with ACF will feel fairly natural to you.
How to create a shortcode using advanced custom fields?
To do this you must first install and activate the ACF plugin on your WordPress website. You can download the free version here. Create a field group with the information you want to use. You can learn more about how to do this on the ACF website. Once you have your field set up you can start creating your shortcode.
Where do I find custom fields in ACF?
ACF will store all custom field values in the wp_postmeta table. Customizing the HTML for a WordPress Menu Item can be easily done via the wp_nav_menu_objects filter.
How does the options page work in ACF?
This allows the data to be displayed on any page throughout the website (good for header and footer data)! This opens in a new window. To make use of the options page feature, you will need a copy of ACF PRO (ACF v5), or the options page add-on (ACF v4)