WordPress: Advanced Custom Fields

Course details

By default, WordPress posts and pages have a limited set of data input fields. To collect and display custom data, you need external tools. This is where Advanced Custom Fields comes in handy. Using this plugin, you can create new custom fields that allow you to collect and display more information than is possible with the standard field set. In this course, Joe Casabona explains how to use Advanced Custom Fields to create custom field groups and fields; add them to your theme with HTML, CSS, and PHP; and even create a Gutenberg block without using JavaScript. Plus, learn how to write rules to control field display and export field groups for use in another WordPress site.

Learning objectives
What are custom fields?
Creating field groups
Adding content to fields
Displaying fields on a child theme
Creating and displaying repeater fields
Creating a submission form
Creating a Gutenberg block with PHP only
Writing rules for field display
Organizing fields
Exporting field groups

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Customize WordPress content with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
02 - What you should know
03 - Demo project overview

1. Getting Started with ACF

04 - What are custom fields
05 - ACF free vs. ACF PRO
06 - Downloading and installing ACF

2. Creating Field Groups with ACF

07 - Creating your first field group
08 - Field types overview
09 - Adding fields to your fields group
10 - Adding content to your new fields
11 - Primer on adding to your website

3. Displaying Your Fields

12 - Creating a child theme
13 - Displaying basic fields
14 - Displaying relational fields
15 - Styling the fields

4. Working with Data in ACF

16 - Exploring advanced features of ACF
17 - What is repeatable data
18 - Creating a repeater field
19 - Displaying the repeater in your theme
20 - Styling the repeater
21 - Coding a front-end submission form
22 - Creating the submission form page

5. Creating a Gutenberg Block

23 - What do blocks mean in ACF
24 - Defining your block in code
25 - Defining your block in the admin
26 - Writing your block callback function
27 - Creating the block template
28 - Making your block look good

6. Cleaning Up the Admin

29 - Hiding meta boxes with ACF
30 - Multiple rules for displaying fields
31 - Organizing fields with layout types
32 - Exporting field groups

Conclusion

33 - Next steps

WordPress: Advanced Custom Fields

Authors

Joe Casabona