変更履歴

5.7.12

Release Date – 15 February 2019

• Fix – Added missing function register_field_group().
• Fix – Fixed PHP 5.4 error “Can’t use function return value in write context”.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing wp_options values to be slashed incorrectly.
• Fix – Fixed bug where “sync” feature imported field groups without fields.
• Fix – Fixed bug preventing get_field_object() working with a field key.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing incorrect results in get_sub_field().
• Fix – Fixed bug causing draft and preview issues with serialized values.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing reversed field group metabox order.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing incorrect character count when validating values.
• Fix – Fixed bug showing incorrect choices for post_template location rule.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing incorrect value retrieval after switch_to_blog().
• i18n – Updated Persian translation thanks to Majix.

5.7.11

Release Date – 11 February 2019

• New – Added support for persistent object caching.
• Fix – Fixed PHP error in determine_locale() affecting AJAX requests.
• Fix – Fixed bug affecting dynamic metabox check when selecting “default” page template.
• Fix – Fixed bug where tab fields did not render correctly within a dynamic metabox.
• Tweak – Removed language fallback from “zh_TW” to “zh_CN”.
• Dev – Refactored various core functions.
• Dev – Added new hook variation functions acf_add_filter_variations() and acf_add_action_variations().
• i18n – Updated Portuguese language thanks to Pedro Mendonça.
• i18n – Updated German translation thanks to Ralf Koller.
• i18n – Updated Swiss German translation thanks to Raphael Hüni.

5.7.10

Release Date – 16 January 2019

• Fix – Fixed bug preventing metaboxes from saving if validation fails within Gutenberg.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing unload prompt to show incorrectly within Gutenberg.
• Fix – Fixed JS error when selecting taxonomy terms within Gutenberg.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing jQuery sortable issues within other plugins.
• Tweak – Improved loading translations by adding fallback from region to country when .mo file does not exit.
• Tweak – Improved punctuation throughout admin notices.
• Tweak – Improved performance and accuracy when loading a user field value.
• Dev – Added filter ‘acf/get_locale’ to customize the locale used to load translations.
• Dev – Added filter ‘acf/allow_unfiltered_html’ to customize if current user can save unfiltered HTML.
• Dev – Added new data storage functions acf_register_store() and acf_get_store().
• Dev – Moved from .less to .scss and minified all css.
• i18n – Updated French translation thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet.
• i18n – Updated Czech translation thanks to David Rychly.

5.7.9

Release Date – 17 December 2018

• Fix – Added custom metabox location (acf_after_title) compatibility with Gutenberg.
• Fix – Added dynamic metabox check compatibility with Gutenberg.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing required date picker fields to prevent form submit.
• Fix – Fixed bug preventing multi-input values from saving correctly within media modals.
• Fix – Fixed bug where acf_form() redirects to an incorrect URL for sub-sites.
• Fix – Fixed bug where breaking out of a sub have_rows() loop could produce undesired results.
• Dev – Added filter ‘acf/connect_attachment_to_post’ to prevent connecting attachments to posts.
• Dev – Added JS filter ‘google_map_autocomplete_args’ to customize Google Maps autocomplete settings.

5.7.8

Release Date – 7 December 2018

• Fix – Fixed vulnerability allowing author role to save unfiltered HTML values.
• Fix – Fixed all metaboxes appearing when editing a post in WP 5.0.
• i18n – Updated Polish translation thanks to Dariusz Zielonka.
• i18n – Updated Czech translation thanks to Veronika Hanzlíková.
• i18n – Update Turkish translation thanks to Emre Erkan.
• i18n – Updated Portuguese language thanks to Pedro Mendonça.

5.7.7

Release Date – 1 October 2018

• Fix – Fixed various plugin update issues.
• Tweak – Added ‘language’ to Google Maps API url.
• Dev – Major improvements to the acf.models.Postbox model.
• Dev – Added JS filter ‘check_screen_args’.
• Dev – Added JS action ‘check_screen_complete’.
• Dev – Added action ‘acf/options_page/submitbox_before_major_actions’.
• Dev – Added action ‘acf/options_page/submitbox_major_actions’.
• i18n – Updated Portuguese language thanks to Pedro Mendonça

5.7.6

Release Date – 12 September 2018

• Fix – Fixed unload prompt not working.
• Dev – Reduced number of queries needed to populate the relationship field taxonomy filter.
• Dev – Added ‘nav_menu_item_id’ and ‘nav_menu_item_depth’ to get_field_groups() query.
• Dev – Reordered various actions and filters for more usefulness.
• i18n – Updated Polish language thanks to Dariusz Zielonka

5.7.5

Release Date – 6 September 2018

• Fix – Fixed bug causing multisite login redirect issues.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing validation issues in older versions of Firefox.
• Fix – Fixed bug causing duplicate Select2 instances when adding a widget via drag/drop.
• Dev – Improved WPML compatibility by using $sitepress->get_current_language() instead of ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE.
• Dev – Improved validation JS with new Validator model and logic.

5.7.4

Release Date – 30 August 2018

• Fix – Fixed bug causing field groups to disappear when selecting a taxonomy term with WPML active.
• Tweak – Added more Dark Mode styles.
• Tweak – Improved DB upgrade prompt, functions and AJAX logic.
• Tweak – Improved the “What’s New” admin page seen after DB Upgrade.
• Dev – Added new location rules filters.

5.7.3

Release Date – 20 August 2018

• New – Added Dark Mode styles for the Dark Mode Plugin.
• New – Added “Value Contains” condition to the Select field type.
• New – Added support for the WooCommerce product type dropdown to trigger “update metaboxes”.
• Tweak – Improved acf.screen model responsible for “updating metaboxes” when changing post data.
• Tweak – Removed user fields from the multisite “Add New User” page.
• Fix – Fixed bug preventing some tinymce customizations from working.
• Fix – Fixed JS bug throwing “preference” error in console.
• Dev – Added action ‘acf/enqueue_uploader’ triggered after the hidden “ACF Content” editor is rendered.

5.7.2

Release Date – 6 August 2018

• Fix – Fixed bug preventing the Google Maps Field address from being customized.
• Fix – Improved logic to request and cache plugin update information.
• Fix – Fixed bug preventing JS initialization when editing widgets in accessibility mode.
• Fix – Added missing $parent argument to term_exists() function when adding a new term via taxonomy field popup.
• Fix – Fixed bug where nested Group Fields did not delete their values.
• Fix – Fixed JS error thrown by localStorage if cookies are not enabled.
• Dev – Bumped minimum WP version requirement to 4.4.
• Dev – Added action ‘wp_nav_menu_item_custom_fields’ for compatibility with other plugins modifying the menu walker class.
• Dev – Added ‘multiple’ to the allowed attributes for an email field.
• Dev – Added new ACF_Ajax class for upcoming features.

5.7.1

• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.7.0

• Core: Major JavaScript updates
• Core: Improved conditional logic with new types and more supported fields
• Core: Improved localization and internationalization
• Repeater field: Improved logic that remembers collapsed row states
• Repeater field: Added support to collapse multiple rows (hold shift)
• API: Improved lookup to find fields without a reference value
• Language: Added Croatian translation – Thanks to Vlado Bosnjak
• Language: Updated Italian translation – thanks to Davide Pantè
• Language: Updated Romanian translation – thanks to Ionut Staicu
• Language: Updated German translation – thanks to Ralf Koller
• Language: Updated Arabic translation – thanks to Karim Ramadan
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça

5.6.10

• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.6.9

• User field: Added new ‘Return Format’ setting (Array, Object, ID)
• Core: Added basic compatibility with Gutenberg – values now save
• Core: Fixed bug affecting the loading of fields on new Menu Items
• Core: Removed private (‘show_ui’ => false) post types from the ‘Post Type’ location rule choices
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Updated French translation – thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet

5.6.8

• API: Fixed bug causing have_rows() to fail with PHP 7.2
• Core: Fixed bug causing “Add new term” form to hide after submit
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Updated German translation – thanks to Ralf Koller
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça
• Language: Updated Arabic translation – thanks to Karim Ramadan
• Language: Updated Spanish translation – thanks to Luis Rull Muñoz
• Language: Updated Persian translation – thanks to Majix

5.6.7

• Fixed an assortment of bugs found in 5.6.6

5.6.6

• Accordion field: Added new field type
• Tab field: Added logic to remember active tabs
• WYSIWYG field: Fixed JS error in quicktags initialization
• Core: Fixed issue preventing conditional logic for menu item fields
• Core: Fixed issue preventing JS initialization for newly added menu items.
• Core: Allow whitespace in input value (previously trimmed)
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Updated Italian translation – thanks to Davide Pantè
• Language: Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation – thanks to Rafael Ribeiro
• Language: Updated Dutch translation – thanks to Derk Oosterveld
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça
• Language: Updated Persian translation – thanks to Kamel Kimiaei
• Language: Updated Swiss German translation – thanks to Raphael Hüni
• Language: Updated Arabic translation – thanks to Karim Ramadan

5.6.5

• API: Added new ‘kses’ setting to the acf_form() function
• Core: Added new ‘Admin Tools’ framework (includes design refresh)
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Update Ukrainian translation – thanks to Jurko Chervony
• Language: Update Russian translation – thanks to Andriy Toniyevych
• Language: Update Hebrew translation – thanks to Itamar Megged

5.6.4

• Google Map field: Fixed bug causing invalid url to JavaScript library
• WYSIWYG field: Fixed minor z-index and drag/drop bugs
• Group field: Fixed bug causing incorrect export settings
• Core: Fixed bug in ‘Post Taxonomy’ location rule ignoring selected terms during AJAX callback
• Core: Fixed bug preventing a draft to validate with required fields
• Language: Updated Italian translation – thanks to Davide Pantè
• Language: Update Turkish translation – thanks to Emre Erkan
• Language: Updated Chinese translation – thanks to Wang Hao
• Language: Update Hebrew translation – thanks to Itamar Megged

5.6.3

• Button Group field: Added new field type
• Range field: Added missing ‘step’ attribute to number input
• Range field: Added width to number input based on max setting
• Basic fields: Added missing ‘required’ attribute to inputs
• Basic fields: Removed empty attributes from inputs
• API: Fixed get_fields() bug ignoring fields starting with an underscore
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça
• Language: Updated French translation – thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet
• Language: Updated Finnish translation – thanks to Sauli Rajala
• Language: Updated German translation – thanks to Ralf Koller

5.6.2

• Range field: Added new field type
• Clone field: Fixed bug causing value update issues for ‘seamless’ + widgets / nave menu items
• Location: Added parent theme’s post templates to ‘post template’ location rule
• Location: Fixed bug causing ‘nav menu’ location rule to fail during AJAX (add new item)
• Core: Fixed PHP errors in customizer when editing non ACF panels
• Core: Fixed bug casing backslash character to break fields / field groups
• Core: Many minor bug fixes
• Language: Updated Romanian translation – thanks to Ionut Staicu
• Language: Updated Italian translation – thanks to Davide Pantè
• Language: Update Turkish translation – thanks to Emre Erkan
• Language: Updated Russian translation – Thanks to Алекс Яровиков
• Language: Updated French translation – Thanks to Julie Arrigoni

5.6.1

• Fixed an assortment of bugs found in 5.6.0

5.6.0

• Link field: Added new field type
• Group field: Added new field type
• API: Improved have_rows() function to work with clone and group field values
• Core: Added new location for Menus
• Core: Added new location for Menu Items
• Core: Added types to Attachment location rule – thanks to Jan Thomas
• Core: Added “Confirm Remove” tooltips
• Core: Updated Select2 JS library to v4
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.5.14

• Core: Minor bug fixes

5.5.13

• Clone field: Improved ‘Fields’ setting to show all fields within a matching field group search
• Flexible Content field: Fixed bug causing ‘layout_title’ filter to fail when field is cloned
• Flexible Content field: Added missing ‘translate_field’ function
• WYSIWYG field: Fixed JS error when using CKEditor plugin
• Date Picker field: Improved ‘Display Format’ and ‘Return Format’ settings UI
• Time Picker field: Same as above
• Datetime Picker field: Same as above
• Core: Added new ‘remove_wp_meta_box’ setting
• Core: Added constants ACF, ACF_PRO, ACF_VERSION and ACF_PATH
• Core: Improved compatibility with Select2 v4 including sortable functionality
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça

5.5.12

• Tab field: Allowed HTML within field label to show in tab
• Core: Improved plugin update class
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça
• Language: Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation – thanks to Rafael Ribeiro

5.5.11

• Google Map field: Added new ‘google_map_init’ JS action
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Updated Swiss German translation – thanks to Raphael Hüni
• Language: Updated French translation – thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet

5.5.10

• API: Added new functionality to the acf_form() function:
• • added new ‘html_updated_message’ setting
• • added new ‘html_submit_button’ setting
• • added new ‘html_submit_spinner’ setting
• • added new ‘acf/pre_submit_form’ filter run when form is successfully submit (before saving $_POST)
• • added new ‘acf/submit_form’ action run when form is successfully submit (after saving $_POST)
• • added new ‘%post_id%’ replace string to the ‘return’ setting
• • added new encryption logic to prevent $_POST exploits
• • added new acf_register_form() function
• Core: Fixed bug preventing values being loaded on a new post/page preview
• Core: Fixed missing ‘Bulk Actions’ dropdown on sync screen when no field groups exist
• Core: Fixed bug ignoring PHP field groups if exists in JSON
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.5.9

• Core: Fixed bug causing ACF4 PHP field groups to be ignored if missing ‘key’ setting

5.5.8

• Flexible Content: Added logic to better ‘clean up’ data when re-ordering layouts
• oEmbed field: Fixed bug causing incorrect width and height settings in embed HTML
• Core: Fixed bug causing incorrect Select2 CSS version loading for WooCommerce 2.7
• Core: Fixed bug preventing ‘min-height’ style being applied to floating width fields
• Core: Added new JS ‘init’ actions for wysiwyg, date, datetime, time and select2 fields
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.5.7

• Core: Fixed bug causing get_field() to return incorrect data for sub fields registered via PHP code.

5.5.6

• Core: Fixed bug causing license key to be ignored after changing url from http to https
• Core: Fixed Select2 (v4) bug where ‘allow null’ setting would not correctly save empty value
• Core: Added new ‘acf/validate_field’ filter
• Core: Added new ‘acf/validate_field_group’ filter
• Core: Added new ‘acf/validate_post_id’ filter
• Core: Added new ‘row_index_offset’ setting
• Core: Fixed bug causing value loading issues for a taxonomy term in WP < 4.4
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.5.5

• File field: Fixed bug creating draft post when saving an empty value
• Image field: Fixed bug mentioned above

5.5.4

• File field: Added logic to ‘connect’ selected attachment to post (only if attachment is not ‘connected’)
• File field: Removed filesize() call causing performance issues with externally hosted attachments
• File field: Added AJAX validation to ‘basic’ uploader
• Image field: Added ‘connect’ logic mentioned above
• Image field: Added AJAX validation mentioned above
• True false field: Improved usability by allowing ‘tab’ key to focus element (use space or arrow keys to toggle)
• Gallery field: Fixed bug causing unsaved changes in sidebar to be lost when selecting another attachment
• API: Fixed add_row() and add_sub_row() return values (from true to new row index)
• Core: Improved get_posts() query speeds by setting ‘update_cache’ settings to false
• Core: Allowed ‘instruction_placement’ setting on ‘widget’ forms (previously set always to ‘below fields’)
• Core: Removed ‘ACF PRO invalid license nag’ and will include fix for ‘protocol change’ in next release
• Language: Updated French translation – thanks to Martial Parfait

5.5.3

• Options page: Fixed bug when using WPML in multiple tabs causing incorrect ‘lang’ to be used during save.
• Core: Added support with new get_user_locale() setting in WP 4.7
• Core: Improved efficiency of termmeta DB upgrade logic
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.5.2

• Tab field: Fixed bug causing value loading issues for field’s with the same name
• Repeater field: Fixed bug in ‘collapsed’ setting where field key was shown instead of field label

5.5.1

• Select field: Fixed bug preventing some field settings from being selected
• Date picker field: Improved compatibility with customized values
• Core: Added new ‘enqueue_datepicker’ setting which can be used to prevent the library from being enqueued
• Core: Added new ‘enqueue_datetimepicker’ setting which can be used to prevent the library from being enqueued
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.5.0

• True False field: Added new ‘ui’ setting which renders as a toggle switch
• WYSIWYG field: Added new ‘delay’ setting which delays tinymce initialization until the field is clicked
• WYSIWYG field: Added compatibility for WP 4.7 toolbar buttons order
• Checkbox field: Added new ‘allow_custom’ and ‘save_custom’ settings allowing you to add custom choices
• Select field: Fixed bug where Select2 fields did not correctly use the ‘allow null’ setting
• Clone field: Fixed bug causing save/load issues found when 2 sub fields clone in the same field/group.
• Flexible Content field: Improved popup style and validation messages
• Google Map field: Prevent scroll zoom
• Date picker field: Added better compatibility logic for custom ‘date_format’ setting found in version < 5.0.0
• API: acf_form() ‘id’ setting is now used as ‘id’ attribute in

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form> element
* Options page: Fixed incorrect redirect URL from a sub options page
* Field group: Added new ‘post_template’ location rule (requires WP 4.7)
* Core: Added support for the wp_termmeta table (includes DB upgrade)
* Core: Added new ‘select_2_version’ setting which can be changed between 3 and 4
* Core: Added new ‘enqueue_select2’ setting which can be used to prevent the library from being enqueued
* Core: Added new ‘enqueue_google_maps’ setting which can be used to prevent the library from being enqueued
* Core: Minor fixes and improvements
* Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça
* Language: Updated Norwegian translation – thanks to Havard Grimelid
* Language: Updated Swedish translation – thanks to Jonathan de Jong
* Language: Updated German translation – thanks to Ralf Koller
* Language: Updated Italian translation – thanks to Davide Pantè
* Language: Updated Swiss German translation – thanks to Raphael Hüni

5.4.8

• Flexible Content field: Fixed bug in ‘layout_title’ filter preventing values being loaded correctly

5.4.7

• Time Picker field: Fixed bug preventing default time from being selected
• Date Picker field: Improved compatibility with unix timestamp values
• File field: Fixed validation bugs when used as a sub field (multiple selection)
• Select field: Fixed bug incorrectly allowing a disabled field (hidden by conditional logic) to save values
• API: Added new add_sub_row() function
• API: Added new update_sub_row() function
• API: Added new delete_sub_row() function
• Core: Fixed bug causing ‘sync’ issues with sub clone fields
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.4.6

• Gallery field: Fixed bug where open sidebar fields were saved to post
• Flexible Content field: Fixed bug causing Google map render issue within collapsed layout
• Flexible Content field: Fixed bug during ‘duplicate layout’ where radio input values were lost
• API: Fixed bug causing get_row(true) to return incorrect values
• Core: Fixed bug where preview values did not load for a draft post
• Core: Added notice when PRO license fails to validate URL
• Core: Fixed bug where conditional logic would incorrectly enable select elements
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements

5.4.5

• API: Fixed bug in acf_form() where AJAX validation ignored ‘post_title’
• API: Improved update_field() when saving a new value (when reference value does not yet exist)
• Core: Added search input & toggle to admin field groups list
• Core: Fixed bug where preview values did not load for a draft post

5.4.4

• WYSIWYG field: Fixed JS error when ‘Disable the visual editor when writing’ is checked

5.4.3

• WYSIWYG field: Fixed JS bug (since WP 4.6) causing conflicts with editor plugins
• Google Maps field: Fixed JS error conflict with Divi theme
• Radio field: Fixed bug (Chrome only) ignoring default values in cloned sub fields
• Core: Fixed wp_get_sites() deprecated error (since WP 4.6) shown in network admin

5.4.2

• API: Fixed bug preventing post_title and post_content values saving in acf_form()

5.4.1

• API: Fixed bug causing get_fields('options') to return false
• Core: Fixed bug causing get_current_screen() to throw PHP error
• Core: Fixed bug causing ‘Preview Post’ to load empty field values

5.4.0

• Clone field: Added new field type (https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/clone/)
• Gallery field: Removed ‘Preview Size’ setting and improved UI
• Taxonomy field: Added compatibility to save/load terms to user object
• Select field: Added new ‘Return Format’ setting
• Radio field: Added new ‘Return Format’ setting
• Checkbox field: Added new ‘Return Format’ setting
• Page link field: Added new ‘Allow Archives URLs’ setting
• Core: Fixed plugin update bug delaying updates
• Core: Fixed bug when editing field settings in Chrome causing required setting to self toggle
• Core: Improved speed and fixed bugs when creating and restoring revisions
• Core: Minor fixes and improvements
• Language: Updated Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça
• Language: Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation – thanks to Augusto Simão
• Language: Updated Dutch translation – thanks to Derk Oosterveld
• Language: Updated Persian translation – thanks to Kamel
• Language: Updated German translation – thanks to Ralf Koller
• Language: Updated Swiss German translation – thanks to Raphael Hüni

View full changelog: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/changelog/