What’s new

We’re constantly making Advanced Custom Fields better. Here are some of the of notable new features and improvements that we’ve made to Advanced Custom Fields since it’s first launched.
v2.8.8
Dec 02, 2024
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Added
  • Easier selection of countries in Country custom field for both single and multiple values.
  • Auto responsiveness to Video custom field when no height is set.
Fixed
  • Inaccurate marker address may be displayed in Map custom field.
  • File Upload Field appearing in DPCalendar Filters.
Changed
  • Replaced full URLs with relative URLs in YooTheme Pro for Gallery & File Upload Fields.
v2.8.7
Nov 07, 2024
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Added
Fixed
  • Articles field not displaying the hint when Maximum Articles is set to 1.
  • Gallery Field issue with Slideshow provider when Lightbox is enabled and a module is selected.
  • Gravatar Field "ACFGravatarValidator not found" error on save.
  • Video Field warning during installation process.
Changed
  • Removed double slash from Gallery Image URLs in YooTheme Integration.
  • Removed extra image element overlaying preview in Gallery Field editor.
v2.8.6
Oct 10, 2024
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Added
  • AI (GPT-4o mini) ALT text generation in Gallery Field.
  • Support for duplicating/deleting Gallery Field files when articles are copied or trashed.
  • Support for duplicating/deleting File Upload files when articles are copied or trashed.
  • Smart Tags support in Map marker titles and descriptions.
  • Support for Smile Pack Smart Tags in Gravatar Field input.
Fixed
Changed
v2.8.5
Sep 03, 2024
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Added
  • SoundCloud Field support in YooTheme, allowing access to the SoundCloud ID.
Fixed
  • Backend notices appearing in 3rd-party plugin AJAX requests (Regular Labs Conditions).
  • “Invalid URL: URL schema is missing” error in Video Field when used with other ACF Video Fields.
  • Gallery Field and File Upload Field values would reset in YooTheme Pages Dynamic Content.
  • Video Field not displaying correctly self-hosted MOV videos.
v2.8.4
Aug 05, 2024
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Fixed
  • Articles field not displaying placeholder when “Maximum Articles” is set to 1.
  • Video Field not saving self-hosted videos with relative URLs.
  • Country Field issue with YooTheme Pro when a single country is selected and Multiple Country Selection is enabled.
  • File Upload and Gallery Fields handling non-Latin characters.
v2.8.3
Jul 12, 2024
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Fixed
  • Security Improved sanitization and escaping of custom field values.
v2.8.2
Jul 09, 2024
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Added
  • HTML support in Map Field marker titles and descriptions.
  • Title and description access in YooTheme for File Upload when “Files Limit” is set to 1.
Fixed
  • Map Field JS error on Gantry template when using OpenStreetMap provider.
  • Articles field PHP error with order setting.
  • FAQ Field editors not appearing when using the JCE editor.
Changed
  • Removed resizing for GIF images in File Upload’s “Resize Images” option.
v2.8.1
Jun 06, 2024
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Fixed
  • Extra spacing in FAQ content answers.
  • Gallery Field preventing article save from the front-end.
  • Gallery Field preventing item deletion of non-existent images.
  • Gallery Field where WebP images didn't retain format.
  • File Upload Field preventing article save from the front-end.
  • FAQ Field where HTML tags were mistakenly stripped out.
Changed
  • Improved FAQ Field content editing with a Rich Text Editor.
  • Improved Video Field with the missing Widget Layout option.
v2.8.0
May 02, 2024
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Added
  • Joomla 5 native support; no longer requires the Backward Compatibility plugin.
  • Smart Tag {field.item_author_id} to Gallery and File Upload Fields.
  • [Telephone] alt tags to country flags for improved accessibility.
Fixed
  • [Telephone] Input could incorrectly appear as required.
  • [Address Autocomplete] The autocomplete setting is ignored when it is disabled.
  • [File Upload] When Custom Layout is used don't wrap it in a div.
  • [File Upload] invalid return value for {acf.field.id}.
  • PHP error when editing a User Profile in Joomla 3.
Changed
  • Loads all 3rd-party assets (CSS/JS) locally.
  • [Telephone] Improved YooTheme Pro Dynamic Content support.
  • [Address Autocomplete] Renames "Address Autocomplete" toggle to "Enable Autocomplete"
v2.7.7
Apr 08, 2024
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Added
  • Implements the JFilters integration.
  • Telephone: Implements the Country Code Selector.
Fixed
  • Display Conditions are not taken into account in the User Profile menu type.
Changed
  • Module Field: Mention module's ID next to the module title in the dropdown selection.
  • Gallery Field: Upload gallery items without saving the article/user/contact first.
v2.7.6
Mar 07, 2024
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Added
  • [Gallery] Image description (alt) option missing from YooTheme Pro Dynamic Content.
  • [URL] Default Link Text and Link Text options now support translation strings.
Changed
  • Improves ACF Gallery, File Upload, and Map when used in a Subform field and YooTheme Dynamic Content.
v2.7.5
Feb 05, 2024
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Added
  • [Gallery] Implements Tags Filtering.
  • [Gallery] {field.item_catid} and {field.item_catalias} Smart Tags.
Fixed
  • [Gallery] the "Regenerate Images" button not working in Joomla 5.
  • [File Upload] a PHP Warning in the YooTheme integration.
Changed
  • [Gallery] Made the Original Image Resize Height optional in the Slideshow layout.
v2.7.4
Jan 08, 2024
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Fixed
  • [File Upload] Saving a description wouldn't respect new lines.
  • [File Upload] Improves Subform support in some edge cases.
  • [Gallery] Apply selected ordering when used in YooTheme Pro Dynamic Content.
  • [Gallery] Don't require Multiple Item Sources when used in YooTheme Dynamic Content, and Limit Files is set to 1.
  • [Map] Validation issue when the field was set as required.
  • [Country] Improves YooTheme support. Return either country name or code based on Return Value set.
  • [Address] Improves editor not allowing to select location under certain circumstances.
Changed
  • Improves YooTheme support when Falang is used.
v2.7.3
Dec 05, 2023
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Added
  • [Articles] Implements the Automatic Discovery option.
  • [Gallery] support for the thumbnail, full image, source image, and captions on YooTheme Pro.
  • [Address] support for all address properties on YooTheme Pro.
  • Chained Fields, FAQ and Map Field are now compatible with Subform and YooTheme Pro.
  • [Upload] support for the file URL, title, description, and subform support on YooTheme Pro.
  • [URL] support for the label, URL, target, and subforms upport on YooTheme Pro.
Fixed
  • [Galery] Couldn't regenerate images when editing a user profile page.
  • [Address] Missing city property in YooTheme Pro.
  • [Timepicker] PHP deprecation warnings.
Changed
  • [Map] Improved the Map Editor UI.
v2.7.2
Nov 06, 2023
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Added
  • [Gallery] support for Image Watermarking.
  • [File Upload] support for Image Resizing.
  • [Map] Limit the map markers using the Maximum Markers setting.
Fixed
  • [Gallery] The uploaded images could be larger in size than original file size.
  • [Gallery] Resize Method other than "crop" wasn't taken into consideration.
  • [Gallery] Couldn't upload image from Joomla 4 Media Manager when used in Subform field.
  • [Articles] Ordering wasn't taken into consideration on the front-end.
  • Undefined property: Joomla\CMS\Object\CMSObject::$type when viewing a contact.
  • Compatibility issue with Joomla 5.
Changed
  • Removes deprecated fields Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and Bing Maps in favor of ACF Map.
  • Removes deprecated fields YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook Video and HTML5Video in favor of ACF Video.
v2.7.1
Oct 03, 2023
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Added
  • [Gallery] Implements the Slideshow style.
Fixed
  • [Articles] "Fatal error: Allowed memory size of X bytes exhausted" in some circumstances.
  • [Gallery] Improves the thumbnails generation on Justified layout.
  • [Video] Self-hosted video provider settings: Autoplay, Controls, Loop, and Mute are now available in the Free version.
  • [Address Autocomplete] would not display the address map correctly.
  • Undefined property: Joomla\CMS\Object\CMSObject::$type when viewing a contact.
  • ACF Options > Widget Layout wouldn't display the field name correctly.
v2.7.0
Aug 09, 2023
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Added
  • Implements the Video Field allowing you to create YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook, or even self-hosted videos.
  • Fix: [Articles] Cannot access offset of type string on string in PHP 8.
  • Fix: [PHP] Would not execute the PHP code.
  • Fix: [Map] Would not work correctly with YooTheme Pro Dynamic Content.
Changed
  • [Countdown] Improves the previewer in field settings.
v2.6.1
Jul 06, 2023
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Added
  • Implements "ACF - Options" tab for Custom CSS and Custom Layout Overrides settings on custom fields.
  • [Gallery] Fixes the Justified layout not rendering the images under certain circumstances.
Fixed
  • PHP 8.1 deprecation notices.
Changed
  • Updates translations
v2.6.0
Jun 06, 2023
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Added
  • Implements the Map Field allowing you to create OpenStreetMap, Google Maps and Bing Maps with unlimited markers.
  • [PHP] YooTheme Pro Dynamic Content support.
Fixed
  • [FAQ] Icon would become smaller in size when resizing the window.
  • [File Upload] + [Gallery] Would not save fields as expected on some systems.
  • [File Upload] + [Gallery] Couldn't use with YooTheme Pro Dynamic Content > Multiple Items Sources if Files Limit wasn't set to 0.
v2.5.0
May 03, 2023
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Added
  • Implements the FAQ Field.
  • YooTheme Pro support for the ACF - URL field.
Fixed
  • ACF Articles would throw a php error on the front-end in Joomla 3 under certain circumstances.
Changed
  • Updates translations.
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