Learn how you can use the plugin 'Advanced Custom Fields; to control what can be edited in your theme. * What is Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)? * How does Advanced Custom Fields compare to Visual Composer? * Should you use ACF for your next project? * How to install ACF * Different field types * Theme options * Case Studies * Pro vs Free version * Plugins for Advanced Custom Fields.

2. Anyone used a wordpress
custom fields before?

3. What does Wordpress come as standard?
Straight out of the box, WordPress comes with two post
types: Posts and Pages.
These allow you to write content in the administration area
(sometimes called the back end), and have that content
displayed on the public facing side of your website (the
front end).

5. Want to store and retrieve more information on each
page (or post) than just the content?
WordPress provides the ability to associate ‘post meta’
data with your pages or posts.
You can add information like a start date to an event
post, or a price to a product post…

7. How to active the
custom fields in wordpress

9. How do you display this on the “front end”

13. Why you might want to use
“Advanced Custom Fields”?

14. 1. It gives your clients a sleek user interface to
manage their custom field information.

16. 2. As a developer it allows you to easily control
what fields you want the client to edit

18. 3. Loads of clear documentation on how
to use the fields with copy and paste code.

21. How does it compare to using
Visual Compose, Divi and Beaver Builder?

23. Issues with theme builders?

24. 1. Overload on client (if you ever show them it)
2. Easy to break the layout
3. A of unwanted functions
4. Inconstant layouts
Why I don’t like page builders…

26. Why would you not want to use AFC!?

27. 1.Have to learn how to code (css/HTML/PHP)
2.Not great if you have a site with loads
of different layouts
3.Have to be able to create or edit a theme files

28. What type of fields can you create…

30. Gallery Fields

32. What is a wanted to create a custom field for the
whole site? i.e. Footer?

36. Free vs PRO?

38. Case Studies

42. Plugins for Advanced Custom Fields

44. Does Advanced Custom Fields
have a future with Wordpress V5 “Gutenberg”?

45. Yes, Gutenberg made it clear that
metaboxes ‘custom fields’ would be supported.

46. ACF & Gutenberg –
Advanced Custom Blocks?