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.
Added
- Patched a security vulnerability and strengthened data validation and sanitization.
Fixed
- File Upload Field keeps asking for a file when set as required, even after one has already been uploaded.
Added
- Patched a security vulnerability and strengthened data validation and sanitization.
- Support for custom ACF IFrame title attribute using the "URL|title" field value format.
- Support for Facebook Reels in ACF Video.
- Smart Tag {this.filename} for use in the ACF Download Button field > Button Label, returning the selected file name.
- Subform support for ACF Articles.
- Support for "webp, stp, step, igs, iges" file types in File Upload Field.
Fixed
- Compatibility with YooTheme 5.0.0 BETA.
- ACF Articles Status Input Filter not respecting its value in certain cases.
- ACF Gallery preventing uploads when the Gallery Files Limit was set to a single file.
- ACF Gallery not outputting alt text when images opened in the lightbox.
- Some HTML attributes stripped when editing content in TinyMCE editor.
- ACF URL "target" setting not return a valid value in YooTheme.
- Error “Call to a member function get() on array” could appear in rare cases when using ACF fields inside a Subform field.
- Video custom field to correctly load external URLs, including self-hosted video files (mp4, mov, ogg, webm).
- QR Code custom field not allowing VCARD syntax to be entered correctly.
Changed
- Updates File Upload Field with built-in image previews.
- Changed ACF Articles Author Input Filter to return all users.
- Changed ACF Chained Fields to use the Media Manager for CSV file selection.
Added
- Joomla 6 Native Support.
- Loading spinner for the ACF Address Autocomplete field when searching for an address to provide user feedback.
- Support for fullscreen option in ACF Video with Vimeo provider.
Fixed
- ACF Video not supporting YouTube live videos.
- ACF Video not previewing videos when Facebook provider is selected.
- ACF Address Autocomplete Field map editor where the marker couldn’t be moved or the map cleared.
- ACF Gallery and ACF File Upload Fields not working correctly inside nested Subform fields.
- ACF Articles field where some tags wouldn't be shown in the dropdown.
- ACF Gallery failing to upload images from the Media > Path to Files Folder.
- ACF Map Editor becoming unresponsive when confirming a dialog outside the map and the “Add Marker” menu not toggling correctly.
- ACF Address Autocomplete not saving when the map was disabled, the field was required, and the address was correctly set.
- FAQ Field "Duplicate field FAQPage" error in Google Rich Results Tool.
- ACF FAQ editors not loading properly in Categories when the default editor was set to JCE.
Changed
- Improved ACF Gallery media manager selection.
Added
- "Initial Zoom Level" option in Map Field for better map customization.
- "House Number" to Address Autocomplete for more precise addresses.
Fixed
- Articles field PHP error that could occur when saving certain articles.
- Articles field filter by Author leaving “Loading more results” visible.
- Gallery Field issue preventing image selection from Media Library in list view.
- Map Field crash when moving a temporary marker in the editor.
Changed
- Removed "Select a country" from Country Field when Multiple Country Selection is enabled.
- Improved Articles field to show article ID in dropdown for easier selection.
Added
- Display Conditions support to category custom fields.
- Chained Field data source now supports commas when enclosed in quotation mark
Fixed
- Telephone Field input mask issue inside subform field.
- Telephone Field input mask issue in YooTheme.
- Articles field categories filter would be applied despite being disabled.
- Articles field ordering issue in YooTheme.
- Articles field error when used with the Joomla API.
- Unusable editor in FAQ Field after reordering items.
Changed
- Improved Country Field with Multiple Item Selection when used in YooTheme.
- Changed Video Field default height to "auto".
- Sets minimum required Joomla! version to 4.0.
- Sets minimum required PHP version to 7.4.
Fixed
- Improves CSRF token handling in the File Upload Field.
- "google.maps.Marker is deprecated" notice in Map custom field.
- ACF Articles Automatic Discovery not enabled by default on new articles when Default Value is set.
- Incorrect error message when the uploaded file does not exist in the File Upload Field.
Changed
- Updated ACF File Upload to use the file name as the title when the title is missing.
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