Unlock WordPress Potential: A Beginner's Guide to Advanced Custom Fields
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Published 2023-05-15
In this step-by-step guide, I'll walk you through the process of creating a simple job listing page. I'll start by explaining the basics of ACF, custom post types, custom meta fields, and custom taxonomies - all key to giving you greater control over your site's content.
Then, we'll dive into practical application. Watch as I use ACF to create a unique custom post type for 'Job Listings', complete with custom meta fields for salary, location, and application form link. I'll also demonstrate how to group these listings using custom taxonomies for easy navigation.
Finally, I'll showcase how to display your newly created data using GenerateBlocks, a powerful page-building tool.
Whether you're new to WordPress or looking to enhance your skills, this video is a great resource for understanding and utilizing Advanced Custom Fields. So, let's revolutionize your WordPress experience together!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - What the video will cover
02:27 - Creating Custom Post Types
09:33 - Adding custom Meta Fields to CPT
18:25 - How to create custom Taxonomies
22:42 - Displaying dynamic data
34:05 - Best practices (3 important tips)
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All Comments (21)
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This is the best ACF tutorial I’ve ever seen! You covered everything from the basics to the advanced features very engagingly. I especially liked how you used custom taxonomies to group the job listings by category. That’s very smart and useful. Thanks for sharing! 😄
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SUPERB tutorial. No fluff. Everything you need to begin learning ACF. Thank you for this.
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Thank you Paul! You're the goldstandard when it comes to tutorials on those kinda things.
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Excellent presentation, Paul. Very easy to follow and useful to a regular ACF user as well as a beginner.
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Amazing tutorial, honestly! I actually started watching some other tutorials on ACF, but immediately I found this, I liked, saved, followed you and turned on the notification. This tutorial covers everything that made me start the search in the 1st place. Great job 👍🏾 Thanks
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Finally, a guide breaks down Advanced Custom Fields in an easy to grasp way! Thanks, WPTuts! That's a wonderful walk-through!
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I've got to say that you nailed this tutorial Paul. Very well presented and really easy to understand and follow. Great work. Thank you. :)
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This is the most underrated tutorial. This is the best ACF tutorial. Kudos to you. Thank you so much for sharing this great content!!
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Excellent presentation, fluent language and explanation. A masterpiece of wordpress lessons! Thank you
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Love the new visual graphics and animations titles (etc) in the editing Paul! It already looked like a professional without a doubt, but the new additions bring your video to a complete different level! Great job buddy!
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Thank you so much for doing this in the free version!! Im new to page builders, and I'm finding a lot of tutorials require expensive plug-ins.
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Thank you for making ACF seem easy. I haven’t used it yet but what a great tutorial! Thank you! Mike
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If I could hit the like button twice, I'd do it. Love the way you make it so simple!
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You always provide valuable content in my life. Thank you so much.
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This video is priceless. Thank you so much for your work!
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Thank you man, this helped me a lot, especially the part with the taxonomies.
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I've tried to watch at least 3 other ACF tutorials in recent months as I know I need to use it. They were poorly organised, constant back and forth for no reason which just had me going in circles. Yours is clear, organised and well explained - thank you!
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Fantastic Tutorial, was watching your other one on ACF for elemetor last night i think it was from 3 years ago. Realy good Tutorial, thank you
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Thanks for such a clear tutorial video. I too would be interested in an advanced ACF tutorial.
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Thanks Paul, we would really really like more advanced tutorials on this amazing plugin.
