In Major Update, Advanced Custom Fields 6.1 Lets Users Register Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
Today, WP Engine announced the release of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) version 6.1, which, for the first time, allows users to register custom post types and custom taxonomies from within the plugin.
This significant expansion of the plugin’s capabilities represents the next generation of ACF, which is relied upon by more than 4.5 million users around the world as the standard method for assigning custom metadata in WordPress. The new features are available in both the free version of the plugin on wordpress.org as well as ACF PRO.
Bringing these features together means site developers can now minimize the number of plugins and/or additional code they need to rely on when scaffolding their content model.
“It’s hard to find a WordPress developer who hasn’t worked with ACF,” said WP Engine Product Marketing Manager Rob Stinson. “It’s exciting to bring this level of new value to a product that is already so beloved and central to so many WordPress tech stacks.”