{"id":5098,"date":"2022-05-09T03:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T07:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2023-04-11T07:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T11:00:34","slug":"advanced-custom-fields-for-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/2022\/05\/09\/advanced-custom-fields-for-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Custom Fields for WooCommerce: All You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is the most popular plugin on WordPress for merchants who want to add more fields to the WooCommerce product page. This post will help you take full advantage of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/advanced-custom-fields-for-woocommerce\/#advanced_custom_fields_for_woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Custom Fields for WooCommerce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Custom Fields (commonly called ACF) is a plugin that allows WordPress developers to add extra fields to any WordPress website&#8217;s custom posts, pages, comments, and so on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the most effective time-saving plugins in web development. ACF helps website owners add more fields to WordPress quickly and simply in only a few minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can now get the best out of Advanced Custom Fields for a better experience when selling online with WooCommerce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5101\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5101\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5101\" src=\"http:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/advanced-customer-fields.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields \" width=\"800\" height=\"248\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advanced Custom Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>What is Field and Fields Group in ACF?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a unit of data, field is a fixed or defined position as we often know. Field in ACF supports a variety of field types (or called Field Type) with many powerful functions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ACF Group field type organizes and structures fields inside a field group. It has a more user-friendly interface that makes it easier to modify and organize data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Advanced Custom Fields plugin provides users with a list of 29 field types. Any of these fields can be used anywhere on your WordPress website.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5102\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5102\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5102\" src=\"http:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/field-types.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields - Onecommerce\" width=\"800\" height=\"1317\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field Types<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Advanced Custom Fields Pro<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the free version, ACF also provides a premium version for those who want to develop a better website by using full of extra fields and features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>6 ACF Pro Features<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Repeater Field: You can use the repeater field to build a series of sub fields that can be repeated over and over again.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACF Blocks: ACF blocks are highly integrated with custom fields, allowing PHP developers to design customised solutions while working on a WordPress theme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Flexible Content Field: Create highly personalized content by grouping sub fields and adding, editing, and reordering them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Options Page: The options page contains a range of functions for adding additional admin pages for editing ACF fields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gallery Fields: The gallery field provides a simple and clear interface for users to organise a collection of photographs by easily uploading, editing and sorting images.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Clone Field: The clone field helps you reuse existing fields and field groups quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><b>ACF Pro Pricing<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bring more options to users, the Advanced Custom Fields Pro version has 3 categories. Each category has a price that is suitable for its duties. You should select the appropriate choice based on your requirements and planned use.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5103\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5103\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5103\" src=\"http:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/acf-pro-pricing.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields - Onecommerce\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACF Pro Pricing<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Why Advanced Custom Fields can make your WooCommerce website better?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACF is a popular choice among website developers because of its many advantages. Take a look at the benefits of using Advanced Custom Fields for WooCommerce.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Update content in a simple way<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can edit the text, pictures, and content of a website or a product page by using tools of Advanced Custom Fields for WooCommerce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACF also allows developers to adjust existing content of any posts without affecting the border layout.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5104\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5104\" class=\"wp-image-5104 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/easy-content-editing.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields - Onecommerce\" width=\"800\" height=\"354\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edit Content Easily with ACF<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Customized web development<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&#8217;t need to push content into a specified page template if you have ACF enabled on your WooCommerce store. ACF will allow you to create pages based on the content rather than the other way around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>An incredible knowledge library<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACF provides a resource collection full of code examples, tutorials, and guidelines. You can clear up all your queries about fields, functions, actions, filters, and more with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedcustomfields.com\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACF Documentation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5105\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"http:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/acf-documentation.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields - Onecommerce\" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advanced Custom Fields Documentation<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>A user-friendly Plugin<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACF is a popular plugin in the WordPress community, with many developers recommending it. This plugin does not need you to be a professional web developer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin allows you to export the fields you&#8217;ve created in your own code ahead of time, so you may later add them to the project&#8217;s future.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5106\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5106\" src=\"http:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/acf-developer-friendly.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields - Onecommerce\" width=\"800\" height=\"188\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Developer-friendly Plugin<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>How to install Advanced Custom Fields?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, you have to install Advanced Custom Fields for your WordPress website. Here is the step-by-step instruction for ACF installation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Log in to your <\/span><b>WordPress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Select the<\/span><b> Plugin Menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the <\/span><b>Administration Panels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click the <\/span><b>&#8220;Add New&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section under Plugins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Find\u00a0 and choose <\/span><b>&#8220;Advanced Custom Fields&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 5:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> On the ACF plugin, click the <\/span><b>&#8220;Install Now&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see a new menu option <\/span><b>&#8220;Custom Fields&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will appear after installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Add Custom Fields to WooCommerce Product Pages?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can add custom fields with ACF for WooCommerce product pages. It helps you save time by allowing you to choose from a variety of specifications for all of the computers in your store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s follow the guideline below to add Advance Custom Fields for WooCommerce products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Add a new custom field group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the WordPress Dashboard, find and select the Custom Fields plugin from the left of the dashboard. Then, choose Add New from the Field Groups tab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Create your custom field<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the Add Field button to add a new field to your group. Next, customise the field on the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Field Label<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 The field label will display as the field title on the edit page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Field Name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Field names are typically created by the plugin and can be used in custom code or shortcodes. This field can be left blank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Field Type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The format that you create for that field is known as the field type. Texts, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, and other alternatives are available according to on the field&#8217;s requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can optionally give any instructions for yourself or the developer in the <\/span><b>Instructions field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> below.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the <\/span><b>Yes\/No option<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can also decide whether the field is necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Customize the field group options<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><b>Location module<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can configure location rules for showing the Advanced Custom Fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, you should set the <\/span><b>\u201cPost Type\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as equal to <\/span><b>\u201cProduct\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section, ensure the <\/span><b>Active<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option is selected for the custom field group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the <\/span><b>Style<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Position<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Label placement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Instruction <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">placement, it totally depends on your choices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can set the order number to show them in order on product pages if you have several field groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 4:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Edit product information<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For existing products: go to the <\/span><b>Products page (Products \u2192 All Products)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and click on the product name to enter an edit screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For new products: Choose <\/span><b>Products \u2192 Add New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to include Advanced Custom Fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 5:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Display custom field data or information<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To finish the process, you must show the information from your custom fields to customers on the frontend of the single product page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To display Advanced Custom Field details, you can use the shortcode<\/span><b> [acf field=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You have to always include the field name between the quote marks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: New Book: [acf field=\u201dnew_book\u201d]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Update or Publish button to complete the process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations! You have successfully added Advanced Custom Fields for WooCommerce store. The custom fields on the frontend of your WooCommerce product page are now visible to your customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is one of the most important and well-known plugins for WordPress developers, with over 2 million active installs. 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