Advanced Custom Fields Pro is the perfect solution for any Wordpress site that needs more flexible data, such as other content management systems. The ACF PRO plugin contains additional user fields of the 5th version, the repeater field, the gallery field, flexible content and the parameters page. The ACF Pro plugin is a GUI layer for custom fields, but is not a "wonderful 1 click" plugin. This plugin will allow you to easily save message data, but will not magically display it on a website. To do this, you need to edit your theme and create the desired markup. The ACF Pro plugin is "light weight" but is a powerful plugin. You can create user interface forms, global page variations, and even save custom field data for taxonomy terms, media attachments, and users!

The Groups field contains your custom fields, location rules, and display options on the screen. Each group field will use location rules to display the fields on a specific editing screen, and then will use the display options on the screen to customize the page. A typical "group" field looks like this:

Fields
In the "group" field, you can create your own fields. An example of this would be a group called "Artist", which contains 2 fields "Biography" and "Works".

Each field has a large number of different options that serve to change its type (text, selection action, checkbox, full edit mode, etc.), default values, required status, etc. You can purchase add-ons to unlock more powerful field types: repeater field, gallery field and flexible content.

Location rules
Similar to the rules of the smart playlist on iTunes, the location rules of the ACF Pro plugin allow you to connect different groups to the editing screen. There are different types of connectors: by message, by ID number, by page template, by taxonomy, etc.

Display Options
When the "group" field appears on the editing screen, the parameters for this field are automatically loaded. They allow you to hide elements on the page. For example, if you want the main editor to be hidden while the "Performer" field is displayed. This allows you to minimize the editing screen and provide a more convenient placement of content.

Displaying ACF Pro plugin data in your theme
The AFC Pro plugin is very easy to use and has a powerful library of functions for downloading and displaying user data. The plugin uses the built-in WP postmet functions, but is also able to format the value based on the type fields and settings fields. This allows you to write less code and develop smarter websites!

The AFC Pro plugin will require you to have some prior knowledge about modifying your theme and understanding PHP code. After you edit the correct template file, a simple the_field ('hero_text') will display a secondary (display) value, and get_field ('hero_text') will return it back for use as a variable. Be sure to read about all the available features before you start working on your theme. This is necessary to ensure that the code is written only once, without any modifications!