Table creation/modification is a two part process: First, we need to generate (or update) the field group’s table definition JSON file. Then, we need to apply the definition to the database in order to create new tables or modify existing ones. To generate the definition file: Head to the field group you wish to create […]

Download the plugin zip file from your Hookturn account page. Head to the plugins area of your website – WP Admin > Plugins > Add New – and upload the file. Activate the plugin. Activating the license In order to receive new features, bugfixes, and support, you must activate the license key on the site. […]

In order to connect your first remote site, you will first need to install and activate the plugin on both the local site and the remote site. See installing and activating the plugin for more information. Adding a remote site Once the plugin is installed and activated on both the local and remote sites, you […]

The ACF Remote Sync plugin is an extension for the Advanced Custom Fields plugin and it allows administrators to push and pull ACF field groups between multiple WordPress sites. Note that we’re exploring the ability to push and pull more than just field groups. Support for other ACF entities can be expected in future releases. […]

Does this plugin work with user data? Yes. Custom database tables can be defined for field groups that have a User Form in their location settings. Can I use this plugin for custom post types? Absolutely. Whilst the plugin supports the built in types of post and page, it is ideally suited for storing custom […]

You may face issues with third party systems that rely on WordPress’ core table structure (e.g; search plugins, database management plugins, etc.) If you find situations where this is a problem, please let us know so that we can investigate solutions. If a table definition does not contain any columns, the table will not be […]

What is this plugin? The ACF Custom Database Tables plugin is an extension for the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. The extension makes it possible for developers to generate custom database tables that map to ACF Field Groups where each field represents a column. This approach provides the option to store key entity (post, user, custom post type) […]

Download the plugin zip file from the Hookturn website. Head to the plugins area of your website – e.g; https://example.com/wp-admin/plugins.php – and upload the file. Activate the plugin. Enabling ACF JSON Whilst not a requirement, we highly recommend you consider enabling ACF Local JSON before creating any tables. ACF Local JSON improves the performance of ACF […]

Table creation/modification is a two part process: First, we need to generate (or update) the field group’s table definition JSON file. Then, we need to apply the definition to the database in order to create new tables or modify existing ones. Generating the definition file Head to the field group you wish to create a […]