Displaying a form

Displaying a form can be done in a number of ways:

1. Using the [advanced_form] shortcode
   This option offers a good balance of flexibility in that it can be used anywhere a shortcode can be rendered whilst allowing you to pass in display arguments to control the form's behaviour.
2. Using the Advanced Form block
   This option makes it possible to render a form using the WordPress block editor and has some configurable settings available on the block settings panel. The settings don't represent all available display arguments so this isn't as flexible as using a shortcode.
3. Using the advanced_form() function
   This option is the most flexible as it is used within PHP and accepts display arguments as an array which can dynamically be generated and modified to suit any situation.

Getting the form key

Both the [advanced_form] shortcode and the advanced_form() function require a form key to be passed in so the plugin knows which form to render. The form key can be found in the form's edit screen directly below the form title:

Using the Advanced Form block

When using the block editor to build your content, you may use the Advanced Form block to render a form. Simple start by typing / to bring up the block editor's inserter and then type advanced form to find the block:

Clicking on the block will insert it into your content and you will be presented with a settings panel where you can select the desired form and configure some of the common settings for the ACF form:

If you need control of more advanced settings, you may choose to use the [advanced_form] shortcode instead via WordPress' shortcode block. Alternatively, you may filter the display arguments using PHP.

Using the [advanced_form] shortcode

When using the block editor or a tool such as a page builder, you may use the [advanced_form] shortcode to render a form. The shortcode requires a form key to be passed in order to understand which form to render. The most basic implementation of the shortcode is as follows:

[advanced_form form="form_62bd15508b9c9"]

This will render the form with the key form_62bd15508b9c9 and use the default display arguments. You may pass in optional display arguments to further control the form's display and behaviour. e.g;

[advanced_form form="form_62bd15508b9c9" ajax="1" display_title="1" redirect="https://example.com"]

For a full list of available display arguments, please see the Display arguments page.

Using the advanced_form() function

You may use the advanced_form() function to display a form using PHP. It requires a form key passed in as the first parameter and supports an optional second parameter for passing in an array of display arguments. A simple example of rendering a form is as follows:

advanced_form( 'form_62bd15508b9c9' );

To pass additional display arguments, you can pass in an array as the second parameter:

advanced_form( 'form_62bd15508b9c9', [
    'ajax' => true,
    'display_title' => true,
    ...
] );

For a full list of available display arguments, please see the Display arguments page.

Assigning the form markup to a variable

If you wish to assign the form markup to a variable, you may do so by setting the echo display argument to false:

$form = advanced_form( 'form_62bd15508b9c9', [ 'echo' => false ] );