AdvancedCustomFields/acf 6.8.0

Advanced Custom Fields v6.8.0

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Release Date 30th March 2026

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• New - ACF now integrates with the WordPress Abilities API, allowing external consumers (AI tools) to manage field groups, post types, and taxonomies when explicitly enabled via the enable_acf_ai feature flag
• New - ACF can now generate JSON-LD structured data fields when explicitly enabled via the enable_schema feature flag
• New - ACF now includes WP-CLI support with new wp acf json commands for importing, exporting, syncing, and checking the status of ACF JSON files
• New - ACF custom post Types now support the WordPress 6.9+ "Notes" editor feature via a new "Notes" checkbox in the Supports settings
• Enhancement - The Blocks V3 "Open in Expanded Editor" button text can now be customized via a new acf.expandedEditorButtonText block.json property
• Enhancement - A new acf/blocks/default_expanded_editor_button_text PHP filter allows customizing the default "Open in Expanded Editor" button text for all V3 blocks
• Enhancement - The Blocks V3 edit and "Open in Expanded Editor" buttons can now be hidden via a new acf.expandedEditorButtons block.json property
• Enhancement - A new blocks/expanded_editor_overlay_class JS filter allows customizing the CSS class on the Expanded Editor modal overlay
• Enhancement - ACF Blocks V3 now preloads the block form HTML alongside the preview, eliminating an extra AJAX call on mount
• Enhancement - ACF inline script tags now use wp_print_inline_script_tag() for Content Security Policy (CSP) compliance and nonce support
• Enhancement - The Expanded Editor buttons are now hidden for V3 blocks that have no fields assigned
• Fix - Flexible Content fields now properly clean up nested postmeta when a parent layout containing nested Flexible Content fields is deleted
• Fix - The Expanded Editor "Done" button now stays disabled until the AJAX save completes, preventing data loss
• Fix - Pressing Escape while the Expanded Editor is saving will no longer close the modal, preventing data loss
• Fix - InnerBlocks content containing backslashes or dollar signs now renders correctly
• Fix - Auto Inline Editing now only applies to ACF Blocks V3, resolving incorrect hover/focus borders appearing on V2 blocks
• Fix - Validation errors in the V3 Expanded Editor no longer cause a dead-end state
• Fix - Icon Picker selections in Repeater fields no longer disappear
• Fix - Range field number input now syncs to the slider and correctly updates V3 block previews
• Fix - Message field Name and Instructions settings are no longer shown in the field group editor
• Fix - Image field no longer crashes in WordPress 7.0 release candidates
• Fix - Auto Inline Editing blocks now receive block context variables in render templates
• Fix - V3 blocks registered via PHP now correctly show the "Open in Expanded Editor" button
• Fix - Flexible Content disabled layouts now work correctly in Blocks V3
• Fix - Auto Inline Editing now works with blocks using renderCallback
• i18n - Added Danish translation