AdvancedCustomFields/acf 6.8.1

Advanced Custom Fields v6.8.1

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Release Date 13th May 2026

• Security - ACF now correctly checks user permissions before running database upgrades on a specific site in a multisite network
• New - A wp.data store (acf/fields) is now available in ACF PRO for reading and writing ACF field values from JavaScript, which can be enabled via a new acf/settings/enable_datastore filter (requires WordPress 6.7 or later).
• New - ACF PRO block bindings now support live preview and editing in the block editor, when both the datastore and the enable_block_bindings setting are enabled.
• New - ACF PRO can now save metabox field values via Gutenberg's native REST flow with full revision and autosave support when using the datastore.
• New - ACF PRO Blocks can now define their field group inline via an acf.fields array in block.json, or via a fields argument in acf_register_block_type(), with field keys auto-generated and scoped to the block
• Fix - Repeater and Flexible Content row helpers no longer trigger a PHP 8.x TypeError when row_index_offset or the active loop index is non-numeric
• Fix - V3 Blocks with hideFieldsInSidebar enabled no longer show fields in the sidebar after the inline toolbar popover is closed
• Fix - Scrollbars no longer appear under the tabs in field groups containing many tabs
• Fix - The acf/delete-{taxonomy} ability no longer returns a 501 error when called without an explicit force argument, as terms cannot be trashed
• Fix - The prepare_field_for_ability_import filter is now correctly removed after each Abilities field group import, preventing subsequent imports in the same request from having values corrupted