Sympl Repeater for ACF and Elementor vs ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields

ACF Repeater For Elementor bridges the gap between Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Pro repeater functionality and Elementor’s visual builder. This powerful plugin allows you to create dynamic, repeatable content sections without complex coding. Important! Doesn’t work with elementor widget cache feature (Need to be turned off) 🚀 Key Features Easy Integration: Connect ACF repeater fields directly with Elementor widgets Dynamic Content: Automatically populate Elementor elements with ACF repeater data Flexible Usage: Works with columns, sections, and individual widgets Legacy Compatible: Maintains backward compatibility with existing implementations Hide Widget on Empty Fields: Hide elements and containers based on empty ACF fields conditions 🎯 Perfect For Dynamic testimonial sections Portfolio galleries FAQ accordions Team member listings Product showcases Any repeatable content structure 📋 Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher Elementor (free version) Elementor Pro (Optional but recommended for full features) Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Pro How To Use Usage Create ACF Repeater Field: Set up your repeater field in ACF with sub-fields Select the repeater: In Elementor, widget, section or ACF Repeater loop set the ACF repeater field You will be able to select the repeater field from ‘Advanced’ settings tab in the Elementor editor Insert Field Placeholders: Use #field_name syntax within your content Replace field_name with your ACF sub-field names Publish: The plugin automatically replaces placeholders with repeater data Example Implementation ACF Repeater Setup: – Repeater name: team_members – Sub-fields: member_name, member_role, member_bio Elementor Setup: – Select the field in the Advanced settings for a container: team_members – Content: #member_name, #member_role, #member_bio as a Heading widget or Text Editor widget Special Features Accordion/Toggle Support: Add new Accordion widget to the page, set the ACF Repeater field in the widget’s advanced settings, and use the sub-field names as placeholders as described above. The plugin will automatically structure these for accordion/toggle widgets. Hide Widget on Empty ACF Fields You can now hide widgets based on empty ACF fields. Follow these steps: Select the Widget: Choose the widget you want to hide if an ACF field is empty. Advanced Settings: Go to the ‘Advanced’ settings tab in Elementor editor. Hide on Empty Field: Enable the option to hide the widget if an ACF field is empty. Choose Field: Select the ACF field you want to check for emptiness. The widget will be hidden if the selected ACF field is empty. Legacy Usage For backward compatibility, the old class naming convention is still supported: – Setup by old class name: repeater_ for the widget or container – Same placeholder syntax: #field_name Supported Field Types Text fields URL fields WYSIWYG Editor content Accordion/Toggle content (with specific field names) Note: Currently optimized for Elementor native elements. Third-party widgets may require additional configuration. Support For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit our support forum or contact us directly. Pro Tip: Always test new repeater implementations on a staging site before deploying to production! Donate Do you enjoy using ACF Repeater For Elementor? Consider supporting the development of this plugin with a donation. Your contributions help us maintain and improve the plugin for everyone. Donate link

The ACF Theme Code plugin automatically generates the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes. Video note: This free version of ACF Theme Code now supports ACF 6. Features Reduce your development time. When you publish, edit or update an ACF Field Group, the code required to implement your fields is displayed in the Theme Code section at the bottom of your Edit Field Group page. Use the clipboard icons in this section quickly copy and paste the code blocks into your theme templates. Quality, flexible, custom code. The code generated by Theme Code Pro is based on the official Advanced Custom Fields documentation and includes escaping for secure output. All code generated has been thoroughly tested and is created with speed and flexibility of implementation in mind. Comprehensive field support This version of ACF Theme Code generates code for all the field types included in the free version of Advanced Custom Fields (see the full list of field types and settings below). The code generated is specific to the field names and field settings you use for each of your fields. ACF Theme Code PRO ACF Theme Code PRO is the premium version of this plugin. It has the following additional features. Support for all the complex field types that are included in Advanced Custom Fields PRO. Repeater Flexible Content Gallery Clone The addition of a Theme Code Location Registration Tool to the ACF Tools page that generates code for registering locations. Blocks Options Pages Support for more complex ACF Field Group Locations. Block Options Page Widget Taxonomy Comment Attachment Current User User Form Support for a range of third party fields. Upgrade or learn more about ACF Theme Code PRO. ACF fields supported This free version of ACF Theme Code generates code for the following ACF field types and settings: Text Text Area Number Range Email URL Password Image (return types Array, URL and ID) File (return types Array, URL and ID) WYSIWYG Editor oEmbed Select (values Single and Multiple, return types Value, Label and Array) Checkbox (return types Value, Label and Array) Radio Button (return types Value, Label and Array) Button Group (return types Value, Label and Array) True / False Link (return types Array and URL) Post Object (values Single and Multiple, return types Post Object and Post ID) Page Link (values Single and Multiple) Relationship (return types Post Object and Post ID) Taxonomy (appearances Checkbox, Multi Select, Radio Buttons and Select, return types Term Object and Term ID) User (values Single and Multiple, return types User Array, User Object and User ID) Google Map Date Picker Date Time Picker Colour Picker Group Requirements Advanced Custom Fields or ACF PRO (version 5.8.9 or higher) Thank you Thanks to all of our beta testers. Including Elliot Condon, Phil Smart, Richard Johnston and James Bundey. Translations Would you like to use the ACF Theme Code plugin in your native language? Then why not contribute a translation via translate.wordpress.org. If you are new to translating plugins, there is a helpful First Steps guide available. View the current state translations for ACF Theme Code. Any and all assistance with translations is greatly appreciated. Please let us know if you need any help with submitting translations.