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ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields vs Advanced Custom Fields

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ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields

5.0·42reviews·10,000+installs

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	ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields	Advanced Custom Fields
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Description	3366 / 5000 chars67% used	2176 / 5000 chars44% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Aaron Rutley	Justin Kruit
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ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields

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Feature comparison between ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field
Metric	ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields	Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.9 ★
Total reviews	★ 42	36
Active installs	10,000+	90,000+
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ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields

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.

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acf16×2.96%
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field10×1.85%
acf theme9×1.66%
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Advanced Custom Fields

Add a Font Awesome icon field type to Advanced Custom Fields. Specify which FontAwesome icon sets to use (Solid, Regular, Light, Thin, Duotone, Duotone Sharp, Brands, and Custom Upload Icons) (Some features only available with FontAwesome 5.x or 6.x icons) Create your own custom filtered list of FontAwesome icons to use with your fields. Use different custom icon sets with different fields Returns Icon Element, Icon Class, Icon Unicode, or an Object including the element, class, unicode value, and SVG data (if applicable) Optionally enqueues Font Awesome in footer where needed (when a FontAwesome field is being used on the page)) Integrates with the FontAwesome GraphQL for loading your FontAwesome Kits, searching for icons, and loading the latest version of FontAwesome Note: It is recommended to let this plugin enqueue the latest version of Font Awesome on your front-end; or include the latest version yourself using your FontAwesome Kit; so that available icons in the admin area will be displayed properly on your sites front-end. Compatibility This ACF field type is compatible with: * ACF 5.7+ * FontAwesome 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and 7.x fonts Optional Configuration Filters ACFFA_always_enqueue_fa: Return true to always enqueue FontAwesome on the frontend, even if no ACF FontAwesome fields are in use on the page. This will enqueue FontAwesome in the header instead of the footer. ACFFA_admin_enqueue_fa: Return false to stop enqueueing FontAwesome in the admin area. Useful if you already have FontAwesome enqueued by some other means. ACFFA_get_icons: (Applies to FontAwesome 4.x and 5.x icons only) Filter the array of icons and icon details loaded from the database ACFFA_get_fa_url: Filter the URL used for enqueuing FontAwesome in the frontend and admin areas of the site. ACFFA_override_major_version: Filter to manually set the ‘major’ version of FontAwesome to load (accepts either 4, 5, or 6). NOTE: This filter must be registered before any calls to ACF get_field() function are made. ACFFA_fa_api_key: Filter to programmatically set the FontAwesome API key. ACFFA_fa_kit_token: Filter to programmatically set the FontAwesome kit token.

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icons8×2.23%
acffa7×1.95%
icon7×1.95%

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Which has better reviews, ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields or Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields (5.0★, 42 reviews) and Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field (4.9★, 36 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields or Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields or Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields has the deeper published review base (42 vs 36), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (42 reviews). Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (36 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

Migration support varies by app and category. ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields vs Advanced Custom Fields

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Should I choose ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields or Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

Which is faster to set up, ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields or Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field?

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