Advanced Custom Fields v5.9.0

Release Date - 17 August 2020

• Enhancement - New Field Groups admin.
  • Added toolbar across all ACF admin pages.
  • Added new table columns: Description, Key, Location, Local JSON.
  • Added popup modal to review Local JSON changes before sync.
  • Added visual representation of where Field Groups will appear.
  • Added new help tab.
  • Simplified layout.
• Enhancement - New ACF Blocks features.
  • Added support for Inner Blocks.
  • Added new "jsx" setting.
  • Added new "align_text" settings.
  • Added new "align_content" settings.
• Enhancement - Added duplicate functionality for Repeater and Flexible Content fields.
• Enhancement - Added PHP validation support for Gutenberg.
• Enhancement - Added ability to bypass confirmation tooltips (just hold shift).
• Enhancement - Local JSON files now save back to their loaded source path (not "save_json" setting).
• Tweak - Replaced all custom icons with dashicons.
• Tweak - Changed custom post status label from "Inactive" to "Disabled".
• Tweak - Improved styling of metaboxes positioned in the block editor sidebar.
• Fix - Improved AJAX request efficiency when editing block className or anchor attributes.
• Fix - Fixed bug causing unresponsive WYSIWYG fields after moving a block via the up/down arrows.
• Fix - Fixed bug causing HTML to jump between multiple instances of the same Reusable Block.
• Fix - Fixed bug sometimes displaying validation errors when saving a draft.
• Fix - Fixed bug breaking Image field UI when displaying a scaled portrait attachment.
• Fix - Fixed bug in Link field incorrectly treating the "Cancel" button as "Submit".
• Fix - Fixed bug where a sub field within a collapsed Repeater row did not grow to the full available width.
• Fix - Ensured all archive URLs shown in the Page Link field dropdown are unique.
• Fix - Fixed bug causing incorrect conditional logic settings on nested fields when duplicating a Field Group.
• Fix - Fixed bug causing license activation issues with some password management browser extensions.
• Dev - Major improvements to ACF_Location class.
• Dev - Refactored all location classes to optimize performance.
• Dev - Extracted core JavaScript from "acf-input.js" into a separate "acf.js" file.
• Dev - Field Group export now shows "active" attribute as bool instead of int.
• Dev - Added filter "acf/get_object_type" to customize WP object information such as "label" and "icon".
• Dev - Added action "acf/admin_print_uploader_scripts" fired when printing uploader (WP media) scripts in the footer.
• Dev - Added filters "acf/pre_load_attachment" and "acf/load_attachment" to customize attachment details.
• Dev - Added filter "acf/admin/toolbar" to customize the admin toolbar items.
• Dev - Added new JS actions "duplicate_fields" and "duplicate_field" fired when duplicating a row.
• i18n - Changed Croatian locale code from "hr_HR to "hr".
• i18n - Updated Portuguese translation thanks to Pedro Mendonça.
• i18n - Updated French Canadian translation thanks to Bérenger Zyla.
• i18n - Updated French translation thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet.
• i18n - Updated German translations thanks to Ralf Koller.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.14

Release Date - 13 August 2020

• Fix - Fixed bug breaking ACF Block $is_preview parameter in WordPress 5.5.
• Fix - Fixed bug breaking seamless postbox style in WordPress 5.5.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.13

Release Date - 10 August 2020

• Tweak - Added styling compatibility for WordPress 5.5.
• Fix - Implemented new wp_filter_content_tags() function in "acf_the_content" filter.
• i18n - Updated Arabic translation thanks to Karim Ramadan.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.12

Release Date - 10 June 2020

• Fix - Improved string escaping in Select2 drop-downs to address XSS concerns.
• Fix - Fixed bug causing PHP error when updating the settings of a Checkbox field.
• Fix - Fixed bug causing WYSIWYG field to hide when toggling between Document and Block tabs within the Block editor.
• Fix - Fixed bug incorrectly validating the length of Text and Textarea field values that contained HTML entities.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.11

Release Date - 12 May 2020

• Fix - Fixed bug in ACF Blocks where "inserter examples" and "block templates" did not load the defined "data".
• Fix - Reverted "fix" in 5.8.9 regarding Taxonomy fields saving terms to non "post" objects.
• Fix - Fixed bug allowing the Image field to save the value of a deleted attachment.
• Fix - Improved Select field format_value() behaviour to correctly cast value types depending on the "multiple" setting.
• Tweak - Changed language fallback for "zh_HK" to "zh_TW".
• Tweak - Changed Time Picker field settings to display in a localized format via date_i18n().
• Tweak - Improved CSS styling of menu item fields.
• i18n - Updated Finnish translation thanks to Mikko Kekki
• i18n - Updated French translation thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet.
• i18n - Updated Turkish translation thanks to Emre Erkan.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.10

Release Date - 12 May 2020

• See hotfix version 5.8.11 for release notes.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.9

Release Date - 26 March 2020

• Fix - Fixed bug in ACF Blocks causing default "align" property to be ignored.
• Fix - Fixed bug allowing Taxonomy field to save terms to a non "post" object.
• Tweak - Improved User field AJAX query performance.
• Tweak - Improved logic that determines width of Range field input.
• Tweak - Improved styling of ACF Blocks components.
• Dev - Added new "acf/register_block_type_args" filter.
• Dev - Added new generic ACF_Ajax_Query and ACF_Ajax_Query_Users classes.
• i18n - Updated French Canadian translation thanks to Bérenger Zyla.
• i18n - Updated Traditional Chinese translation thanks to Audi Lu.
• i18n - Updated German translation thanks to Ralf Koller.
• i18n - Updated Portuguese language thanks to Pedro Mendonça.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.8

Release Date - 4 March 2020

• Fix - Fixed bug in have_rows() function causing a PHP warning when no value is found.
• Fix - Fixed bug in Google Maps field causing marker to snap to nearest address.
• Fix - Avoid Nav Menu items displaying twice in WordPress 5.4.
• Tweak - Added place name data to Google Maps field value.
• Tweak - Improved performance of PHP registered fields.
• Dev - Added new "acf/prepare_field_group_for_import" filter.
• i18n - Added Traditional Chinese translation thanks to Audi Lu.
• i18n - Added Catalan translation thanks to Jordi Tarrida.
• i18n - Updated French translation thanks to Maxime Bernard-Jacquet & Bérenger Zyla.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.7

Release Date - 12 November 2019

• New - Updated admin CSS for new WordPress 5.3 styling.
• Fix - Fixed various issues affecting dynamic metaboxes in the block editor (requires WordPress 5.3)
• Fix - Fixed performance issue when checking network sites for upgrades.
• Fix - Fixed Select2 clones appearing after duplicating a Relationship field.
• Tweak - Repeater field "Add row" icons will now hide when maximum rows are reached.
• Tweak - Removed ACF Blocks keyword limit for later versions of Gutenberg.

Advanced Custom Fields v5.8.6

Release Date - 24 October 2019

• New - Added more data to Google Maps field value including place_id, street_name, country and more.
• Fix - Fixed bug in Gallery field incorrectly displaying .pdf attachments as icons.
• Fix - Fixed bug in Checkbox field missing "selected" class after "Toggle All".
• Dev - Added compatibility for Attachments in the Post Taxonomy location rule.
• Dev - Added missing return statement from acf_get_form() function.
• Dev - Added "google_map_result" JS filter.