Installation

Two ways to install Extra Fields for ACF — pick the one that matches your stack. The plugin requires Advanced Custom Fields 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+.

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Before you start

Make sure Advanced Custom Fields (free or pro) is already installed and activated. Extra Fields registers itself as an ACF dependency on activation.

Install from WordPress.org

The fastest path. Search the plugin directory directly from your WordPress admin.

  1. Open Plugins → Add New

    From your WordPress admin, navigate to wp-admin / Plugins / Add New.

  2. Search for "Extra Fields for ACF"

    Find the plugin by ACFAddons.

  3. Install & Activate

    Click Install Now, then Activate. The new field types appear immediately in the ACF field-type dropdown.

Install via WP-CLI

Recommended for staging, CI, or any environment where you’d rather not click through wp-admin.

# Install and activate in one step
wp plugin install extra-fields-for-acf --activate

# Verify the plugin is active
wp plugin list --name=extra-fields-for-acf
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Heads up

If you previously used the legacy extra_fields_register() helper, it was removed in v1.0.0. Replace direct calls with the standard acf_register_field_type() API.

Verify the install

Once activated, check that the new field types appear in the ACF field-type dropdown when you create or edit a field.

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You're set

If you can see Icon Picker, Date Range, and friends grouped under "Extra Fields" in the dropdown, the install worked. Continue to Quick Start.

Next steps