ACF 6.1 Adds Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies

This week, popular plugin Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), announced the release of version 6.1.  This update marks a huge win for functionality of the plugin and WordPress development as a whole. Site developers can now register custom post types and custom taxonomies from within the plugin. Having the functionality directly within the ACF dashboard not only saves time, it cuts down on the number of plugins needed to power a site. This exciting update significantly expands the features of both the free version and ACF Pro. All users can enjoy this historic new phase of ACF. Let’s dive into the exciting new features and see what’s next for the plugin. Streamlined Workflow  Developers can often lose a lot of time switching between different plugins or command lines. By including custom post types and custom taxonomies directly within the ACF interface, users don’t have the headache of continually leaving and coming back.  This update has been a long time coming. According to the release announcement, users have been asking for this functionality for years, “Registering CPTs and taxonomies has been on our roadmap for quite some time. When Delicious Brains acquired the plugin from Elliot, the first email we sent our…

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