README

Contributors: owenr88 Tags: advanced custom fields, custom fields, page builder, build pages Requires at least: 3.8 Tested up to: 4.6.1 Stable tag: 1.1.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A powerful and easy to use page builder, using the Advanced Custom Fields Flexible Content module.

Description

PLEASE NOTE: The following plugins or add-ons are required for this to work:

• Advanced Custom Fields is ESSENTIAL
• The Advanced Custom Fields Flexible Content add-on field is essential
• Simple Contact Forms is required for the Simple Contact Forms page builder section to work

The ACF Page Builder uses the Advanced Custom Fields Flexible Content field to create a bunch of completely customisable page elements. This plugin works best when used with Bootstrap, but it isn't essential. These elements include:

• Banner images
• Buttons
• Bootstrap Content Grids
• Image Gallery (with text and caption)
• Raw HTML and JavaScript
• Simple Contact Forms
• WYSIWYG Content

Each element can be configured - see the screenshots for configuration options. Default options are background colours, wrapper classes and if the element needs to be contained (Bootstrap only!) Please get in touch or submit pull requests for any more page sections.

The ACF Page Builder was created and is managed by Big Lemon Creative.

Configuration

To configure which post types or page templates the page builder is displayed on, use the following filter in your functions.php file:

function support_acfpb( $support = array() ) {

    $support['post_type'] = array(
        'page',
        'post'
    );

    $support['page_template'] = array(
        'page-templates/page-sectioned.php'
    );

    return $support;

}
add_filter('acfpb_set_locations', 'support_acfpb', 10, 1);

Usage

We designed the functions to match the ACF syntax of get_field() and the_field(). Use the functions below to get or directly echo the sections on the front end. The ID is optional.

the_sections( $id );

OR

echo get_sections( $id );

Installation

Install the plugin by following these steps:

1. Upload the acf-page-builder folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Check out the settings page to create some fields and see how to include it in your theme

The plugin can also be searched for and installed directly in the WordPress Plugin manager.

Make sure that you have Advanced Custom Fields installed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us if you can't find an answer, or reach us on Twitter.

Changelog

v1.1.4

• Remove ID as an option to call the sections - doesn't work
• The container is now disabled if Bootstrap is not selected
• Tested up to 4.6.1

v1.1.3

• Fixed the containment and bootstrap toggle - wasn't working!

v1.1.2

• Changed contributors and some house keeping

v1.1.1

• The very first version! Includes the following sections: banners, buttons, content grid, galleries, raw HTML, normal WYSIWYG text and simple contact form integration

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