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philipnewcomer/acf-unique-id-field
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An ACF field which generates a unique ID value, intended for use in ACF Repeaters

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ACF Unique ID Field
===================

[](#acf-unique-id-field)

An [Advanced Custom Fields](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/) field which generates a unique ID value.

While this library was originally developer for use in repeaters where each field in a repeater block needs to be given a persistent unique ID, it can be used anywhere an automatically-generated unique ID is required.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require philipnewcomer/acf-unique-id-field

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Call the `ACF_Field_Unique_ID` static method `init()` to activate it.

```
PhilipNewcomer\ACF_Unique_ID_Field\ACF_Field_Unique_ID::init();
```

Select the "Unique ID" field type when using the ACF GUI.

When editing a post, unique IDs will be generated on the initial save.

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

IDs will be generated in the following format:

```
59885be6f2289

```

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance26

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~689 days

Total

2

Last Release

2517d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02019-06-28

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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