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techalica/acf-extended
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ACF Extended provides an object oriented API to register fields, groups and layouts with ACF.

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ACF Extended
============

[](#acf-extended)

Register [advanced custom fields](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com) with object oriented PHP.

ACF Extended provides an object oriented API to register fields, groups and layouts with ACF. Oh, and you don't have to worry about unique field keys.

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Resources](#resources)

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

[](#installation)

Require this package, with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org), in the root directory of your theme.

```
$ composer require techalica/acf-extended
```

Download the [Advanced Custom Fields Pro](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/pro) plugin and put it in either the `plugins` or `mu-plugins` directory. Visit the WordPress dashboard and activate the plugin. Please note that this package supports ACF version 5.6 or later.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

All the fields can be generated through calling their respective 'type' name function with a label as an argument.

```
fields()->text('Name')
```

Resources
---------

[](#resources)

Below you'll find a list of articles which can help you getting started and advance your custom fields knowledge.

- [A Beginner’s Guide to Advanced Custom Fields](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/beginners-guide-advanced-custom-fields)
- [Best Practices when Designing Custom Fields](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/best-practices-designing-custom-fields)
- [Organizing Custom Fields Inside of WordPress with ACF](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/organizing-custom-fields-inside-wordpress-acf)
- [Wait, ACF Has Settings?](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-has-settings)

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](LICENSE) © [Imad Beyg](http://techalica.com/)

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 71.4% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2121d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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