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ACF Quick Edit Fields

v3.3.8
by podpirate · 4.5 (40 reviews)

Enable Columns, Filters, Quick Edit and Bulk Edit for ACF Fields in WordPress List Tables

30K+ active installs Updated Jan 11, 2025 Tested to 6.7.2 Requires PHP 5.6
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ACF Quick Edit Fields

About ACF Quick Edit Fields

This WordPress plugin adds Quick Edit functionality to the Advanced Custom Fields Plugin, allowing you to show and edit ACF field values in list views, and supports post, term, and user list tables. There are some known limitations, such as potential incompatibility with the Search & Filter Pro plugin and WooCommerce, but the developer is open to fixing any issues.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin?
The ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin adds Quick Edit functionality to the Advanced Custom Fields Plugin.
What are the features of the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin?
The features of the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin include showing ACF field values in List views, supporting Post, Term and User list tables, making scalar columns sortable, and allowing editing of ACF Field values in Quick edit and Bulk edit.
How do I use the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin in the Fieldgroup editor?
In the Fieldgroup editor, you can use the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin to show columns in the WP List Table, make columns sortable, control the column order, and add filters to the posts users or terms list.
How do I enable editing in the list table view with the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin?
To enable editing in the list table view, you can toggle QuickEdit and Bulk Edit in the Fieldgroup editor.
Is conditional logic supported in the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin?
No, conditional logic is not supported in the ACF Quick Edit Fields plugin.

Changelog

3.3.8

  • Fix: Messed up media library. Kudos to tflight
  • Fix: Select values not loading after ACF Update
  • Fix: Backend Search not working
  • Fix: Some Bulk Operations not validating

3.3.7

  • Fix: Ajax loading broken with select fields on ACF 6.3.2+

3.3.6

  • Fix: PHP warning
  • Fix: Post object column shows garbage

3.3.5

  • Fix: nested select fields now dispalyed with optgroups. (Notice: Won’t work with UI)
  • Fix: Custom Checkbox values not showing

3.3.4

  • Performance: Skip feature init on edit post
  • Fix: PHP warning, None label not clickable in radio fields
  • Fix: show no value in datetime fields

3.3.3

  • QuickEdit: add none-choice to nullable select fields
  • Render data-id atrribute on field
  • Fix: Default Taxonomy UI shown
  • Fix: QuickEdit options visible if field is added for the first time
  • Fix: Local JSON not saved immediately

3.3.2

  • Fix: Columns were gone if polylang is active

3.3.1

  • Fix: Search buttons disabled after quick edit
  • FIx: Sorting broken if used together with filters
  • Fix: Some PHP warnings
  • Fix: Column View in media list view was gone
  • Performance: Load admin class only if needed

3.3.0

  • Introduce simplified location rules

3.2.9

  • Styles: More compact lists with line clamp
  • Fix: fix column sort by multiple keys
  • Fix: Quick edit broken if sorting is enabled
  • Fix: Fatal error with bulk edit operation on terms
  • Fix: Show “(no value)” instead of “Post not found” in post object column

3.2.8

  • Taxonomy column: terms link to filtered view instead of term editor
  • Fix: values not loaded on CPT for users not having edit_posts capability
  • Fix: … a few more PHP 8.2 deprecation warnings
  • Fix: Closing QuickEdit on ESC caused JS error
  • Fix: Remove dumb capability check in taxonomy field column
  • Fix: term filter dropdowns were not selected

3.2.7

  • Fix: Taxonomy field filter not working
  • Fix: PHP warning on early registered fields

3.2.6

  • Regression: Single post objects not loading
  • Fix: another PHP 8.2 deprecations

3.2.5

  • Fix: PHP 8.2 deprecations

3.2.4

  • Feature: Support post category location rule (not just taxonomy)
  • Fix information disclosure vulnerability: ACF-handled user metadata was disclosed via ajax request to registered users having the edit_posts capability.
  • Fix: fix checkbox and radio taxonomy field
  • Fix: post object value (single) not loaded into ui

3.2.3

  • Lower memory usage

3.2.2

  • Feature: Support Taxonomy filter
  • Fix: Multiple selection taxonomy field reporting empty terms

3.2.1

  • Fix: PHP warning in Admin/CurrentView
  • Fix: select not being selected in QuickEdit

3.2.0

  • Feature: Column filter
  • Feature: Bulk operations
  • UI Improvement: Display non-multiple values
  • UI Improvement: Show UI labels in column view for True/False Fields
  • UI Improvement: Fix column with in posts list tables
  • Hooks API: introduce acf_qef_sanitize_value_{$field_type} filter
  • Hooks API: introduce acf_qef_wrapper_attributes_{$field_type} filter
  • Hooks API: introduce acf_qef_bulk_operations_{$field_type} filter
  • Hooks API: introduce acf_qef_bulk_operation_{$field_type}_{$operation} filter
  • Hooks API: introduce acf_qef_validate_bulk_operation_value_{$field_type}_{$operation} filter
  • Bugfix: Radio and checkbox fields did not show custom values
  • Bugfix: sanitize data behind acf_quick_edit_fields_types

3.1.14

  • Fix Field group settings for ACF 6
  • Introduce Legacy mode for ACF < 6.0.0

3.1.13

  • Fix PHP 8.1 Deprecation notices
  • Fix Taxonomy Field display

3.1.12

  • Fix: Different Gallery field return formats

3.1.11

  • Fix: PHP Fatal in posts list

3.1.10

  • Fix: Nested groups not saving

3.1.9

  • Fix: Typo which caused a fatal in PHP 8

3.1.8

  • Improvement: Hide WordPress Taxonomy UI from quick/bulk if ACF Taxonomy is present
  • Fix: PHP warning in taxonomy field
  • Fix: PHP warning in link field

3.1.7

  • Don’t sanitize text fields in ajax output
  • Fix: Syntax error in user field (PHP < 7.3)
  • Fix: PHP warning if post date column is not present

3.1.6

  • Support ACF RGBA color picker

3.1.5

  • Added Basic support for User field in quick and bulk

3.1.4

  • Introduce filter acf_qef_capability
  • Fix: User columns not being displayed

3.1.3

  • Feature: Make user fields sortable (by user ID)
  • Feature: Support Toggle option for checkbox field
  • Fix: PHP Warning __wakeup
  • Fix: Grouped fields not shown

3.1.2

  • Fix: QuickEdit Taxonomy checkboxes looking weird
  • Fix: BulkEdit grouped fields didn’t pass validation
  • Tested with WP 5.6 / jQuery 3

3.1.1

  • Fix: Group subfields sometimes not displaying

3.1.0

  • Feature: Ajax load terms in Taxonomy Field
  • Fix: PHP Warning on Upgrade
  • Fix: avoid infinite loops when something hooks into acf/save_post and saves the post
  • Dependencies: Remove legacy PHP support

3.0.8

  • Fix: PHP Warning on Upgrade
  • Security hardening

3.0.7

  • Fix: Location rules at taxonomy edit screen

3.0.6

  • Fix: Location rules too restrictive

3.0.5

  • Feature: Support Post Object Bulk and Quick Edit (thanks to @m0n0mind)
  • Fix: Column for Post object with multiple values not displaying
  • Fix: ACF Field Location rules applied incorrectly
  • Fix: JS Error with link fields

3.0.4

  • Fix: Quick/Bulk Edit not showing when list table filter is used

3.0.3

  • Fix: QuickEdit sometimes caused a JS Error

3.0.2

  • Fix: Broken 3rd party field integration

3.0.1

  • Fix: Some Fields not saved
  • Fix: Checkbox not displayed properly
  • Fix: file/image field without value not displayed properly in editor
  • Fix: JS Error in post editor
  • Fix: Bulk edit overriding values
  • User List: only enqueue necessary assets

3.0.0

  • Release at wordpress.org
  • Feature: Added support for Link and User Field
  • UI: Improvements in Column view,
  • Fix: column issue with Polylang and WordPress SEO
  • Fix: Datepicker saved wrong value
  • Fix: Checkbox in group didn’t save

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