![]() ![]() ![]() Although this logical grouping of the field settings makes it easier for some users to create and edit fields, and reduces the vertical height of the field settings panel, it did impact the workflow of others – something we most certainly didn’t want to do. One of the biggest challenges that our more experienced users found with the release was the reorganization of the field settings into different tabs. Our 6.0 release came with a fresh new UI and we acknowledge this was a big change for many of our users. □ Disable Tabbed View for Field Settings We hope this is a welcome change to the Flexible Content field user experience, and allows you as developers to define layouts faster and easier. If you prefer your layouts to be open by default, as they were previously, then you can use the acf/fields/flexible_content/layout_default_expanded filter to enable that:Īdd_filter( 'acf/fields/flexible_content/layout_default_expanded', '_return_true' ) Layout actions are now buttons that are always visible, instead of hidden links only revealed on hover, for deleting, duplicating, and adding layouts.All layouts are collapsed by default to help regain some screen real estate and make it easier to navigate and reorder.The ability to collapse layouts so you can easily see the other layouts you are working on.The layout name now appears at the top of the layout, making it easier to identify each layout.We’ve listened to some excellent feedback from our lovely customers and the team’s been hard at work designing and implementing a much improved experience when adding and editing layouts. We gave the field a design refresh as part of the ACF 6.0 release but it just highlighted the issues with the UI and UX further: When you have a large number of layouts, it can be hard to navigate and find the layout you need to edit. ![]() However, the user experience of adding and editing layouts hasn’t always been great for such an important field. As a layout builder it has many uses for site development, and more often than not, ACF developers use it to create a page builder experience for their clients, like we saw with the recent Rareloop case study. The Flexible Content field is one of the more powerful and complex field types ACF PRO has to offer. Improved Admin Experience of Flexible Content Layouts So just call me Santa, and let’s get into it! In our last release of 2022, we bring you a festive release of bug fixes (turkey) sandwiched between a couple of huge UX improvements. Advanced Custom Fields version 6.0.6 is now available! □□ ![]()
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