Reply To: Safe way to include ACF and extension in theme

• Bluenotes

• March 16, 2014 at 7:11 pm

Here’s how I set ACF within my plugins. Works well for me and doesn’t conflict when I have multiple plugins using ACF.

// Check if ACF is used with another plugin, if not already called, use this one
if( ! class_exists('acf') ) {
	
	// Load only limited functionality
	define( 'ACF_LITE' , true );
	
	// Load the ACF Core
	include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/acf.php');
	
	// Repeater Add-On
	if( ! class_exists('acf_repeater_plugin') ) {
		include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/add-ons/acf-repeater/acf-repeater.php');
	}
	
	// Reapeater Collapser Add-on
	if( ! class_exists( 'acf_repeater_collapser_assets' ) ) {
		include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/add-ons/acf-repeater-collapser/acf_repeater_collapser.php');
	}

	// Options Add-on
	if( ! class_exists('acf_options_page_plugin') ) {
		include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/add-ons/acf-options-page/acf-options-page.php');

		// Remove the defualt "Options" Page from ACF as it would be included within the plugin menu or elsewhere.
		if( ! function_exists("remove_acf_options_page")) {
			function remove_acf_options_page() {
				remove_menu_page('acf-options');
			}
			add_action('admin_menu', 'remove_acf_options_page', 99);
		}
	}

	// WYSIWYG Editor Add-on
	if( ! class_exists( 'acf_field_wp_wysiwyg_plugin' ) ) {
		include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/add-ons/acf-wp-wysiwyg/acf-wp_wysiwyg.php');
	}
	
	// Gallery Add-on
	if( ! class_exists( 'acf_field_gallery' ) ) {
		include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/add-ons/acf-gallery/acf-gallery.php');
	}

	// Address Field Add-on
	if( ! class_exists( 'acf_field_address_plugin' ) ) {
		include_once( SET_PLUGIN_NAME_DIR . '/includes/acf/add-ons/acf-field-address/acf-address.php');
	}
	
}