Hi idesignandhost
Question 1.
Yes, you can simply use php concatenate. For example:
$field_1 = get_field('field_1');
$field_2 = get_field('field_2');
$join_me = 'Hello, using a . joins things together: '.$field_1.' and '.$field_2;
Question 2
You can try something like:
function wp_disable_acf_fields( $field ) {
if( !is_admin() ){
$field['disabled'] = 1;
}
return $field;
}
add_filter('acf/load_field/key=field_5996a05bc0d7d', 'wp_disable_acf_fields'); #replace field key