Reply To: Load fields from PHP exported file by default

• wphave

• March 1, 2018 at 3:56 am

Here is my solution:

/*****************************************************************/
/* LOADING SWITCH FOR ACF FIELD GROUPS FROM PHP OR JSON FILE */
/*****************************************************************/

add_filter('acf/settings/load_json', function( $paths ) {
    
    $dev_mode = get_field('mode_custom_fields_json', 'option');
    
    // load basic [ MAIN THEME ] field groups from the [ MAIN THEME JSON ] folder
    $paths = array( get_template_directory() . '/inc/acf-json' );
    
    // load custom additional [ CHILD THEME ] field groups from the [ CHILD THEME JSON ] folder
    if( is_child_theme() && $dev_mode ) {
        $paths[] = get_stylesheet_directory() . '/acf-json';
    }

    // WITHOUT ACTIVATED DEV MODE --> load all fields from PHP file by the [ MAIN THEME ]
    if( ! $dev_mode ) {
        // load all field groups from PHP exported file for theme users
        include_once( get_template_directory() . '/inc/acf-field-groups.php' );
    }

    return $paths;
    
});