Hi @SmashBrando
To include ACF as a theme feature, you can use the following code:
define( 'ACF_LITE' , true );
include_once('advanced-custom-fields/acf.php' );
Becuase plugins are run before the functions.php file, you could first check for the ACF plugin like so:
if( ! class_exists('Acf') )
{
define( 'ACF_LITE' , true );
include_once('advanced-custom-fields/acf.php' );
}
Hope that helps