Create a read-only field in backend but not in frontend

• Stevan George

• March 4, 2021 at 6:53 pm

Hello,

How to make an ACF field that can be input on the frontend, but in the backend can only be seen for reporting (no edit capabilities)? I’ve tried $field['readonly'] = true; with acf_prepare_field but those function will disable the front and backend at once.

Here’s the field type that I need to apply those states: text, number, select, and repeater (which include an image inside).

Thank you.

• John Huebner

• March 5, 2021 at 10:25 am

if (is_admin()) {
  $field['readonly'] = true;
}