Hello I followed the simple instructions on this page:
http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/upgrading-v4-v5/
1) download and upload ACF Pro
2) activate ACF PRO
3) deactivate ACF 4.3.9 and all addons
But I find no fields after PRO activation
if I deactivate PRO previous ACF 4 and addons fields are still there
NOTE: I have fields created both with repeater and flexible content field addons, but no field is showing, not even simple true/false or Wysiwyg fields.
what is wrong?
Sorry to bump this, but I can’t figure out how to fix this.
I was getting the same issue here with a fresh version of 5.1.6. Looking through the admin/update.php it seems that the Database Upgrade prompt has been removed. I’ve hacked together a way of triggering this database upgrade.
https://gist.github.com/thisislawatts/89f17ab4075638a57657
* Replace the admin/update.php page
* Go to yoursite.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=acf-field-group&page=acf-upgrade
* Revert admim/update.php to it’s original version.
This is triggered on each page load so don’t refresh it!
I would have liked to fix it up properly but I am little pushed for time this evening and just wanted to get my fields up and running.
Hope it helps.
Many Many thanks thisislawatts!
your hack worked as a charm.
I’m a big fan of ACF, but this is quite disappointing. I did not have any asnwer from official support, not even a notice about the missing db upgrade.
@thisislawatts Thanks this helped me a lot
Definitely helpful.
Surprising Elliot hasn’t seen this thread and updated, or realized the issue by now.
Same problem here, you just saved me big time. Upgraded from 4.5 to 5 and no fields showing, no prompt to upgrade the db. Thanks a ton for posting!
Hi guys,
For future readers, this has definitely been fixed. Upgrading from v4 to v5 is working perfectly with no hickups.
If you do experience any issues, please contact our support team:
http://support.advancedcustomfields.com/new-ticket/
FYI. I just stumbled upon this issue. Might be caused by this errormsg: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwp6h6l6t5b7bd9/Screenshot%202016-08-31%2009.30.36.png?dl=0
I followed the route thisislawatts wrote about and now it works just fine.
Hi guys
If you are having any current issues upgrading from v4 to v5, please open a new support ticket with as much info as possible. http://support.advancedcustomfields.com/new-ticket/
please note this is a community thread, not support.
Faced the same issue, i.e., upgrading from 4 to 5 didn’t show any ‘Upgrade Database’ message, but the solution provided by @thisislawatts worked flawlessly. Thank you!
For any Googlers still arriving in this thread, the above fix is no longer applicable.
I disabled ACF 4 before doing the database upgrade for v5 Pro and found my field groups had disappeared.
The ‘Upgrade Database’ prompt checks an option named ‘acf_version’ in wp_options, so I reverted that to my 4.x version, enabled both the 4.x and 5.x plugins as per the upgrade documentation, and the Upgrade Database prompt reappeared and ran successfully.
Wouldn’t it be a simpler idea to backup all groups to json or php first, before you upgrade ?
So when the fields are removed somehow, you can just reimport them.
Just confirming ChrisAtMogul’s fix works as of 2/2019.
Following the official upgrade guide did not result in the “database upgrade required” prompt.
