Big news! A new version for the Advanced Custom Fields plugin has been released. Here is the overview:

  • IMPORTANT: ACF now requires a minimum WordPress version of 3.5.0
  • Full integration between attachments and custom fields!
  • Text field: Added new options for prepend, append, placeholder and character limit
  • Textarea field: Added new options for prepend, append, placeholder and character limit
  • Number field: Added new options for prepend, append and placeholder
  • Email field: Added new options for prepend, append and placeholder
  • Password field: Added new options for prepend, append and placeholder
  • Image field: fixed safari bug causing all images to appear small
  • Core: Improved save_lock functionality to prevent inifinite loops when creating a post on the fly
  • Core: Major JS improvements including .live changed to .on
  • Compatibility: Fixed WYSIWYG JS bug with Visual Composer plugin
  • Language: Added Persian Translation – thanks to Ghaem Omidi
  • Language: Updated German translation – thanks to Thomas Meyer
  • Language: Added Swedish translation – thanks to Mikael Jorhult

General

In general, version 4.2.0 adds many UI improvements throughout the plugin. These range from a cleaner interface for creating fields, to the Expandable sidebar for attachment custom fields.

To learn more about the new features, read the Exciting new features in v4.2.0 post