ACF PRO 6.8 Beta 2 – Schema.org JSON-LD Testing Guide

Documentation Guides ACF PRO 6.8 Beta 2 – Schema.org JSON-LD Testing Guide

Last updated Jan 27, 2026

Overview

Prerequisites

• Active ACF PRO license
• WordPress 6.0+
• PHP 7.4+
• Existing ACF field groups on a post type

Step-by-Step Setup

1. Download Beta
   • Download ACF PRO 6.8 Beta 2 from ACF Downloads
   • Install on a staging/test site

2. Enable Feature Add to theme’s functions.php or a mu-plugin: php add_filter( 'acf/settings/enable_schema', '__return_true' );

3. Configure Post Type
   • Go to ACF → Post Types → [Your Post Type]
   • Enable “Auto JSON-LD”
   • Select appropriate Schema.org type (or use auto-detect)
4. Map Fields
   • Edit your field group
   • For each field, find the “Schema Property” dropdown
   • Select the corresponding Schema.org property
5. Verify Output
   • View a post with mapped fields
   • View page source and search for <script type="application/ld+json">
   • Or use Google Rich Results Test

Suggested Schema Types to Test

• Article — Blog posts, news articles
• Recipe — Food/cooking content
• Product — E-commerce items
• Event — Event listings
• LocalBusiness — Business information
• FAQPage — FAQ content

Testing Mindset & Environments

The validation process involves two distinct testing approaches that we recommend are performed in different environments:

1. Validation & Exploration (Staging/Dev Site)
   
   • Goal: This is the environment to manually validate the feature’s core functionality, including the field mapping UI and the generated JSON-LD structure. Test the inference logic and ensure the output validates correctly using tools like the Google Rich Results Test.
   • Focus: Logic and stability. Performance is not relevant here as the content is not being consumed by search engines.
2. Performance & Impact (Production Site)
   
   • Goal: This thread is to monitor the real-world impact of the generated structured data on performance and LLM/AI consumption. Configure on production and monitor changes in AI Overviews, ChatGPT responses, and search visibility over a few weeks.
   • Focus: Page load performance and impact on content discovery/indexing by AI systems.

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