Overview
When delivering a website to a client, it may be beneficial to hide the Advanced Custom Fields menu item. This will prevent your client from changing / deleting fields and will keep the website running smoothly.
Hide for all users
The ACF menu item can be hidden using the following code. Please note that '__return_false' is a WordPress function which simply returns false
functions.php
add_filter('acf/settings/show_admin', '__return_false');Hide for specific users
The above code can be enhanced to only return false for specific users. The following code uses the WordPress function current_user_can() to return true or false depending on the current user’s capability. Please note that manage_options is a capability that only admins (and super admins) have by default.
functions.php
add_filter('acf/settings/show_admin', 'my_acf_show_admin');
function my_acf_show_admin( $show ) {
return current_user_can('manage_options');
}