Formidable Forms ACF GPL v1.0.4

Formidable Forms ACF GPL Overview

Integrate your Formidable form fields with the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin right out of the box. When you create posts with Formidable ACF forms, and the value is saved in both the field and ACF custom field.

• Easily map ACF fields like dates, galleries, and multi-file uploads.
• Integrate advanced field types like repeater and group.

Download and Install – Formidable Forms ACF GPL

1. Install the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin. Formidable ACF requires at least Advanced Custom Fields or Advanced Custom Fields Pro 5.7.11.
2. If you haven’t already, install and activate the current version of Formidable Forms Premium on your WordPress site.
3. After confirming your Formidable Forms license, proceed to the Formidable → Add-Ons page and toggle on the ACF Form WordPress plugin.

Easy-integration ACF Fields – Formidable Forms ACF GPL

Below is a list of the supported field types.

Formidable Field – ACF Equivalent
Single Line Text – Text, Textarea, Password, Wysiwyg Editor, Select, Radio, Button Group
Paragraph – Text, Textarea, Password, Wysiwyg Editor
Checkboxes – Checkbox, Select
Radio Buttons – Text, Password, Select, Radio, Button Group
Dropdown – Text, Password, Select, Radio, Button Group
Email – Email
Website/URL – URL, oEmbed
Number – Number, Range
Phone – Text
HTML – Textarea, Wysiwyg Editor
Rich Text – Textarea, Wysiwyg Editor
Hidden – Text, Textarea, Password, Wysiwyg Editor
File Upload – Image, File, Gallery
Date – Date Picker
Time – Time Picker
Scale – Number, Range
Star Rating – Number, Range
Slider – Number, Range
Toggle – True/False
NPS – Number, Range
Password – Text, Password
Repeater – Repeater
User ID (hidden) – User

Set up your post – Formidable Forms ACF GPL

• Go to your ACF (Custom Fields) menu → Add New and create a field group.
• Add your custom fields by clicking the Add field button.
• If you have already created a Formidable form, go into your form Settings → Actions & Notifications and click the Create Post icon. Set up your post creation.
• In the Create Post form action, go to the Custom fields section and click to toggle the Map form fields to Advanced Custom Fields checkbox.
• Select your ACF field group from the dropdown. Map your ACF custom fields with your Formidable fields by clicking the Add button.
• Save your settings and create your first post.

Integrate with repeater field – Formidable Forms ACF GPL

This integration requires at least the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Pro v5.7.11 plugin.
Map a Formidable repeater to an ACF repeater by following the instructions below.

1. Go to your ACF (Custom Fields) menu → Add New and create a field group.
2. Add a field and choose Repeater as the field type.
3. Add sub-fields inside the ACF Repeater field to match the Formidable repeater field in your form.
4. Create a new form or edit your existing form with a repeater. Go into your form Settings → Actions & Notifications and click the Create Post icon. Set up your post creation.
5. In the Create Post form action, go to the Custom fields section and click to toggle Map form fields to Advanced Custom Fields.
6. Select an ACF field group from the dropdown. Map your ACF custom fields with your Formidable fields by clicking the Add button.
7. Choose the repeater field under the Formidable Fields dropdown, then select the corresponding repeater field under the Advanced Custom Fields dropdown. Map the ACF sub-fields with your Formidable fields.
8. Save your settings and create your first post.

Related customizations – Formidable Forms ACF GPL

ACF Google Map field

You can find user-contributed instructions on setting this up in the Community Tips & Tricks.

Related developer hooks – Formidable Forms ACF GPL

• Filter the supported field types list with the frm_acf_supported_field_types hook.
• Filter the global JS data with the frm_acf_global_js_data hook.
• Filter the form action JS data with the frm_acf_form_action_js_data hook.
• Change the IP address of child entry with the frm_acf_repeater_child_entry_data hook.
• Filter the value converted from ACF to Formidable with the frm_acf_acf_to_frm hook.
• Filter the value converted from a specific ACF field type to Formidable with the
• frm_acf_acf_{field_type}_to_frm_{field_type} hook.
• Filter the value converted from Formidable to ACF with the frm_acf_frm_to_acf hook.
• Filter the value converted from a specific Formidable field type to ACF with the
• frm_acf_frm_{field_type}_to_acf_{field_type} hook.