University of Exeter WP Template Guide

ACF and custom sidebars

This allows you to create multiple pages all with different sidebar content

4 steps are required:

  1. Install a plugin called Advanced Custom Fields (click link to find out more)
  2. Activate the plugin
  3. Download this json file and navigate to Custom Fields > Tools > “Import Field Groups” to import this file
  4. Then, choose either of these 2 special templates when creating a new page:
    • ACF PLUGIN ONLY Full feature image + custom sidebar
    • ACF PLUGIN ONLY Boxed feature image + custom sidebar (this page has this template selected)

These extra options only show if you follow the steps above

 


! Don’t see this field? Try one of the following:

  • Make sure the template you have selected is either one of the 2 in step 4 above.
  • Click refresh if you still do not see it after making sure your page is using one of the 2 templates in step 4
  • Make sure you have the latest version of WordPress and the latest version of ACF plugin
  • Still don’t see it? Turn off all your Plugins except the ACF plugin and find the Plugin that is stopping the ACF plugin from working.

! If you use these templates without installing the ACF plugin, then the templates above in step 4 will appear broken