Release Date 29th October 2025

• Enhancement - Added a new convert_field_name_to_lowercase JS filter to allow uppercase letters in ACF field names
• Enhancement - The form for V3 Blocks can now be optionally hidden from the sidebar via a new hideFieldsInSidebar setting in block.json
• Enhancement - V3 Blocks now display an "Open Expanded Editor" button in the sidebar for easier access to the full edit form
• Fix - The buttons to reorder ACF metaboxes are no longer hidden for metaboxes in the block editor sidebar
• Fix - V3 Blocks now display a fallback message when the block preview can't be rendered due to invalid HTML being used in field values
• Fix - V3 Blocks no longer show a loading spinner when preloaded
• Fix - V3 Blocks now save default field values even if the block wasn't interacted with before saving
• Fix - Pressing CMD/CTRL + Z no longer causes the fields to disappear in V3 Blocks
• Fix - The form for V3 Blocks now opens on the left side in RTL languages

Release Date 16th October 2025

• Fix - The Color Picker palette now displays correctly with a larger number of custom palette colors
• Fix - The WYSIWYG field no longer displays an extra textarea in ACF Blocks
• Fix - The type signature of the ACF Blocks render function now matches prior to 6.6, resolving potential type hinting errors
• Fix - V3 Blocks now correctly update the block preview when changing text controls
• Fix - V3 Blocks now work correctly in the Widget block editor
• Fix - V3 Blocks no longer render an extra hidden div into the block editor
• Fix - Fields on V3 blocks now consistently render properly when switching between “Post” and “Block” view in the sidebar

Release Date 7th October 2025

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• New - ACF Blocks Version 3 supports WordPress Block API Version 3
• New - ACF now requires WordPress version 6.2 or newer
• Enhancement - Field Groups can now have a separate Display Title
• Enhancement - Accessibility improvements for button groups, checkbox, radio, and image field types
• Enhancement - Color Picker field can now use a custom palette or use theme.json colors as the palette
• Enhancement - ACF admin notices now use WordPress core styles again
• Enhancement - The Flexible Content “Delete Layout” and “Rename Layout” modals now display correctly on mobile
• Fix - Blocks V3: You can now edit ACF blocks in Edit mode inside WP Core's pattern editor
• Fix - Blocks V3: Validation errors now first appear after you click "Save/publish", as opposed to immediately, while you are typing into a field for the first time
• Fix - Blocks V3: After fixing a field validation error it shows as fixed immediately as opposed to needing to click out of the block and back into it
• Fix - Blocks V3: Blocks with radio buttons no longer affect each other's field values
• Fix - Blocks V3: Blocks with required radio buttons now validate correctly
• Fix - Blocks V3: ACF field validation now works in the Site Editor
• Fix - Blocks V3: WYSIWYG fields are no longer affected by typing into other blocks
• Fix - New field names are lowercase only
• Fix - Icon Picker now enforces required validation
• Fix - Calls to jQuery’s deprecated focus function have been updated to use the trigger function
• i18n - Updated PRO Japanese translations (props danielkun)

Release Date 10th September 2025

• Enhancement - The Flexible Content “Expand All” and “Collapse All” button now appear correctly on mobile
• Enhancement - The Flexible Content delete layout button is now back in the main layout header, making it easier to delete layouts
• Enhancement - The JSON import tool now limits the selectable files to JSON files
• Fix - Disabled Flexible Content layouts are no longer counted towards min/max layout validation
• Fix - The top “Add Row” button for layouts is now disabled when layouts have reached the max layouts validation
• Fix - The per-layout “Add Row” and “Duplicate Layout” buttons are now disabled when layouts have reached the max layouts validation
• Fix - Disabling Flexible Content layouts no longer disables layouts in cloned Flexible Content fields using a different post ID on the same page
• Fix - Flexible Content “Add Layout” menu is no longer hidden by some field types
• Fix - Flexible Content layout names can now allow some safe HTML
• Fix - When creating a temporary post type during import, ACF now correctly sets the ACF post type, rather than defaulting to post
• Fix - ACF PRO updates are now shown even when no other plugins have an update available

Release Date 11th August 2025

• New - Flexible Content layouts can now be renamed in the post editor, giving content editors better clarity when managing layouts
• New - Flexible Content layouts can now be disabled, preventing them from rendering on the frontend without needing to delete their data
• New - Flexible Content layouts can now be collapsed and expanded in bulk for faster content editing
• New - Editing a Flexible Content layout now highlights the layout being edited, making it easier to identify
• New - The Date and Date Time Picker fields can now be configured to default to the current date
• Fix - Custom Icon Picker tabs now work correctly when used inside an ACF Block
• Fix - Duplicating a Field Group no longer causes a fatal error when using Russian translations
• Fix - ACF classes no longer use dynamic class properties, improving compatibility with PHP 8.2+
• Fix - ACF PRO no longer shows an update available immediately after updating to the latest version
• Fix - Field group metabox collapse and expand buttons are no longer misaligned in the post editor
• Fix - The ACF Site Health section no longer causes a PHP warning when field group location rules are incomplete
• Security - HTML is now escaped from field validation errors and tooltips

Release Date 22nd July 2025

• Security - Unsafe HTML in field group labels is now correctly escaped for conditionally loaded field groups, resolving a JS execution vulnerability in the classic editor
• Security - HTML is now escaped from field group labels when output in the ACF admin
• Security - Bidirectional and Conditional Logic Select2 elements no longer render HTML in field labels or post titles
• Security - The acf.escHtml function now uses the third party DOMPurify library to ensure all unsafe HTML is removed. A new esc_html_dompurify_config JS filter can be used to modify the default behaviour
• Security - Post titles are now correctly escaped whenever they are output by ACF code. Thanks to Shogo Kumamaru of LAC Co., Ltd. for the responsible disclosure
• Security - An admin notice is now displayed when version 3 of the Select2 library is used, as it has now been deprecated in favor of version 4

Release Date 20th May 2025

• New - In ACF PRO, fields can now be added to WooCommerce Subscriptions when using HPOS
• Security - Changing a field type no longer enables the "Allow Access to Value in Editor UI" setting
• Fix - Paginated Repeater fields no longer save duplicate values when saving to a WooCommerce Order with HPOS disabled
• Fix - Blocks registered via acf_register_block_type() with a parent value of null no longer fail to register

Release Date 8th May 2025

• New - Select fields can now be configured to allow creating new options when editing the field's value (requires the "Stylized UI" and "Multiple" field settings to be enabled)
• Enhancement - The "Escaped HTML" warning notice introduced in ACF 6.2.5 is now disabled by default
• Enhancement - The Icon Picker field now supports supplying an array of icons to a custom tab via a new acf/fields/icon_picker/{tab_name}/icons filter
• Fix - ACF Blocks are now forced into preview mode when editing a synced pattern
• Fix - The free ACF plugin once again works with the Classic Widgets plugin and the legacy ACF Options Page addon
• Fix - ACF no longer causes an infinite loop in bbPress when editing replies

Release Date 8th April 2025

• Fix - Calling acf_get_reference() with an invalid field name no longer causes a fatal error

Release Date 7th April 2025

• New - In ACF PRO, fields can now be added to WooCommerce orders when using HPOS
• Enhancement - The "Escaped HTML" warning notice is now disabled by default
• Enhancement - ACF now uses Composer to autoload some classes
• Fix - Repeater pagination now works when the Repeater is inside a Group field
• Fix - Various translations are no longer called before the WordPress init action hook
• Security - Link field no longer has a minor local XSS vulnerability
• i18n - Various British English translation strings no longer have a quoting issue breaking links
• i18n - Added Dutch (formal) translations (props @toineenzo)