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So I'll admit I wasn't aware of Advanced Custom Fields prior to Matt's meltdown. But I checked it out today (downloaded from WP Engine directly), and you know what? It's pretty helpful! I had been looking for something like this and using different plugins that didn't quite do the job.
So thanks Matt for introducing me to another great WP Engine plugin!
I was worried when WP Engine purchased ACF it would get ruined, but so far so good. Acf is the only reason I use WordPress at this point. I build sites for non-technical people, and it’s very hard to beat how quickly you can build advanced admin interfaces with ACF.
Pretty helpful is an understatement!
Thank [Elliot](https://www.elliotcondon.com/)…WPE just bought him out, they didn’t do the hard part (actually building it, and making it a staple).
I feel so fortunate that ACF had an issue recently that convinced me not to allow auto-updates for that plugin back in May. It’s the only reason all my sites didn’t automatically got updated to the stolen namespace and Matt’s new plugin “Secure Custom Fields” over the weekend. I will be updating ACF directly from WPE’s page for all of my sites first thing tomorrow.
I always thought ACF should be rolled into core because it’s so dang useful, but not like this.
I hand-coded all my fields and CPT’s then I finally decided to try ACF – I found out I had been wasting my life. It’s just so versatile and powerful