Adds a 'Code Area' textarea editor to the Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin.
The 'Code Area' field allows you to add custom CSS, Javascript, HTML and PHP to an advanced custom field, whcih can be use anywhere in your wordpress template files.
The code area uses Code Mirror and has various themes to suit.
CSS
Type your css, no <style> tags needed
Javascript
Type your Javascript, no <script> tags needed
PHP
Type your PHP, no <?php ?> tags needed (Note, you can not open and close php tags anywhere in your code)
Output all types of code in the usual fashion the_field('code_area_field');
This add-on will work with:
- version 4 and up
- version 3 and bellow
This add-on can be treated as both a WP plugin and a theme include.
Install as Plugin
- Copy the 'acf-code_area' folder into your plugins folder
- Activate the plugin via the Plugins admin page
Include within theme
- Copy the 'acf-code_area' folder into your theme folder (can use sub folders). You can place the folder anywhere inside the 'wp-content' directory
- Edit your functions.php file and add the code below (Make sure the path is correct to include the acf-code_area.php file)
add_action('acf/register_fields', 'my_register_fields');
function my_register_fields()
{
include_once('acf_code_area-field/acf_code_area-v3.php');
}