Title: Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field Author: Dustin Filippini Published: August 23, 2013 Last modified: October 12, 2014 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field. svg) # Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field By [Dustin Filippini](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustyf/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/) ## Description Easily add and change Widget Areas on any page template using Advanced Custom Fields and the Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field plugin. This plugin will add a field with a drop-down selection of all registered Widget Areas in your WordPress installation. You can select which widget area you would like to display in your template files when using ACF’s get_field and the_field functions. As of version 1.0, support for ACF v5 is included. #### This Plugin Requires Advanced Custom Fields Version 4 or Higher Advanced Custom Fields can be found in the [WordPress Plugin Repository Here](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/). #### Compatibility This add-on will work with: * Advanced Custom Fields version 4 and up ## Installation This add-on can be treated as both a WP plugin and a theme include. #### Plugin 1. Install through the WordPress plugin repository 2. Activate the plugin via the Plugins admin page #### Plugin (Manual) 1. Copy the ‘acf-widget_area’ folder into your plugins folder 2. Activate the plugin via the Plugins admin page #### Include 1. Copy the ‘acf-widget_area’ folder into your theme folder (can use sub folders). 2. Edit your functions.php file and add the code below (Make sure the path is correct to include the acf-widget_area.php file. You should also change my_register_fields function name to something unique.) 3. add_action(‘acf/register_fields’, ‘my_register_fields’); 4. function my_register_fields() { include_once(‘acf-widget_area/acf-widget_area. php’); } ## FAQ How does this work? For this plugin to work, you need to have the [Advanced Custom Fields](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/) Plugin installed. Once installed, you will be able to select a Widget Area as one of your custom fields. How do I add new Widget Areas? The WordPress Codex has an article on [Widgetizing Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes) which includes “How to Register a Widget Area”. If you add a new Widget Area (also called sidebar) with this method it will be available in Appearance > Widgets and also able to be selected in your new Widget Area Field. How do I display my Widget Area Field? The Advanced Custom Fields website has documentation on [displaying custom field values](http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/getting-started/displaying-custom-field-values-in-your-theme/). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab389810dd9503dc6ea81d507a9364318753686fb59d0b38242bdc258d6a9e85? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good job](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-job-554/)󠁿 [Smat Placid](https://profiles.wordpress.org/www_smatplacid_com/) September 3, 2016 I am using the latest ACF Version 5.4.2 and the latest of WP. It works like a charme! Thank you very much, good job! [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Dustin Filippini ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustyf/) [Translate “Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Area Field” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.0.1 * Initial Release. #### 1.0.0 * Add ACF v5 support * Fixed an issue where it should have been buffering output * Add the ability to return the name of widget area instead of just the HTML output * Adding some escaping, better spacing, commenting * Better translation support for the few strings included * Fix bugs preventing from being used in Repeater Fields * Add checks for ACF existing and other checks ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **12 years ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 3.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.0.38** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/) * Tags * [acf](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/acf/)[advanced custom fields](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/advanced-custom-fields/) [custom fields](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-fields/)[widget](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) [widgets](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-custom-fields-widget-area-field/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Dustin Filippini ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustyf/) ## Support Got something to say? 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